is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray that she shows off and for that reason
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Curley’s wife is presented in section 2‚ 4 and 5. Curley’s wife only appears 3 times in the novel which is in section 2‚ 4 and 5. Although she may only appear three times‚ in those three times her presence is focused on by the author and through those main chapters‚ we begin to understand more and more about Curley’s wife. In chapter 2 Curley’s wife is presented as a flashy lady who seeks attention from other men at the ranch. She is not addressed by her own name‚ but as Curley’s wife‚ which instantly
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Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men was based on great depression time ( Late 1920’s) in USA. The time of high employment and when the economy was weak farmers used to travel farm to farm on their own to find their way of living. Among most of the farmers they tend to be disconnected with each other and most of their time feeling loneliness and trying to survive within them. So Steinbeck exaggerates the theme of loneliness from characters mainly such as Curley’s wife ‚Crookes
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character of Curley’s wife and how she reacts to others? In Of Mice and Men‚ we see various different sides of Curley’s wife. We are first introduced to her near the beginning of the book and she plays a big role towards the conclusion of the book. Her flirtatious character leads to her being killed by Lennie‚ in a confused state. Candy‚ the old swamper‚ introduces us to Curley’s wife during his first discussion with George and Lennie. Candy tells them that Curley’s wife is a “tart”. The fact
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Character of Curley’s Wife? In this essay I am going to discuss how Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s Wife. We learn that Curley’s Wife is presented as both a dangerous character but also a lonely character. She is both innocent and guilty. The reader is left with the impression that the men have pre judged her to be a seductive ‘tart’‚ when in fact she is simply a victim of her own loneliness. Steinbeck pre-warns the reader by having Candy warn George about Curley’s Wife. Candy’s first
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and tells him that she can have him hung without really trying. “Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” (Page 80) this shows that she is a typical person from 1930’s America as she has very bias views towards Crooks as he is black and he is cripple. People in 1930’s America thought badly of black people so black people were often miss-treated and abused. Cripples were often thought badly of as they couldn’t do work as well as the other people so they were often
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Controlled Assessment – Curley’s Wife Women in 1930s America were treated as ‘2nd class’ to the men. They were in charge of household duties‚ especially when the men went to war. Women did not have the rights the men had‚ such as: voting and working. A traditional 1930 American woman would usually be owned by their father and passed on to their husband when married. This relates to Curley’s wife because she had no name throughout the novel. This name ‘Curley’s Wife ‘suggest that she was Curley’s possession
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Curleys’ Wife Curleys’ wife is a complex character with multiple layers in the novella “Of Mice and Men.” Through the story our perception of Curlers’ Wife changes without her actually changing. She is portrayed as both a villain and a victim. Through the story a more vunerable and sweeter side of her starts to show‚ which contradicts the first side we are shown of her. Curlers’ wife is presented in numerous ways. Mediums by which she is presented to the reader by Steinbeck is by how she is described
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end. English Essay Plan I am going to be doing my essay on Curley’s wife from the novel of mice and men. HEROIC VILLAN Mental strength racists confident Talks about Curley Lonely Inappropriate rude John Steinbeck at the beginning of the novel creates dislike towards Curley’s wife. However by the end of the novel we feel sympathy for her. Steinbeck uses many different techniques to present Curley’s wife such as… Colour imagery Appearance Metaphors Similes Dialogue Foreshadowing
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Curley’s wife is a complex‚ main character in John Steinbeck’s novella‚ "Of Mice and Men" She is introduced at the beginning and ultimately causes the end of the novella‚ her naivity and flirtatiousness leading to her inevitable death at the hand of Lennie‚ confused and scared by her forwardness and eventual unrest. She is first introduced by Candy‚ the swamper‚ who describes her from his perpsective to George and Lennie. The fact that Curley’s wife is introduced through rumours means that the
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