Steinbeck uses the fact that Curley’s wife is the only female of the ranch to post her as a threat to the male ranch workers. When she is first introduced it isn’t pleasant. Candy starts of by saying ‘I seen her give slim the eye’ this instantly gives the reader an idea she is a bit flirtatious. He then continues to say ‘Well‚ I think Curley’s married…a tart.’ This gives the reader a view of her characteristics and we are put off by them. When we finally meet Curley’s wife for the first time she
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Throughout the whole book Steinbeck deliberately marginalized women‚ with the only female to make an appearance in the book being Curley’s wife‚ and she is not even dignified enough to have a name. This is perhaps based on the fact that women in 1930s America often weren’t as important
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How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George in the 1st chapter? Lennie and George’s father and son like relationship is clearly one of love‚ although from the beginning we sense George’s frustration due to Lennie’s constant childish behaviour. George is very protective over Lennie‚ “Lennie for God’s sake don’t drink so much!” because he has been told to look after him by his “Aunt Clara”. George does like having Lennie around as he says‚ “No you stay with me”. As Lennie and George are itinerant
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness in ‘of mice and men’? During the Great Depression in the 1930s in the USA many migrant workers went to California in search of work. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck deals with the loneliness which affected these characters. One of the main symbols of this‚ is the setting of the novel is in Soledad‚ which translated from Spanish means solitude. Steinbeck point to the cause of loneliness being from discrimination‚ and the loneliest person on the
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Explore how Steinbeck presents and develops the character of George In the well known novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck‚ the first character you meet is George‚ he is immediately seen as the leader of the pair‚ George and Lennie. He is “small and quick‚ dark of face” and is identified as a worker‚ because of the clothes he wears and possessions he carries‚ for example‚ his “tight blanket roll” and his hard wearing “denim” clothes. George is normally seen as being angry most of
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How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Candy and his position on the ranch? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck‚ set in America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The main characters in the book are the clever‚ quick George‚ and his slow‚ child-like companion Lennie. They are itinerant workers who find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. There are many characters on the ranch‚ including Curley‚ Slim‚ and Crooks. However‚ the first ranch worker George and Lennie
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In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck tells the story of two best friends living life on the run‚ struggling to keep a steady job working as ranch hands. George and Lennie are faced with many obstacles throughout the course of this book‚ beginning with Lennie and his slow mindedness‚ George is always side by side with Lennie‚ practically holding his hand to coach him through life. The story begins with the two men running away from Weed‚ the ranch they were previously employed at; we later
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In the novella “The Pearl”‚ Steinbeck shows how greed can change the minds of the victims who fall into it. Greed changes Kino from a peaceful man to a violent one. When Kino gets the pearl‚ he constantly greedily thinks of all the things he can get with it and starts constantly picturing what he could get for it. Some of his visions go far beyond realistic but they just kept going. Afterwards‚ he got really protective over the pearl and violently began defending it and stabbing people for it. Prior
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The truths revealed by John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men unfold the reality of America and the human condition during the Great Depression in the 1930s. He incorporates these truth no matter how agonizing they might be. Loneliness‚ friendship‚ and dreams are a few of the truths exposed in the novel. One of the truths Steinbeck introduces is loneliness. The recurring theme of loneliness is detected throughout the whole novel. Loneliness‚ presented in various amounts of characters in Of Mice and
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and tragedy; particularly relevant to 1930’s America‚ following the depression and economic poverty it caused. Steinbeck portrays George as a flawed character who doesn’t display archetypal heroic qualities‚ however the reader empathizes with him. Steinbeck therefore ultimately presents him as a anti-hero within the context of the narrative. At the beginning of the novel‚ Steinbeck portrays George as a flawed character. George and lennie travel to a ranch ‚ indicating the unsettled lifestyle
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