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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ In John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ set in the 1930s‚ it presents a negative view on women. Throughout the course of the book‚ the women are treated with contempt. Steinbeck highlights that women are generally troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. He shows a prime example of this destructive tendency with Curley’s wife‚ who flaunts around the ranch as a temptress. In the novella‚ Steinbeck introduces us to limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions

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    Of Mice and Men “O’Brien’s Argument” Joseph O’Brien believes that George and Lennie were true friends because they walked together through life. In fact‚ George and Lennie were so close‚ if someone didn’t know that they were just friends‚ they might assume they are brothers. O’Brien states that “When Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ however accidental it was‚ it forever prevented him from walking through life with George by his side‚ and George knew that Lennie would not make it in this world without

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ a novel by John Steinbeck‚ tells a story of friendship‚ loneliness and aspirations. Two itinerants named George and Lennie go to work on a farm as labourers in a place named Soledad. The story then ends when George takes Lennie’s life. Almost everyone on the farm is lonely and the person that represents this the most is Curley’s (the boss’s son) wife‚ one of the most pivotal characters in the book. When Lennie and George arrive on the farm and are shown their quarters Curley’s

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    The death of Lennie at the end of ¡®Of Mice and Men¡¯ seems‚ at first‚ to be the most tragic event in the novel‚ especially for the people directly concerned‚ such as George and Lennie himself. However‚ in actual fact‚ the novel is full of sad people suffering in a world where no one really cares about them. The men who worked on the ranches‚ the itinerant workers were sad and lonely people. As George says ¡°Guys like us‚ who work on ranches‚ were the most lonely people in this world.¡± They

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    My initial response to the character of Curley’s wife was that of intense dislike- I found Steinbeck to subtly prejudice us‚ as readers‚ against her‚ before she even made a physical appearance in the text. Upon reflection‚ I perceive Curley’s wife in some ways to be the most important figure in the novel- she is a key symbol of temptation‚ and most of the story’s main underlying themes: dreams‚ isolation and loneliness‚ for example‚ can be related to her in some way. To an extent‚ she can be blamed

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    Of mice and men Section B Question 21 Part(a) How does Steinbeck use details in this passage to present the bunkhouse and its inhabitants? In the novel “Of Mice And Men”‚ Steinbeck presents the bunkhouse as being very hostile and unfriendly through the use of adjectives‚”the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted”. This portrays the simple nature of the bunkhouse and it’s only purpose: housing the ranch hands. The adjective‚ “whitewashed” presents the clinical nature of

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    glasses‚ own room “You got no right coming in here.” (p.100) * Able to be rude to and manipulate Lennie‚ which makes him feel powerful “You crazy as a wedge… (p.101) George might not come back” (p.103) “I guy goes crazy if he can’t talk to nobody” (p.105) * Backs down to Lennie who is disabled = weakness “I was just supposin’‚ he’s gonna come back alright” (p.104) * Is intimidated by Curley’s wife – a mere woman but she is white so has more power. “You know what I could do to you if you open

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    The Loneliest Character The loneliest character in Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the loneliest character because he lives all alone and has no one to give him company. He is not allowed in the bunk house because he is black. In the depression era‚ blacks were segregated‚ keeping Crooks isolated and friendless. Crooks is lonely because of his race. He gets treated differently than others for example: "S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy

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    Introduction: In of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Curley’s wife sparks much debate and controversy‚ being an extremely important character in the book as she symbolises the gender inequality and discrimination of the period. At the start of the novella‚ we assume she is just a plot device‚ but later on find out that there is much more about her and she has a very important role in the book as being the only woman. During the 1930’s women were treated unequally to men‚ and weren’t treated with

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    Dreams in Of Mice and Men

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    Of Mice and Men Dreams Of Mice and Men is set in Salinas‚ California in the 1930s Great Depression. Life was hard and men could be cruel. Hope might be the only escape from hard reality. This links to the American Dream – represented in George and Lennie’s dream of working hard and getting their own land and farm‚ and control over their own lives. But it was harder than ever to achieve due to the tough economic conditions of the Depression. After Lennie’s death‚ it might be possible for George

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