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    hardly realistic; he thinks of nature as full of fluffy and cute playthings. He has no notion of the darkness in the natural world‚ the competition and the cruelty. He wouldn’t have the faintest notion how to feed himself without George. In this too the men balance each other: George sees the world through suspicious eyes. He sees only the darkness where Lennie sees only the light. George may complain about how burdensome it is to care for Lennie‚ but this complaint seems to ring hollow: in truth‚ George

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    workers have a constant build up of suspense in their life as they don’t know what could happen next. Alternatively‚ this coma could be interpreted as a break from a rancher’s daily routine - when they go to the brothel. during the great depression men had no other choice but to work on ranches. due to this‚ their lives develeloped from a complex state‚ to a simple lifestyle-where everyday was the same. stienbeck did this in order to

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    but he killed Curley’s Wife. Curley was the bosses son and one of the most unpleasant people on the farm. When he killed Curley’s Wife‚ that was the end of it for him. Curly was mad because he killed his wife‚ so him and his men went to hunt him down. Before Curly and his men could find Lennie and kill him‚ George had already found him. Lennie was explaining to him‚ he didn’t mean to do it. George told him it was

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    even funny.” (p.113) * Curley’s Wife = powerful‚ white‚ married to the boss’ son. Shows weakness “They left all the weak ones here.” (p.110) “Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while.” (p.110) * Sexuality gives her power – men fancy her. BUT are too scared to talk/go near her which causes her loneliness * She can’t escape her terrible relationship “Think I don’t know where they all went? Even Curley‚ I know where they went.” (p.110) “I don’t like Curley. He aint a nice

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    not mentioning her name‚ and by referring to her as a possession of Curley ‚however this also reflects to 1930’s America‚ when women weren’t given any importance and were treated with a huge amount of disrespect. They didn’t have much power over the men and were considered ‘useless’. Henceforth Steinbeck may have not given her a name as women were not considered important enough and she may not have deserved a name in this era. This could make the reader feel sympathy for her as she not only is considered

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    will be classed by other men as not useful ‚also he tells them that most of the other men don’t save their money but go and spend it on booze and women. But he thinks that they can do it the dream of living out his days with George and Lennie on their dream farm distracts Candy from this harsh reality. This mean that they can have much more freedom than other people as it will be their own place . He doesn’t like curleys wife he thinks she is a tart and flirts around with men so he thinks she is trouble

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    gives her in the book(as the wife of Curley) which I think emphasises he does to show her as an inferior by not giving her a personal identity so that we cannot relate to her- she is objectified. Possibly due to having little experience with other men‚ Curley’s wife married very badly‚ and doesn’t get on with Curley ’Sure I gotta husban...swell guy‚ ain’t he? She says sarcastically‚ and added to Curley’s paranoia that she will cheat on him (shown on page 62-Slim said ’well you been asking me too

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    contrast‚ Steinbeck also provides a blunt backdrop to the violent language and feelings that characters like George have due to the time fame of the novella. Steinbeck uses improper grammar in his dialogue to demonstrate the backgrounds of the men. Steinbeck used language that illustrates the uneducated backgrounds of Lennie and George. In their dialogue‚ he spells words incorrectly to show how the characters pronounce the word. This gives the dialogue a realistic style. The realistic pronunciation

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    somebody to look down to‚ to have a higher status. P103(bottom) * ‘Any you boys seen candy?’ said with no politeness also said with authority. * ‘you bindle buns think you’re all so damn good’ ‘a nigger…lousy ol’ sheep’ p111 -revenge to how men treated her- Steinbeck writes this to link to loneliness and isolation and this was the cause. 5. Carlson shows aggressive and frustrated emotion-‘ “God awmighty‚ that dog stinks get him outta here candy!... you gotta get him out’ p70. * Repetition

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    Conjunctions Choose the correct conjunction. 1. I need to work hard                                                                                                                                                                              I can pass the exam. 2.                                                                                                                 he was the best qualified party candidate‚ he didn’t win the elections. 3.                                            

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