negative response‚ "She’s perty‚" for which George hastily reprimands her. George fears that she will get them into trouble and calls her "jailbait": he has seen too many women like her‚ married women who seduce men and get them into trouble. Curley’s wife is aware of the power of her attractiveness and aims to use it to her advantage: she always dresses in "red" and is "heavily made out". We might interpret this unflatteringly and as evidence of her promiscuous status‚ as she has no reason to be so
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character of Curley’s wife and how she reacts to others? In Of Mice and Men‚ we see various different sides of Curley’s wife. We are first introduced to her near the beginning of the book and she plays a big role towards the conclusion of the book. Her flirtatious character leads to her being killed by Lennie‚ in a confused state. Candy‚ the old swamper‚ introduces us to Curley’s wife during his first discussion with George and Lennie. Candy tells them that Curley’s wife is a “tart”. The fact
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Similarities of Crooks and Curley’s Wife There are many similarities of Crooks and Curley’s Wife. In John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men‚ both Crooks and Curley’s Wife are struggling with feelings of loneliness. Both characters are forced into this social isolation because of racial and gender differences as well as by the environment in which they live. Crooks’ race and Curley’s Wife’s gender synonymously contributed to their loneliness and isolation. Crooks was a black man and there Of Mice And Men
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Curley’s wife in Chapter 4 1. What does Curley’s wife mean when she says‚ ‘They left all the weak ones here’? 2. State the three things that you think are most significant about Curley’s wife’s character‚ situation or behaviour in this chapter. 3. Find and copy down the quotations which show how Crooks reacts to the threats of Curley’s wife. What exactly is she threatening‚ and why does Crooks react in the way he does? 4. What is Candy referring to when he says that Curley’s wife ‘can move
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Curley’s wife presented in the novel as a whole and what does this show you about society in the 1930’s? In of mice and men‚ Curley’s wife lives in a society where women have no rights and are discriminated against‚ men have all power. Curley’s wife has such a little effect on society that Steinbeck feels she’s not even worth being a named character. As a victim of this lack of authority‚ she finds someone to bully and is presented as a very powerful and intimidating person. Curley’s wife intimidates
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Curley’s wife is also presented as a victim through the conversation between Candy‚ Lenny and George as Lenny and George completely assume Curley’s wife is ‘a tart’ before they have even met her! Steinbeck has presented her in this way through the words of candy‚ this shows that she was looked down upon by the men of the ranch and was victimised. I feel that Steinbeck has presented Curley’s wife in this way to represent how woman in the 1930’s were victimised and treated. Steinbeck presents Curley’s
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The characters of Crooks and Curley’s Wife are similar in the sense that they are both outcasts on the ranch. Although they may seem like polar opposites as Crooks is a black male and Curley’s Wife is a white female‚ they have underlying similarities such as the discrimination they faced‚ not only from the men on the ranch but‚ from the society of the 1920’s and 30’s. They were also both portrayed as very lonely and to have had dreams that had been shattered. The other characters in the book are
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Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men was based on great depression time ( Late 1920’s) in USA. The time of high employment and when the economy was weak farmers used to travel farm to farm on their own to find their way of living. Among most of the farmers they tend to be disconnected with each other and most of their time feeling loneliness and trying to survive within them. So Steinbeck exaggerates the theme of loneliness from characters mainly such as Curley’s wife ‚Crookes
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John Steinbeck portrays Curley‟s wife as being a floozy but also a nice girl. She is a natural flirt as throughout the novel she continues to talk to all the other men‚ but when she dies‚ we see her as an innocent young girl. I am writing this essay to discuss my views and whether I agree with John Steinbeck when he says she is a nice girl. Curley‟s wife gives off the impression she is a floozy throughout the novel. When we first see her‚ her body language is deliberately provocative when
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Curley’s wife has no name and seem to not be givien no importantance. As the only woman on the ranch‚ Curley’s wife is lonely and sad. In the novel they don’t portray women in the best matters. They treat women with despite in the whole novel. Women seem to drive them mad and only bring trouble towards them. In curley’s wife case she seem to be all those charactierisctics. She reminices of unhappiness in her marriage because her husband seems to care little for her‚ and is really more interested
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