methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. b) how does Steinbeck present attitudes to women in the society in which the novel is set? In this passage if mice and men‚ Steinbeck present Curley’s wife as a dreamer‚ who is an outsider‚ insecure and labelled by others. He does this by the use of metaphors and stereotyping. In the beginning of the passage Curley’s wife is introduced into the novel for the first
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patient‚ cheery and polite. Fiona is known as the person who always smiles. Question 1: Some similarities between Fiona in the book and the film is that her personality is the same she is caring and … We can see she is caring in both the book and the film because she cares for the old in the book but also cares for the babies in the film. Some differences between the book and the film is that in the book Fiona was assigned the job of Caretaker in the House of Old whereas in the film she was assigned
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Steinbeck presents him. Through the brief description at the start‚ Priestly presents Crooks as a literate and intelligent man‚ shown through his large collection of books‚ including a ‘ mauled copy of the California code for 1905’. Here Priestly is showing that not only is Crooks aware of his rights as a black man but the way the book being described as ‘mauled’ suggests that Crook’s regularly reads this document which could suggest that this is also his favoured possession as he holds it close to
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mean and nasty‚ to show how these two clash because of their differences. With Curley being the mean guy in the book it makes Lennie look more innocent than he already is. For example when Curley was beating up Lennie‚ your anger towards Curley and your sympathy for Lennie both increased. Why? Lennie and Crooks = Lennie and Crooks are juxtaposed to show the relationship between two outcasts on the ranch. Can you go more in detail with crooks and lennie as in describe how they are both outcasts
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he uses long sentences that have slow and lethargic feel. The beautiful‚ ideal scenery is a backdrop to the relationship between George‚ Lennie and the other workers on the farm. The language Steinbeck uses in the opening scene is in simple contrast to the dialogue between the workers. Steinbeck tries to create this contrast between the background and the interactions between characters to highlight the roughness that exists on the farm. Through his description of “Golden Foothill slopes”‚ a river
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used! Although it’s set in 1910 and 1899 it’s written in 2009 to show its still relevant today because of the mass shooting and major gun issues in the United States of America. There are numerous figurative descriptions of guns throughout the book. For example Marcus Sedgwick writes on page 106 “ Wolff’s gun hovered like a cobra waiting to strike” this is smashing simile and on page 75 he writes “ Fragile as a dream” this is a metaphor not only that but is a sticking and shocking contrast. On
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Writing My Essay 1. Deconstruct 1. How is friendship shown in the text‚ Of Mice and Men? 2. How is misunderstanding shown in the text‚ Of Mice and Men? 3. How is mental illness shown in the text‚ Of Mice and Men? Teacher Example: How is gender shown in the text‚ Of Mice and Men? 1. Keywords – Highlighted topic a. How b. misunderstanding c. Shown d. Text i. Synonyms 1. How – In what way‚ by what means 2. Misunderstanding-
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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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The two boys’ difference between the classes does not directly appear in the film‚ but it still deeply penetrates the film through its characters‚ especially around the way of using toilet. More specifically‚ for instance‚ in the scene where Tenoch uses toilet in Julio’s house‚ he uses his foot to lift up‚ which is something he also does at the cheap motel. On the other hand‚ in the scene where Julio uses toilet in Tenoch’s house‚ he lights a match to mask the smell after using the restroom. Thus
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exploit their weaknesses and control the minorities including gender‚ race‚ & age of the ranch in order to prosper. In the story‚ Discrimination is used for benefit by an individual in order to gain control for himself. This conflict occurs between Curley‚ a small guy and Lennie‚ a bigger guy. Lennie is picked on due to his lack of intelligence and size. This type of behavior gave Curley the advantage in the situation and made the best of it. In This quote‚ “Curley likes a lot of little guys
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