Even though all the characters in the novel live on the same ranch‚ they are lonely because of their own personal history and backgrounds‚ and the only thing that connects them all together is their dreams and aspirations. It can be argued that Curley’s wife is the loneliest person in the novel. Curley’s wife is portrayed as a very insignificant character. Steinbeck presents this insignificance as she is the only woman on the ranch‚ and throughout the novel‚ she is not given a name and only referred
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the story of two best friends living life on the run‚ struggling to keep a steady job working as ranch hands. George and Lennie are faced with many obstacles throughout the course of this book‚ beginning with Lennie and his slow mindedness‚ George is always side by side with Lennie‚ practically holding his hand to coach him through life. The story begins with the two men running away from Weed‚ the ranch they were previously employed at; we later find that George and Lennie had to flee after Lennie
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owning my own ranch and veterinary clinic. While in high school I participated avidly in sports such as varsity softball‚ winning academic all-state
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presents Crooks as a victim of racism throughout the entire book‚ Firstly Crooks is the only black man on the ranch illustrating that he is an outcast. We first here of Crooks when Candy refers to him as a ’nigger’‚ although acceptable at the time the word dehumanises Crooks and shows the lack of respect he receives from other members on the ranch. Ostracised by the white members on the ranch‚ Crooks resents it As he says ’ If I say something‚ why it’s just a nigger sayin’ it’ this depicts Crooks as
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And Men”‚ Steinbeck presents the bunkhouse as being very hostile and unfriendly through the use of adjectives‚”the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted”. This portrays the simple nature of the bunkhouse and it’s only purpose: housing the ranch hands. The adjective‚ “whitewashed” presents the clinical nature of hospital which the patients can not personalise. Therefore‚ indicates the lack of identity the habitants have. The bunkhouse is portrayed as being an uncomfortable place through
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long’s he’s with you. I tell ya... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick.” One of the characters that Steinback clearly uses to develop his theme of loneliness would be Crooks. Crooks is the only African American migrant worker on the ranch‚ so Steinback uses him to represent how the African Americans were treated as a whole during that time. He works as a
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attracts attention to herself‚ she is a victim in the ranch due to the fact that she is in a loveless marriage‚ and her version of the American dream was crushed. Granted that Curley’s Wife is mainly seen as a victim of multiple discriminations‚ one who was opposing the idea of the victimization of Curley’s Wife could attach her to certain villainous characteristics. Curley’s Wife is given no name in this novel besides the ones that the men on the ranch call her. Names like “Tart”‚ “Rat Trap”‚ and “Tramp”
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Re-creations – Taking a text and turning it into another Write a monologue using a chosen character from “Of Mice and Men”. Crooks I like the new guys. George is a nice fella‚ an’ so is Lennie. Lennie is the only fella’ I have power over in this ranch‚ and I like it because imma’ black guy and he’s a white guy. Like the other night when all the boys went to town and it were just me and Lennie. I said “s’pose George went into town tonight and you never heard of him no more”. I could tell that the
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warms to him. Throughout the novel Steinbeck proves to the reader that Slim is a character that others can confide in‚ he is the wisest character on the ranch‚ and even though he is just a migrant worker; he has earned the full respect of many people. In Slim Steinbeck creates a character that demands respect and authority from the entire ranch‚ we see this in Slim’s opening passage: “Royalty” “majesty” and “prince” Throughout Slim’s opening passage Steinbeck has created a semantic field of power
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section? (Page 57 - 63) In this section the men are constantly in frustration which creates a tense atmosphere because of the fear of becoming “sacked” by Curly’s old man‚ although the only place that enables the men on the ranch to repose whilst still working on the ranch is by going to “Susy’s place”. The brothel is strongly depended on by the men because it gives the men happiness; their attachment with the brothel is displayed by announcing what the brothel consists of. George is dependant on
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