Curley’s wife has no name and seem to not be givien no importantance. As the only woman on the ranch‚ Curley’s wife is lonely and sad. In the novel they don’t portray women in the best matters. They treat women with despite in the whole novel. Women seem to drive them mad and only bring trouble towards them. In curley’s wife case she seem to be all those charactierisctics. She reminices of unhappiness in her marriage because her husband seems to care little for her‚ and is really more interested
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firms and banks went bust‚ and 12 - 15 million men and women - one third of America’s population - were unemployed. Curley’s wife She is newly married to Curley. We never know her name - she is merely Curley’s ’property’ with no individual identity. She is young‚ pretty‚ wears attractive clothes and curls her hair. She seems flirtatious and is always hanging around the bunk-house. She is lonely - there are no other women to talk to and Curley is not really interested in her. "What kinda harm
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also a key theme throughout the book.Candy’s description of Curley’s Wife seems accurate after her first appearance in the novel. On the other hand‚ Curley’s Wife’s appearance could be seen as naivety and simply youthful desire to be found attractive. Red is a primary colour therefore children are attracted to it‚ it is a colour children want to wear because it is bright and has an element of happiness in it. Therefore Curley’s Wife wearing the colour red may symbolise a child’s attraction to bright
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Chapter 1 Sycamore: any of several North American plane trees‚ especially Platanus occidentalis‚ having shallowly lobed ovate leaves‚ globular seed heads‚ and wood valued as timber. Yammered: to whine or complain. Delightedly: highly pleased. Chapter 2 Neckties: a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck
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When Curley’s wife is first introduced in the novella‚ the audience is presented with her rigid personality. Very soon the reader learns how Curley’s wife is not the least bit respected by anyone on the ranch including her own husband‚ Curley. Candy mentions‚ “‘Curley says he’s keepin’ that hand soft for his wife’ ” (Steinbeck 27). Evidently‚ Curley does not love his wife nor does he respect her because if he did‚ he would not be advertising their personal lives in this manner. As a result‚ Curley’s
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Dafalla I HAVE USED MY NOTES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS Part A) What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife? In the passage the first words that Steinbeck uses are that “Both men glanced up‚” and through this we are introduced to Curley’s wife through her effect on men and not through any notion of herself‚ which Steinbeck does to show us she is only worthy for the use of men. Not so long after in the sentence we are told “the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway way cut off.” Here‚ Steinbeck
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jealous. His wife is a flirt and definitely lacks the attention (the right kind of attention) she should receive from her husband. She’s a trophy‚ and he treats her as such. They had a short engagement (they married the night they met)‚ and Curly’s wife‚ from the little we really know about her married Curly for little more than to get away from her mother. Curly and his wife have a very unstable marriage‚ lacking in communication‚ love and respect. Curly believes that his wife is a possession
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Compare how Shakespeare and Steinbeck present villains and victims in ‘Othello’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’. By Bushra Begum Both ‘Othello’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’ are tragedies about society’s villains and victims and how their pursuit of love‚ hopes and dreams leads them to death and destruction. William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ (1603) is based on a Greek tragedy; the setting is in Venice and then Cyprus‚ which reflects Othello transforming into a powerful and dominant hero to a ‘Monstrous’ devil. Briefly
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Period 5 Of Mice and Men Mitchell In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck Lennie and Curley’s wife are two characters who are oppressed by their loved ones and society due to the way of how they act. Lennie’s social interactions with others‚ except with George‚ are very limited because he is mentally retarded making it hard for him to socialize. Just like Lennie‚ Curley’s wife has very little interaction with others
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how Curley’s wife is affected by Prejudice The other men call her and treat her like a tart. She is often demeaned and made to feel oppressed. One way in which I believe she is oppressed is by the way she’s not given a name‚ just referred to as Curley’s Wife‚ Curley’s property. “I ain’t used to living like this”‚ this quotation suggests that she is sick of being made to stay at home all day and just clean‚ cook and do all the chores around the house. I believe that Curley’s wife also feels demeaned
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