novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters George Milton and Lennie Small experiences many difficult situations which involves violence and barbarous behavior. This book was published during the Great Depression. After reading the novel‚ George and Lennie are at times the cause of the violence while also being the sheep of Curley‚ who finds barbarous behavior as a source of entertainment and he does this by bullying the ranch workers and whom is socially beneath him. Steinbeck illustrates
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Q- “I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her” what is the reader supposed to think about Curley’s wife? * How is she described by the other characters? * How the author describes her * How she speaks/behaves * Her dreams * Is she the cause of all the trouble Written By Ruqayyah Draey Curley’s wife is not well described and respected by the other characters. She is often looked down upon and discriminated
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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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Introduction: In of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Curley’s wife sparks much debate and controversy‚ being an extremely important character in the book as she symbolises the gender inequality and discrimination of the period. At the start of the novella‚ we assume she is just a plot device‚ but later on find out that there is much more about her and she has a very important role in the book as being the only woman. During the 1930’s women were treated unequally to men‚ and weren’t treated with
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Explore the way Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as someone we both sympathise with and dislike at times. Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as one we both sympathise and dislike at times by showing both sides of her story to the reader‚ he illustrates Curley’s wife’s‚ point of view by revealing her past and why she is married to Curley. He then depicts the other side of her personality by exposing how she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life
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Steinbeck uses poetic language to build the imagery of the opening scene of the farm. Steinbeck uses descriptive language to portray to the reader an almost dreamlike image of the settings. For example‚ instead of brief sentences‚ 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
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Let us commence a journey into the much travelled topic of Of mice and men. Advancments in Of mice and men can be linked to many areas. Until recently considered taboo amongst polite society‚ spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. It still has the power to shock global commercial enterprises‚ who are likely to form a major stronghold in the inevitable battle for hearts and minds. At the heart of the subject are a number of key factors. I plan to examine
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Mrs. Slemp Period 3. Of Mice And Men Report Although Lennie from “of mice and Men” and Mrs. Jones from “Thank You Ma’am”are similar in a way the authors portray them as caring‚ there are diffrences in theses characters that help readers understand important themes in the two stories. Lennie and Mrs. Jones have little similarties‚ But yet have many diffrences There are some similarties between Mrs. Jones The main characters in the twon storys. Both characters are sympathetic towards
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intelligent‚ white male. At least that is thought to be the norm during the 1930s. If someone were not to fit into those categories‚ he or she is considered inferior to society. They would be taunted or simply ignored. In Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ the theme of discrimination is best represented by the characters of Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. The characters having their own reason of being out casted. If one were to have a physical or mental disability during the 1930s‚ society
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Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men was written in the 1930’s by a man named John Steinbeck. The book is set in America and at a time during the Great Depression. This was when the stock market had crashed some years prior‚ lots of companies went bankrupt‚ the banking systems failed and a massive soar in unemployment was witnessed. Also during this period of the Great Depression droughts were seen in the southern and
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