How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role‚ he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie‚ and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around‚ and‚ although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch‚ he does not
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In the book of‚ “Of Mice and Men” there are many characters who deserve our sympathy‚ for instance there is Lennie‚ George‚Curley‚Carlson‚Slim‚Curley’s Wife‚Crooks and several other characters. These characters make us feel sympathetic towards them weather is it because how they are treated or how they live their lives or how they behave. But although these characters deserve sympathy‚ Crooks and Curley’s Wife deserve more sympathy because of these reasons‚ Crooks is treated badly due to his race
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Curley’s wife How does Steinbeck present Curley’s wife’s’ desires in the book ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s novella‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ depicts the struggle of two wayward men during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Although a variety of characters in the story are presented as the out casts of society‚ Curley’s wife is perhaps the character in which readers feel most sympathetic towards. Essentially‚ Curley’s wife represents the image of all women in the society in which Steinbeck
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How Crooks is presented in Of Mice and Men Our first proper introduction to Crooks is at the beginning of Chapter 4 when Lennie sees Crooks’ light on when looking at his puppy and goes to investigate. This is a very significant point in the novel because it is the first real point of contact that any of the white ranch hands‚ maybe apart from Slim‚ have had a proper conversation with him apart from during work‚ when he is referred to as a “nigger”. This is hinted at when Crooks says to Lennie
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Curly’s Wife Curlys Wife is a very powerful and yet powerless character within the novel Of Mice and Men as Steinbeck uses her to reflect the prejudice against women in the 1930s since they had very little rights. Just from her title “Curlys Wife” she has no actual name‚ this shows that she is just Curlys property and powerless in the sense that she hasn’t got her own individual identity‚ only an identity through her husband‚ also she doesn’t have enough power to be called a ‘woman’ instead she
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Our first impression of Curley’s wife is that she is a very sexual character. This is suggested through Steinbeck’s description “her fingernails were red”. Red is associated with danger but also with love and passion. Red lipstick was used by prostitutes at the time to represent sexual arousal. Steinbeck also uses similes to give an image of Curley’s wife. For example “her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages”. However‚ the primary message is that she is dangerous and not to be trusted
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loneliness at least one point in their life; sometimes it makes a huge impact. In John Steinbeck’s book “Of Mice and Men”‚ one of my many obvious characters that experience loneliness is Crooks. Crooks is lonely because he is African American‚ he distances himself from the other men‚ and he comes off a bit too strong. One of the reasons he is lonely is because he is African American during the 1930’s. “’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well
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with loneliness regarding Crooks 1) Crooks is very isolated from the others that are in the bunkhouse. We know this because "He kept his distance" and "demanded that other people kept theirs". This shows that he prefers being alone rather than face prejudice from the rest of the workers. It also shows that Crooks is quite defensive because if his he is treated. Steinbeck uses the work “distance"‚ which re-emphasises how separated he is. It also shows that Crooks requires protection because
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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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character as it shows that she did have a dream but it didn’t happen‚ her disappointment is shown when she complains how she could’ve had a better life. ’coulda been in movies‚ an had nice clothes like they wear...’ The dream tells us how Curleys wife would’ve liked to wear nice clothes‚ been in plays and spoke on the radio. Says that the man also said she was a natural. she could want to be an actress because she says about the attention that they get so she has that dream because shes always
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