Of Mice and Men - Notes Steinbeck never names Curley’s wife. She is defined by her relationship to Curley‚ as his property‚ not as an individual. Namelessness also has the effect of reinforcing how insignificant she is in the life of the ranch‚ how dependant she is on Curley‚ for her identity and how little she is respected by all. In the book‚ Curley’s wife is shown to be a very mean‚ unfavourable‚ self-willed‚ troublesome‚ young and lonely girl with no one to comfort her‚ so she
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jealous. His wife is a flirt and definitely lacks the attention (the right kind of attention) she should receive from her husband. She’s a trophy‚ and he treats her as such. They had a short engagement (they married the night they met)‚ and Curly’s wife‚ from the little we really know about her married Curly for little more than to get away from her mother. Curly and his wife have a very unstable marriage‚ lacking in communication‚ love and respect. Curly believes that his wife is a possession
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Curley’s wife and I will be discussing the ways Steinbeck presents her appearance‚ personality‚ dreams and the ranch worker’s views her. Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as a flirtatious woman and attention seeking towards other men. This is shown on (page 53) “She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers roughed lips‚ wide spaced eyes‚ with red fingernails”. This quote foreshadows and signifies that Curley’s wife will have
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Despite the fact that they were held to higher expectations in regards to their duties around the house‚ as a mother as well and as a wife‚ the value of a wife is unequal to that of a husband; no matter how many of their duties outweigh those of their significant other. Or so author Judy Brady believes. Brady addresses marital inequality in her 1970’s article “I want a wife” by approaching the subject from the perspective of a 1970’s bachelor. Upon first glance of the article‚ something that stands out
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I want a wife Published in 1971‚ “I want a wife” written by Judy Brady illustrates successfully the role of women in marriage. Brady humorously mentions a wife’s duties which range from doing chores and tasks‚ such as laundry and cooking‚ to take care of the husband’s mental‚ physical‚ social‚ and sexual needs. The repetition of “I want a wife who will…” is used effectively to emphasis the husband’s selfishness. Brady is right when she lays out a list of what most women are expected do after
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The Good Wife Guide The “Good Wife Guide” is an advisory text from the 1950’s telling typical 1950’s women on how to accomplish their role as a “good wife”. The mood set throughout the entire text is completely imperative based (e.g. “Clear away clutter” and “Be happy to see him”). This creates a rather stern and overpowering tone‚ connoting that women in the 1950’s were being ‘told’ what to do. Other parts of the text seem to suggest that women had no right to make any individual decisions and
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“The Death of Ivan Ilych” and “The Judge’s Wife” When we think about the family‚ we immediately think about our loved ones. Usually‚ they are the ones that help us get up during hard times. As we know‚ a family is usually always related to love and comprehension‚ but there are some cases when a family can become an individual’s nightmare. The stories‚ “The Death of Ivan Ilych” by Leo Tolstoy and “The Judge’s Wife” by Isabel Allende share the theme of family and how family affects them in distinct
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The Drover’s wife Exposition Outline of the setting – desolated‚ harsh environment‚ poor living‚ bleak‚ Australian bush Outline meaning sketch which is the narrative form of his writing‚ the first two paragraphs are pretty brief about its setting Techniques Technique Example Explain Tone – unequivocal (clear‚ leaving no doubt) ‘near waterless creek’ ‘nothing to relieve the eye’ describes harsh and barren landscape Use of accumulation “built of round timber‚ slabs and stringy-bark‚ and floored with
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Analysis of The Astronomer’s Wife In the "Astronomer’s Wife" by Kay Boyle‚ something as simple as a conversation with a plumber about a stopped elbow is enough to trigger an awakening in Mrs. Katherine Ames. When Mrs. Ames realized that the plumber was talking about something she understood (the stopped elbow)‚ she realized that her marital problems were not the result of a division betwwen the sexes; instead‚ she realized that some men‚ like the plumber‚ are as practical as she is‚ and that
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