In the John Steinbeckâs novel âof Mice and Menâ he introduces us to the character of Curleyâs wife. She could be interpreted as a mis-fitting character in the novel as no one relates to her. Steinbeck relates her to how women were powerless during 1930âs and makes her seem desperately lonely and isolated from the others on the ranch. She has sexual power which she uses to get to the men on the ranch and she just needs someone to talk to. She dislikes her husband and had a desire to become a movie
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Why is Curley’s wife never given a personal name? Names have been an important facet of society for as long as Homo sapiens have existed. A name is defined as “a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity.” In Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck teaches a lesson about the nature of human existence and shows how grim and isolated people become without hope. Steinbeck neglects to address Curley’s wife’s character by name in order to emphasize her position as a literary element and provide commentary
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John Steinbeck’s famous novella Of Mice and Men depicts the harsh and repressive treatment faced by women‚ people of color‚ farm workers and those with mental handicaps in the 1930s. Curley’s wife‚ the only prominent female character in the novel‚ is looked down upon by the farmworkers‚ who see her as trouble and a tart. The curls of her hair are described twice as being like “little sausages” subtly alluding to the fact the women of her time were viewed as pieces of meat. They were commodities‚
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In this passage‚ what methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others around her? And How does Steinbeck present attitudes towards women in the society in which the novel is set? Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to represent how many women in the 1930s were classed below men‚ and how this prejudice allowed their lives to be defined by the men around them. In this passage‚ Steinbeck has manipulated Curley’s wife’s appearance in order to reinforce our pre judged feelings
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John introduced us to a character called Curley’s wife‚ she plays a complex and misfit character as she got so many different sides to her‚ as sometimes the reader feels sympathetic and unsympathetic about her. John Steinbeck’s novel of Mice and Men is an example of how the reader’s perception of a character can change without the character actually changing. Steinbeck uses many different techniques to present Curley’s wife such as colour imagery‚ appearance‚ metaphors and similes in the early
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alvinayingh... Student High School - 10th Grade eNoter Up 3 Down Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to present the theme of loneliness in Of Mice and Men. Her real name is never revealed in the story‚ showing that she has never been considered as a real person with an identity of her own. In fact‚ Steinbeck depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad- Curley’s bad temper has only worsen since their marriage. Her purpose in the book is rather simple- she is a ‘tramp’‚
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QUESTIONS Part A) What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife? In the passage the first words that Steinbeck uses are that “Both men glanced up‚” and through this we are introduced to Curley’s wife through her effect on men and not through any notion of herself‚ which Steinbeck does to show us she is only worthy for the use of men. Not so long after in the sentence we are told “the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway way cut off.” Here‚ Steinbeck uses the light symbolically to highlight
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Dream’. Central to Steinbeck’s novel is Curley’s Wife and her importance in the novel is of how she revolves around the novels main themes and events. Curley’s Wife is excluded for being female‚ she is often found in search for companionship on the ranch as her newly found marriage does not give her the affection she desires‚ as she states to Lennie “I don’t like Curley he aint a nice fella.” Because of this she often tries to interact with the other men although she is never allowed as they think
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Gifted Literature 17 December 2013 Curley’s Wife: A Deeper Insight Curley’s wife is stuck living on a ranch with no other women during the Great Depression. She is called many names such as “tart”‚ but she is never given a formal name besides Curley’s wife. Although Curley’s wife acts promiscuous and mean‚ she is actually suffering from loneliness. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley’s wife is defined as Curley’s wife and nothing more than that. Living on a ranch with all men‚ her husband rarely even acknowledges
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Explore how Curley’s wife is affected by Prejudice The other men call her and treat her like a tart. She is often demeaned and made to feel oppressed. One way in which I believe she is oppressed is by the way she’s not given a name‚ just referred to as Curley’s Wife‚ Curley’s property. “I ain’t used to living like this”‚ this quotation suggests that she is sick of being made to stay at home all day and just clean‚ cook and do all the chores around the house. I believe that Curley’s wife also feels
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