‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck was written during the Great Depression in America in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression there was a great job loss which resulted in men becoming migrant works. This was particularly hard for black Americans because back then discrimination against black people wasn’t abolished yet; they were segregated from the white people which meant they couldn’t find work. They were treated very poorly and were considered one level up from animals. Steinbeck had a good
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The only female character in the story‚ Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only mentioned in reference to her husband. The men on the farm refer to her as a “tramp‚” or a “tart‚” She represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world. ‘She had full‚ rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets
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The Author Steinbeck presents Crooks in Chapter 4. The character Crooks is a black person who work in a ranch in California. In 1930 in America there were segregation between white and black people‚ and this relates onto how Crooks is segregated from and by other workers in the ranch ‘they don’t let me play card‚ cause I’m black’ even they don’t let them play a game so this also shows how black people was treated. Moreover Crooks is also treated like an animal ‘had his bunk in the harness room’
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example by Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows sympathy for crooks by portraying all the negativity in his life‚ for example the size of his room‚ and the fact he has ointment for his crooked back. One of the ways that Steinbeck creates sympathy for Crooks is through his description of him. In chapter 4 the reader learns that Crooks is ‘aloof’ but despite this Steinbeck manages to create compassion for him. The reader fully understands the distance that Crooks ‘demands’ from the white men – it is simply
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The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck portrays the story of two migrant workers‚ George and Lennie‚ who are completely different people‚ but who stick together in the face of discrimination and loneliness. There are many different characters who each have their own hopes and aspirations that are depicted in the book‚ however one character that stands out is Curley’s wife. At first‚ the book introduces her as a seductress who dresses extravagantly and wears too much makeup. The men on the ranch
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During the play crooks is presented as a character in which is being outcasted from the group due to racism because of the color of his skin ‚ which isolates him from the rest‚ and however his disability’s also contributes towards this. This is why Crooks spent the majority of his years had experience on a ranch. crooks father had a chicken ranch full of white chickens‚ a berry patch‚ and alfalfa. He and his brothers would sit and watch the chickens. Companionship and plentiful food are both parts
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novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck some characters‚ when given the opportunity exercise their power over others to manipulate them. The characters that use their power to manipulate other characters is Crooks‚ Carlson and Curley’s wife. Each character in Of Mice and Men have some type of power‚ some are not as noticeable as Crooks’s power to manipulate others. Crooks is not a character the book tells a lot about but it does show the reader what kind of person he is. In the book Crooks tries to
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character of Curley’s wife in ‘of mice and men?’ Steinbeck uses a lot of stereotyping in his novella‚ ‘Of Mice and Men.’ He uses Crooks‚ a black man‚ to show how black people were treated in the 1930s and he uses Curley’s wife to show how insignificant women were in the 1930s. Steinbeck also uses the vernacular throughout the book to paint a more realistic picture and allow us to understand how people spoke to each other on the ranch. In ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck uses Curley’s as a
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Crooks PEE paragraph Racism was a strong form of prejudice in the 1930’s‚ and throughout the novel is violently used against the stable buck Crooks. From his first introduction in the book‚ he is constantly being described and treated like an animal. In the first description of Crooks’ room in chapter 4‚ it is referred to as ‘A little shed that leans off the wall of the barn’. This gives the impression that Crooks is not important enough to sleep with the other ranch hands‚ and must be isolated
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Curley’s Wife: Victim or Floozy? Curley’s Wife is a character in the novel Of Mice and Men. She represents several themes in the novel‚ the American dream‚ loneliness and friendship. Her dream is to become a Hollywood actress but like most dreams it does not come true which has made her hard and mean. Curley‚ her husband‚ gives her no emotional support and treats her like a sex object rather than his wife which leads her to seek attention from other men and gives her a flirtatious air. She befriends
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