Pride and Prejudice‚ and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ selected for this research paper. The three pieces of literature from each of the three different time periods help present England from the late 13th century to the early 20th century and speculate the relevance of message to today’s society. The three pieces of work also display the authors’ motivations for writing through the major events of the historical time periods. Through the three pieces of literature‚ Animal Farm; Pride and Prejudice; and
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Curley’s Wife – do you dislike her or feel sorry for her? Dislike her: We should dislike CW because she is horrible to other people‚ especially those who are weaker than her. “what am I doing standing her with a dumb-dumb‚ a nigger…” For example‚ she says to Crooks “you know what I can do to you if you open your trap.” which shows her using her power against him as she has the power to get him hung.. When she tells him to get back into his place she is reminding him of how low he is because he is
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even while with their coworkers. Crooks and Candy are superb examples of lonely people in Of Mice and Men. Crooks being the black stable worker‚ didn’t have anyone to talk to. The old handyman‚ or “Swamper”‚ Candy would always walk with his ancient dog. Crooks was alone most of the time‚ because he was different. He felt alone because of the color of his skin. The ranch owner wouldn’t let him in the bunkhouse with the other white ranch workers. The fact that Crooks is black made him feel alone because
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experiencing discrimination by people‚ what are the reasons? In the novel " of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination‚ Lennie experiences discrimination because of foolish‚ Crook experiences discrimination because he is black; they all have deformity‚ Lennie is a mentally disabled man and Crooks have rheumatism. First‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination because of foolish and racial discrimination. For example‚ in chapters‚George told him lots of time
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My name (or the name given to me by the whites I worked with) is Crooks. I lived a fortunate life as a child when my father owned the ranch but as an adult I lived a tough life‚ a life of hardship‚ work and oppression. When I was a child I was different‚ not just because of the colour of my skin compared to the children I played with but also because my father was a landowner‚ this was very rare for the time. We had about ten acres in Oklahoma‚ a chicken ranch to be exact. It seemed like just about
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Candy‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks all possess a dream‚ that unfortunately never comes true. George‚ a character that portrays a more independent demeanor‚ hopes to live a life full of freedom -- full of new opportunities. George fantasizes a life where he is not always under someone else’s rein. He wishes to live the “American
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the way Steinbeck presents Curley and slim and what techniques he uses to make this comparison evident. Slim is presented as a very opposing character to Curley in the book through his appearance‚ actions/body language‚ his history‚ dialogue etc. Slim is described as the “prince of the ranch”‚ which is ironic as if Curley’s father is the boss of the ranch‚ or in this case the King‚ then surely Curley should be the prince‚ however it is else wise. We discover that Curley does not live up to that
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Steinbeck mentions many different items in Crook’s room‚ including a ‘’long box filled with straw’’. This item could represent crooks in many ways. Firstly‚ the use of the noun ‘’BOX’’ suggests he doesn’t own a bed which could actually leads the reader thinking he is devalued within the ranch. This implies he was treated like an animal in the barn with the animals because he has to sleep in the box which is so uncomfortable. He doesn’t have the quality of life. Secondly‚ the use of the word ‘’STRAW’’
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as prejudice‚ destiny and isolation. In this essay‚ I will try to depict how Steinbeck gives an insight of the character of Crooks through his room‚ and his paramount interactions with the other ‘proletariats’ on the ranch. Personally‚ I have a lot of sympathy for Crooks‚ because he chooses to be isolated so becomes a hopeless miser. In my opinion‚ this is the only personality of Crooks that I have become heavily judgemental on. However‚ I will explore how Steinbeck has tried to mirror Crooks’ many
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of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck introduces Crooks as an unhappy person who deprived of friendships and happiness‚ Crooks is also a character that Steinbeck uses to show discrimination of the blacks back in those days. Crooks actions are the results of his emotions. Crooks is unhappy because he holds frustration‚ humiliation and loneliness. Firstly‚ Crooks feels frustrated since he is not able to fight the racism that he faces in the ranch. For example‚ Crooks is made to be isolated from the white
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