Men’ is a short novel by John Steinbeck‚ which is set in 1930s America. At this time in American History they were suffering from a hard hitting economic depression. This book is set on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. Throughout this novella‚ Steinbeck addresses key theme‚ for example discrimination‚ loneliness and the American Dream. Curley’s wife is a complex character. She is the only woman on the ranch. Curley’s wife is used as a plot device by Steinbeck to explore themes like discrimination and
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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 one of the most significant characters in John Steinbeck’s novel "Of mice and men‚" although we never learn her name. We learn about her through her own words and actions and also through other characters’ descriptions and opinions of her. Before Curley’s wife makes her first appearance‚ she is introduced to us through Candy’s opinion of her. He tells George that‚ although she has only been married to Curley for two weeks‚ she has already "got the eye." He also describes he as "a
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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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Curley’s wife is also another character who would very happily settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. She admits to Lennie that she is unhappily married when she says “I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella”. In fact the only reason why she married him was to rebel against her mother as she thought that her mother hid the letter that would’ve led her to her dream of being a famous movie star. As well as crooks‚ Curley’s wife also links
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Social injustices in literature are often used as a plot device‚ by which authors utilize in an attempt to convey a deeper message to the reader. By detailing forms of discrimination - against race‚ against gender - through characters and incidents that develop throughout a story‚ authors are able to speak volumes about times of societal unrest and injustice. Specifically‚ the motif of racism during the Great Depression era is portrayed through works of literature‚ such as Of Mice and Men and To
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Compare the ways in which Blake and Larkin present the theme of corruption in their poems. William Blake and Phillip Larkin are very different poets; they have different techniques to convey their ideas but both skilfully are able to establish a connection with the audience through these different means. The two poets‚ despite being separated in time successfully convey even to a modern day reader the theme of corruption in their poems‚ concentrating on Blake’s “London” and “The Chimney Sweep” and
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Explore the ways in which Duffy conveys a difficult relationship in Dream of a Lost Friend Throughout the poem ‘Dream of a Lost Friend’‚ Duffy uses many carefully crafted writing techniques to suggest to the reader a difficult relationship. The relationship in this situation appears to be that between herself and her deceased friend‚ who had AIDS. A sense of regret appears to be omnipresent throughout the poem‚ as well as a slight feeling of guilt. One major theme throughout the poem
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Explore the ways in which Sherriff makes this moving and dramatic ending to the play? In ‘Journey’s End’ by Sherriff‚ he uses a variety of language techniques to create a dramatic ending to the play. Stanhope‚ in this extract‚ seems to be much more like what Raleigh made him out to be‚ as he is more like a friend then a commanding officer. This is shown when Stanhope calls Raleigh ‘Jimmy’‚ which shows the closeness they once shared‚ as it is likely to be a nickname. Similarly‚ Raleigh calls
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How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George in the 1st chapter? Lennie and George’s father and son like relationship is clearly one of love‚ although from the beginning we sense George’s frustration due to Lennie’s constant childish behaviour. George is very protective over Lennie‚ “Lennie for God’s sake don’t drink so much!” because he has been told to look after him by his “Aunt Clara”. George does like having Lennie around as he says‚ “No you stay with me”. As Lennie and George are itinerant
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