disappearance Racial injustice Curley’s Wife has greater authority Casuality of ‘nigger’ CURLEY’S WIFE ‘a girl’ ‘flopped like a fish’ Listen‚ Nigger’ ‘Where’s Curley?’ NO NAME ‘tart’ CURLEY Curley is the boss’s son‚ so he doesn’t need to work like the ordinary ranch hands‚ and he has time to kill. He’s little - so he hates big guys. He is a prize-fighter and looks
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Steinbeck and how the author represents the character “Curley’s Wife” who is a vindictive and cruel person throughout the story up until near to her death Steinbeck portrays her as “can be nice”. Curley’s Wife from the start was seen as property of Curley and Steinbeck has never mentioned that Curley’s Wife never had a name and is always referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife’ the possessive apostrophe is symbolic Curley’s Wife was very flirtatious ‘She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the
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the novella of Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to give the reader hints or clues about other events in the story. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing with the event of the Killing of Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife is a “rat trap”‚ and Curley harassing Lennie throughout the novella. One example of foreshadowing is when Carlson kills Candy’s dog. And this foreshadows that George will kill Lennie‚ because they were both put out of their misery‚ and that when Candy said “I ought of shot
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farm owner’s son. Both characters seem equally lonely on the farm‚ but when you look deeper you can see that Curley’s wife is more lonesome than Crooks. Curley’s wife is always looking for Curley‚ as he is the only person she is supposed to talk to. She repeatedly asks the men‚ “Any of you boys seen Curley?” (Steinbeck 76). While on one hand she is looking for her husband to talk to‚ she is also using this as an excuse to have some human interaction. She is so lonely that she has to come up with
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fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead’. Most of Lennie’s actions of violence are committed because he does not know his own strength. Later on he accidentally crushes Curley’s hand because of his unknown strength‚ when Curley is picking on him. However he does not do this until George tells him to. In Chapter five Lennie kills the puppy when he is petting it just like he kills the mice. Curley’s wife then comes in and he also accidentally kills her‚ by breaking her neck
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himself. George must shoot Lennie because Curley would torture Lennie until death. Everyone in the ranch knowns‚ “‘Curley’s still mad ‘bout his hand’”(Steinbeck). Lennie had previously broken Curley’s hand and accidentally killed his wife a few minutes before. Curley is fuming mad about the suffering Lennie had caused‚ most of which Lennie had not meant to do. Though Curley has the right to be upset‚ his proper judgment is blinded by this anger. Despite Curley having the possibility to turn Lennie into
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between the readers. Although‚ it was a good idea for George to kill Lennie because he kept Lennie from suffering more. If George decided to let Curley kill him Lennie would have had a long and painful death. In the story Curley states‚ “ I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself‚ even if I only got one hand‚” (Steinbeck pg. 98). Obviously‚ Curley was ready to kill Lennie with a torturous death. Furthermore‚ George did choose the wise decision. Lennie had the mind of a child in a adult’s
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gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you?’ On this occasion George even threatens Lennie violently. George and Lennie have a remarkable relationship because they are the only two people‚ apart from Curley and his wife‚ who have a companion in ‘Of Mice and Men’. Curley and his wife do not really count because they are not happy together and Steinbeck never shows them in the same scene. I think this is to amplify Lennie and George’s relationship. Another important factor
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the book Politics‚ Markets‚ and American Schools‚ by John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe. The results of this research found that student ability‚ school organization‚ and parental involvement are the most notable factors that contribute to student achievement. While the contributing factors work in tandem to promote student achievement‚ parent participation is the decisive influencing factor (1990‚ p.101). Chubb and Moe conclude that‚ “High performance schools spend nearly 20% more per pupil than low
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discoveries and understand the rules and the consequences (Klein‚ Wirth & Linas‚ 2004). Te Whaariki also values play as a meaningful learning and recognised spontaneous play as an important aspect which promotes the holistic development of the child (MoE‚ 1996). Children engage in play neither to teach nor to learn but just only with the aim of playing (Dockett & Fleer‚ 2002). Physical development is one of the important factors of the child’s life that is promoted through play. It develops gross
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