minor characters; Curley‚ the boss’ son‚ and Slim‚ the jerkline skinner. The introductory paragraphs of these two characters are interesting because they are highly contrasted. We are first introduced to Curley‚ “a thin‚ young man” on page 46. The use of the word “thin” (as opposed to Lennie’s opening description of being George’s “huge companion”) implies that he is delicate‚ fragile‚ weak‚ and the word “young” suggests he is brash‚ arrogant‚ and connotes naivety. Furthermore‚ Curley is immediately
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How does Steinbeck present the character of Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men? Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a poignant tale which tells of a number of disconnected‚ isolated characters. Curley’s wife epitomises the extreme loneliness of the human condition. Although she only makes a significant appearance three times in the novel‚ she plays an important part both in terms of plot development and in terms of furthering the readers’ understanding of the theme of loneliness and alienation.
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The character of Curley’s Wife is one of the most significant characters in the book as she is linked to the key themes of loneliness and dreams‚ which ultimately leads to both her death and Lennie’s death. Steinbeck uses the character of Curley’s Wife as a microcosm for the prejudice that faced all women in 1930’s America. Like most of the main characters in the novel‚ Curley’s wife is significantly related to the theme of dreams. Her role in this theme is slightly more important than others
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California sometime during the 1930’s. The financial struggles during the Great Depression serve as a core to which this story revolves around. The struggle to make ends meet kept the story’s main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ looking for a job in order to reach their dream of owning a home. This story’s main characters are all men‚ with the exception of one important woman. This woman is referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife.’ While she is the only woman‚ Curley’s wife is one of the most significant characters
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comes looking for Curley and ends up talking to George and Lennie for a bit. I would especially use the part where she "twitched" her body and where she tells George that "you can’t blame someone for looking". That implies it’s okay for them to look at her.she been only married for only 2weeks‚ maybe she flirts with other men’s because she not used to the married life.It also tells that that she is ’young’ . George has a bad impression on curley’s wife. He says " well I think Curley married a tart"
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Chaucer’s character‚ the Wife of Bath‚ grabs the reader’s attention immediately as she sets the stage for giving an account of her beliefs on love and life: “Housbondes at chirche dore I have had five.” Because of her blunt honesty at the very beginning of her Prologue‚ the reader senses that the Wife of Bath feels no shame and carries no regrets about her many marriages. This is confirmed when the Wife proclaims‚ “Of whiche I have piked out the beste.” She displays two attitudes throughout the piece:
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does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitude to others and how does Steinbeck present attitudes to women in the society in which the novel is set in? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. John Steinbeck uses the contrast of light and dark and colour imagery to foreshadow Curley’s wife’s future and to also portray the fact that the ranch hands consider Curley’s wife as a “tart” and “jail bait”. Steinbeck first introduces Curley’s wife at the start of the passage as he describes
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Curley’s wife presented in a complicated way.. She is ambiguous in some sense. Dangerous: ‘both men glanced up for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.’ ‘She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up.’ Red‚ foreshadowing danger. Vulnerable: ‘heavily made up.’ Insecure. Hiding domestic violence. Mysterious. Outlet for feelings‚ only thing she has control over. Wants attention because she is neglected by Curley. ‘I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella.’ She
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Curley’s wife also abuses her power as women against crooks by threatening him‚ "I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny."Curley’s wife shows she felt unhappy as she has just come to speak as she is lonely. She then starts being rude to Crooks by calling him a “nigga” and she enjoys this authority she has over a man. As a result of the other men having authority over her because she’s a woman‚ but Crooks is black so he’s lower in society compared to Curley’s wife. Also people
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Curley’s wife plays an important role in much of the action in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Select a Scene in which Curley’s Wife Appears. Analyse Closely how Steinbeck Presents this Character at this point‚ and Consider Briefly this Character’s Role in this Novel as a whole. Curley’s wife plays an important role in much of the action in Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men." The only woman on the ranch and married to the boss’s son‚ she is presented mainly through the eyes of the men. We
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