In Chapter 4 of "Of Mice and Men‚" John Steinbeck portrays Crooks‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife as outcasts who although are lonely and seek each others companionship‚ ostracize each other nevertheless. Each of said characters seek companionship‚ are outcasts‚ and as a result abase one another. Crooks‚ Candy‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Lennie are lonely and therefore seek companionship. Crooks is a very lonely character‚ and may in fact be the most diverse due to both his handicap and race. When he
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influences the reader’s view of the significance of Slim. (16) Slim is introduced as a respected man with great influence over the other ranch hands‚ without the need to wear his authority‚ as shown by the boss and Curley. His friendliness to George and Lennie is consistently shown throughout the extract. Furthermore‚ his skill on the ranch is shown to be superior to the other characters. Slim is compared to ‘royalty’ in the extract; he is described as ‘majestic’ and as a ‘prince‚’ highlighting the respect
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friendships between George and Lennie‚ two main characters in the novel. Furthermore the sense of belonging is proven throughout the novel to be vital to human happiness. George and Lennie are used as characters to depict the fate of workers in that time. They are two friends that travel and work together at a ranch and they also share the same dream: one day to own their own ranch. George is presented as an intelligent man that takes on the parental role of taking care of Lennie‚ a simple-minded individual
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moving from ranch to ranch searching for jobs. The initial descriptions of George and Lennie convey their status in life as “the first man was small and quick” with “sharp‚ strong features” which means that he is the dominant and confident character in this relationship and can stand up against the world. Juxtaposing with this‚ Lennie is described as ‘a huge man‚ shapeless of face’ which could suggest that Lennie is quite unsure about the world he lives in compared to George. As they enter the ranch
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bitterly states ‘seen em poison before but I never seen no peace of jailbait worse than her’. Not only is the language here emotive‚ descriptive and provocative‚ perhaps it suggests how men viewed women in such a time. This almost serves as a warning to Lennie as he soon commands him to leave her be. This is a typical example of how the ranchmen reacted to Curley’s wife. This relates to Steinbeck’s idea that if anyone was to cognizance her it would be because she was ‘sexually desirable’. George’s language
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“Socialism is a philosophy of failure‚ the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy‚ its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery”- Winston Churchill Winston Churchill thinks that socialism is a philosophy of failure however John Steinbeck author Of Mice and Men & JB Priestly author of An Inspector Calls would say that capitalism creates the failure in society not socialism. Both authors create a microcosm to show us how society was like at the time. This is called social realism. The two
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reveals rural American society in California to be racist‚ sexist against women‚ neglectful of the disabled and a world without hope blinkered by the corruption of the American dream. The novel follows two men‚ George Stilton‚ a small farm worker and Lennie Small‚ a huge‚ naïve slow-learner who find seasonal employment on a ranch in the aftermath of the Great Depression‚ in the hope they may pursue their dream of one day owning their own farm. On the ranch‚ they meet characters such as Crooks‚ a lonely
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Steinbeck does this because Crooks represents something different like Lennie and Curly’s wife. Crooks is ostracised by the whites at the ranch and he resents this. As he says “If I say something‚ why it’s just a nigger sayin’ it" and this shows his anger at being pushed to the side. Being oppressed has made him seem cruel and gruff‚ but also has turned him to self-pity and the notion that he is a lesser human. He says to Lennie "You got no right to come in my room.....You go on get outa my room.
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Explore the ways Crooks is presented and developed in “Of Mice And Men” The novel “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck written in 1937‚ is set in the Salinas Valley of California during the Great Depression. Crooks was one of the main characters who is mainly presented as an outcast within the ranch. The way Crooks is presented‚ illustrates all the idea of discrimination and racism during the 1930’s. In this period many struggled to survive and it was hard to earn a living and In the case of Crooks
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Explore the way Curley’s wife is presented and developed in ‘Of Mice and Men’ In this essay I will be exploring how Curley’s wife is presented and developed in John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ which is set in 1930s America and focuses on the lives of the workers on Tyler Ranch. Curley’s wife is the only female on the ranch and Steinbeck examines how a hostile woman in a male dominated environment is portrayed‚ and then delves into her life and discovers the lonely‚ isolated little girl abandoned
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