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    In the Novella‚ “Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck is introduces Curly’s wife as a flirtatious character which is leading to his death by the way that she is behaving towards the individual character throughout the story. In the novella‚ she’s first introduced by Candy‚ the swapper‚ who describes her from his perspectives to George and Lennie .The evidence showing this when Candy says that she‚ “got the eye” in chapter three. This suggests us that she wants to have attention of people in the ranch by just

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    also a key theme throughout the book.Candy’s description of Curley’s Wife seems accurate after her first appearance in the novel. On the other hand‚ Curley’s Wife’s appearance could be seen as naivety and simply youthful desire to be found attractive. Red is a primary colour therefore children are attracted to it‚ it is a colour children want to wear because it is bright and has an element of happiness in it. Therefore Curley’s Wife wearing the colour red may symbolise a child’s attraction to bright

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    Curleys Wife

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    Chapter 1 Sycamore: any of several North American plane trees‚ especially Platanus occidentalis‚ having shallowly lobed ovate leaves‚ globular seed heads‚ and wood valued as timber. Yammered: to whine or complain. Delightedly: highly pleased. Chapter 2 Neckties: a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck

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    Curley and His Wife

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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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    million men and women - one third of America’s population - were unemployed. Curley’s wife She is newly married to Curley. We never know her name - she is merely Curley’s ’property’ with no individual identity. She is young‚ pretty‚ wears attractive clothes and curls her hair. She seems flirtatious and is always hanging around the bunk-house. She is lonely - there are no other women to talk to and Curley is not really interested in her. "What kinda harm am I doin’ to you? Seems like they ain’t

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    character as it shows that she did have a dream but it didn’t happen‚ her disappointment is shown when she complains how she could’ve had a better life. ’coulda been in movies‚ an had nice clothes like they wear...’ The dream tells us how Curleys wife would’ve liked to wear nice clothes‚ been in plays and spoke on the radio. Says that the man also said she was a natural. she could want to be an actress because she says about the attention that they get so she has that dream because shes always

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    Curley S Wife

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    is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray that she shows off and for that reason

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    Of Mice and Men: In a letter .John Steinbeck Wrote of Curley wife: She is a nice girl and not a floozy. Discuss and explain your own impression of Curleys wife. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck describes Curley wife as a character of many contradictions she is shown as both a nice girl and a floozy; lonely yet vindictive; Motherly but also seductive. In this essay I will try to discuss both of her sides. Throughout the novel Curley wife acts and dresses as a floozy; in the very beginning when

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    Curleys Wife Analysis

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    Curly’s Wife Curlys Wife is a very powerful and yet powerless character within the novel Of Mice and Men as Steinbeck uses her to reflect the prejudice against women in the 1930s since they had very little rights. Just from her title “Curlys Wife” she has no actual name‚ this shows that she is just Curlys property and powerless in the sense that she hasn’t got her own individual identity‚ only an identity through her husband‚ also she doesn’t have enough power to be called a ‘woman’ instead she

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    the character of Curley’s wife. Refer closely to the text in your answers to support your views. Of Men and Mice is not kind in its portrayal of women. In fact‚ women are treated with contempt throughout the course of the book. Steinbeck generally depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin to men and drive them mad. Curley’s wife‚ who walks the ranch as a temptress seems to be a prime example of the destructive tendency. Despite the author’s rendering‚ Curley’s wife emerges as a relatively complex

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