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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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    in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men The wide variety of themes in Of Mice and Men set the tone of what life was like during this time along with problems characters faced. The themes in John Steinbeck’s work give the reader an inside look at why the book was written‚ the author’s motives‚ and points he is trying to bring across to the reader. In some cases‚ a lesson can be learned. In all‚ Steinbeck presents the reader with about eight different themes in Of Mice and Men. The themes range from

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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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    calling her "Curley ’s wife‚" Steinbeck indicates she is his possession.  Crooks  In John Steinbeck ’s Of Mice and Men‚ Crooks‚ a black stable buck‚ endures alienation due to racial discrimination. Racial discrimination also hinders him from any type of success. Despite the hardships‚ he overcomes these obstacles and faces this struggle head on. Forced into isolationism‚ due to segregation‚ alienation becomes Crooks ’ companion. This describes Crooks all the way. He ’s self-educated and meek yet

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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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    haunt him due to his confrontation with Lennie. Another character that was discriminated was Curley’s wife‚ but this time due to her gender. Curley’s wife was often misunderstood in the ranch due to her attention hungry self and flirting ways. The men discriminate her due to her circumstance of being the only girl on the ranch and always trying to attract attention. George even said‚ “Ranch with a bunch of guys ain’t no place for a girl‚ ‘specially like her”(Pg 34) This quote voices George’s opinion

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    Of Mice and Men: Discrimination ’"Why ain’t you wanted?" Lennie asked. "’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink.’ (p.68) Discrimination is the treatment of a person based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs. Discrimination is demonstrated in Of Mice and Men many times throughout the book with Lennie‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Crooks. Each one of these characters experience discrimination in the book and it can be related

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