Often times‚ women are put down by others. In Of Mice and Men‚ Being the only woman on the ranch‚ Curley’s wife was referred to as a so called “tart” by the men. A tart is an offensive term referring to the idea of a temptress. In the novel‚ Curley’s wife is viewed as a tart by the way she is portrayed. Due to the clothes she wears and the actions she makes‚ many people come to this untrue conclusion. Therefore‚ because of this idea and her kindness‚ she is blamed for the death of her friend‚ Lennie
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is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray that she shows off and for that reason
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In John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” Curly wife is shown as a person with very little power and she is shown to have no control. She uses her beauty as a strength. This situation foreshadows her death because of her flirtatious sense of personality; she was purposely flirting with Lennie and he was not stable enough to handle this. Her mother makes the situation worse by telling her that she couldn’t be an actress this brings down her self-esteem making her believe that she could never amount
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Curley’s wife in Chapter 4 1. What does Curley’s wife mean when she says‚ ‘They left all the weak ones here’? 2. State the three things that you think are most significant about Curley’s wife’s character‚ situation or behaviour in this chapter. 3. Find and copy down the quotations which show how Crooks reacts to the threats of Curley’s wife. What exactly is she threatening‚ and why does Crooks react in the way he does? 4. What is Candy referring to when he says that Curley’s wife ‘can move
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Curley’s wife is also presented as a victim through the conversation between Candy‚ Lenny and George as Lenny and George completely assume Curley’s wife is ‘a tart’ before they have even met her! Steinbeck has presented her in this way through the words of candy‚ this shows that she was looked down upon by the men of the ranch and was victimised. I feel that Steinbeck has presented Curley’s wife in this way to represent how woman in the 1930’s were victimised and treated. Steinbeck presents Curley’s
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Curley’s wife is the only woman from the novel of mice and men written by John Steinbeck. She is the wife of the boss’s son Curley. She has no friends besides Curley as the live on a ranch with all of the workers who are all men. She tries to speak to men throughout the novel but none of them want anything to do with her. She is lonely and bored because of this. She is a very pretty and young woman‚ when she is first mentioned in the novel when talking to George and Lennie in the bunk house ‘she
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2.How Does Steinbeck Present Curley? Steinbeck presents the character of Curley as a symbol of his theme of fate. Curley is a character who is disliked by all in the novella - even his wife who confides to a docile Lennie "I don’t like Curley". Indeed‚ Curley’s actions throughout the novella are aggressive‚ confrontational and judgemental: he is the archetypal villain of the piece. However‚ despite his lack of positive attributes‚ Curley has a position of authority on the ranch - as the ranch owner’s
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Curley’s wife is presented in section 2‚ 4 and 5. Curley’s wife only appears 3 times in the novel which is in section 2‚ 4 and 5. Although she may only appear three times‚ in those three times her presence is focused on by the author and through those main chapters‚ we begin to understand more and more about Curley’s wife. In chapter 2 Curley’s wife is presented as a flashy lady who seeks attention from other men at the ranch. She is not addressed by her own name‚ but as Curley’s wife‚ which instantly
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Curleys’ Wife Curleys’ wife is a complex character with multiple layers in the novella “Of Mice and Men.” Through the story our perception of Curlers’ Wife changes without her actually changing. She is portrayed as both a villain and a victim. Through the story a more vunerable and sweeter side of her starts to show‚ which contradicts the first side we are shown of her. Curlers’ wife is presented in numerous ways. Mediums by which she is presented to the reader by Steinbeck is by how she is described
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end. English Essay Plan I am going to be doing my essay on Curley’s wife from the novel of mice and men. HEROIC VILLAN Mental strength racists confident Talks about Curley Lonely Inappropriate rude John Steinbeck at the beginning of the novel creates dislike towards Curley’s wife. However by the end of the novel we feel sympathy for her. Steinbeck uses many different techniques to present Curley’s wife such as… Colour imagery Appearance Metaphors Similes Dialogue Foreshadowing
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