Period 5 Of Mice and Men Mitchell In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck Lennie and Curley’s wife are two characters who are oppressed by their loved ones and society due to the way of how they act. Lennie’s social interactions with others‚ except with George‚ are very limited because he is mentally retarded making it hard for him to socialize. Just like Lennie‚ Curley’s wife has very little interaction with others
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Steinbeck uses the fact that Curley’s wife is the only female of the ranch to post her as a threat to the male ranch workers. When she is first introduced it isn’t pleasant. Candy starts of by saying ‘I seen her give slim the eye’ this instantly gives the reader an idea she is a bit flirtatious. He then continues to say ‘Well‚ I think Curley’s married…a tart.’ This gives the reader a view of her characteristics and we are put off by them. When we finally meet Curley’s wife for the first time she
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In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ the two main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ frequently run into Curley‚ a contentious and hostile man. Curley is one of the main sources of conflict in the book‚ as we see when George warns Lennie: “…You gonna have trouble with that Curley guy… He’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets” (Steinbeck‚ 29). Curley is representative of aggression and oppression‚ which Steinbeck shows us in both Curley’s actions and words. Curley tries to pick fights and
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How does Steinbeck use language to present the character of Curley’s wife in ‘of mice and men?’ Steinbeck uses a lot of stereotyping in his novella‚ ‘Of Mice and Men.’ He uses Crooks‚ a black man‚ to show how black people were treated in the 1930s and he uses Curley’s wife to show how insignificant women were in the 1930s. Steinbeck also uses the vernacular throughout the book to paint a more realistic picture and allow us to understand how people spoke to each other on the ranch.
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Facts about Curley’s wife She is never given a name She is Curley’s wife She is pretty She likes soft things like Lennie Felt rejected from Curley She died She hasn’t got many friends She is manipulative She had her neck broken She is flirtatious Curly hair Men think she is permiscuous She’s lonely She wanted to be an actress She was trying to punish her mum as she thought her mum had hidden the letter saying she could be an actress Marries Curley out of spite Regrets marrying
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John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men was published in 1937‚ it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from one place to another hoping to find new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. This book refers to being independent‚ and finding “yourself”. Loneliness is a significant factor in several characters’ lives. The companionship of George and Lennie is the result of loneliness.
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EXPLORE THE SIGNIFICANCE AND ROLE OF MINOR CHARACTER IN ‘OF MICE AND MEN’ ‘Of mice and men’ is set during the Great Depression. When a Dust Bowl in the 1930s‚ which vastly damaged the economics and agriculture in the US. Hundreds and thousands of farmers lost their jobs and became migrant workers in California. Finding a job in the ranches was really difficult‚ because the society was cruel to those who are useless. In this book‚ there are a few minor characters that reflected some important social
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Steinbeck present’s Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch‚ who occupies a key role in the novella as the catalyst for much discontent for several of the characters and for the tragic ending‚ because of this men in the ranch constantly think of her as a ‘trouble maker’. George refers to her as a “poison” and that he has “never seen piece of jailbait worse than her” This suggests that if Lennie gets in trouble with Curley’s wife it’s trouble for the both of them as they will lose the chance
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Curley’s wife is the only woman from the novel of mice and men written by John Steinbeck. She is the wife of the boss’s son Curley. She has no friends besides Curley as the live on a ranch with all of the workers who are all men. She tries to speak to men throughout the novel but none of them want anything to do with her. She is lonely and bored because of this. She is a very pretty and young woman‚ when she is first mentioned in the novel when talking to George and Lennie in the bunk house ‘she
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Steinbeck indicates through Curley’s wife’s attention seeking personality throughout the book that women in general are disrespected on their gender rather than their capabilities or personality resulting in a loss of identity and putting up a façade. Curley’s wife represents not all‚ but most women in the early 1900s‚ she is overlooked upon by the men on the ranch so she uses her looks to get their attention. She simply does this because she is lonely and has nothing else to do. Lennie and George
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