and men PART (A) Steinbeck uses a variety of methods to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others towards her. He does this by using a variety of language including his use of dialogue‚ and a range of punctuation. Also we see the characters thoughts by their actions. In this small passage where we first meet Curley’s wife‚ we already perceive that she is flirty and seeks men’s attention. As soon as Curley’s wife steps into the doorway Steinbeck describes her in detail. ‘She had full‚
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The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ both adhere to the Shakespearean view of tragedy. They contain elements of the supernatural and use literary devices like Nemesis & Pathos. We see the passion & ambition of characters‚ ultimately leading to their tragic flaw. But in both cases‚ not every character is deserving of his/her fate. Frankenstein and Macbeth‚ both contain elements of the supernatural. In Macbeth there are witches and powers of witchcraft
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How does Steinbeck present the character of Curleys Wife? In this essay I am going to be assessing the character Curleys Wife from Steinbeck’s book Of Mice And Men. The book is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression it features two farm workers called George and Lennie. The travel around together in search of work sharing a dream of a place of their own‚ a small ranch where they can live and work for themselves. It tells the story of how violence may erupt to destroy those dreams. Curleys
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How is Curley’s Wife presented in’ Of mice and men’? On the ranch there is only one woman who is referred to as Curley’s wife throughout the book and her lack of identity implies she is a possession of Curley’s and the fact she is never given a name suggests she’s seen more as a possession than a person. The first time she is seen the reader can instantly see she doesn’t fit in as she is wearing ‘red mules with ostrich feathers’ which is incongruous in the setting of the ranch. The colour red
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Mouse." Since the novel has been published‚ it has been called “Vulgar” and “Offensive”; perhaps because of the way it mentally handicapped people‚ people of different races (black people) and the way in which women were portrayed. *Of Mice and Men is purposely set in Salinas-Steinbeck observes his environment and writes his novels based on his senses. This probably affected the way he wrote. This makes him very familiar with the characters he gives birth to and helps us develop a deep understanding
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Malcolm to be the Prince of Cumberland. Therefore‚ the hair to the throne. Macbeth is seething about the king’s decision‚ as he thought he would become king. His emotion is portrayed to the audience whist during the soliloquy‚ he says: ‘For in my way it lies. Stars‚ hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires:’ Shakespeare uses a rhyming couplet in the quote to make a poignant point that leaves a lasting impression with the audience of
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In the early stages of the book‚ she is presented through the eyes of the other characters‚ in very unflattering terms like "tramp" and "bitch". Only innocent Lennie has a less 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
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nfl 1. First appearance When Curleys’ wife first appears in the book Lennie was fascinated by her looks and thinks that she is very pretty. You know this because he looks at her from top to bottom. These facts are true because in the book it says “Lennie’s eyes moved down her body.” To show that Lennie was fascinated by her looks it says “Lennie watched her‚ fascinated”. Another way that we know that Lennie thought that she was pretty is that after she leaves the bunk house Lennie then says “she
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Of mice and men Notes curley’s wife She is never given a name. She is given no real identity. She has only been married to Curley for a few weeks. She is lonely. There are no other women to talk to on the ranch. The men on the ranch like to think that she is after them. She is married to the sons of the owner of the ranch so why would she be after the workers who have nothing. When whit is playing cards he comments to George about Curley’s wife .”ain’t she a loo loo?” he also
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Power is presented through characters by using a long description of what the character is like‚ describing their appearance‚ positive points and negative points. The power of the character is presented by demonstrating their dominance or submissiveness over another character through their actions‚ speech and the way they behave around them‚ and if they change their behaviour around other people‚ for example Curley acts as if he’s the best in the world at everything around Lennie because he tries
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