Reputations are crushed in a dramatic break of violence between two men on a ranch in Soledad. Curly (who instigated the fight) became very jealous and cautious of bold but not too bright Lennie Small. Curly began agitated as he could not find his wife. He then began to assume the worst (involving other men working on the ranch). He soon grew embarrassed when he found these assumptions not to be true. Taking this rage out on Lennie‚ he began to punch and beat the child like man. Lennie defenseless
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How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role‚ he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie‚ and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around‚ and‚ although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch‚ he does not
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How does Steinbeck present the theme of violence in ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s short novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ presents the desolate nature of 1930s America‚ in particular Soledad‚ close to where Steinbeck himself grew up and worked during this time. Notably‚ Steinbeck focuses on the life of migrant workers who were forced to travel from ranch to ranch in search of work as a result of the simultaneous occurring disasters ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dustbowl’. Due to the economic crisis
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HOW DOES STEINBECK PORTRAY THE THEME OF LONELINESS IN “Of Mice And Men”? Steinbeck introduces characters sequentially and in this way is able to demonstrate a recurring theme of loneliness. Loneliness comes with racism‚ discrimination & ageism. Marginalization is a word which so eloquently describes the happenings that transpire throughout the book: Of Mice & Men. One character‚ who suffers from loneliness through intolerable discrimination‚ is Curley’s wife. She is discriminated against purely
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Essay Question: Examine how Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’ The famous novella ‘O Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck‚ in which all characters play an immense role. Firstly the time in which this novel was written has a direct impact on the characters life style and personality. As we know‚ this novel was written during the time of the great depression‚ which was based in 1929. It was known as the great depression‚ because it lasted for up to 10 years
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The title of this story we are reading in class is Of Mice and Men‚ and the author is John Steinbeck. This story is about two men who always stay with each other no matter how frustrated they get with each other and how hard of a time they’re having. They have an ultimate goal to settle down after all there hard work of working on plantations. Will they ever be able to finally settle down? Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie a very nice and unintelligent character because he gives many examples
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How Does Steinbeck Create Tension in Chapter Three in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck creates tension by making the atmosphere before Curley’s dog gets shot very awkward. He does this by writing about how small noises draw everyone’s attention in the room to it: “He rippled the edge of the deck nervously‚ and the little snapping noise drew the eyes of all men in the room‚ so that he stopped doing it.” This quote gives a sense of tension‚ since tiny things like rippling cards can drew everyone’s attention
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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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John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ presents many characters in different ways. Steinbeck uses minor characters to showcase different themes‚ a main key theme being loneliness. Steinbeck presents this theme through characters which are defined by colour‚ gender and mental stability. Characters such as Crooks and Curley’s wife would share this theme throughout the novella but yet would stay clear of each other and in no way make contact to make their loneliness vanish. The author chose Crooks
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have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we go no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.”(14) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novel about two men‚ George and Lennie‚ who are looking for work so they can make a stake and build their dream home and live out their lives in happiness. Lennie might not be the smartest man alive but he is the main reason for the success of both him and George. Not because of his
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