The character of Curley’s wife in John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men seems insignificant and one-dimensional. Curley’s wife is considered nameless and flirtatious. Curley’s wife has yet to establish an identity for herself. The "context" of her life has left her deprived of many of the established means necessary for the development of an identity. It is undiluted that Steinbeck omits both a name and a definite identity in his creation of Curley’s wife in order to accurately portray her
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The odd duo is trying to survive and save up money in the 1930s: Great Depression. In chapter 2‚ George and Lennie are introduced to Curley the swamper‚ the boss‚ Slim‚ And Curley’s wife it was the second day before dinner. George and Lennie were at the ranch. Candy only has one hand the boss is racist. Curley’s wife is a ho. Candy was a boxer. The boss and Curley wore high heeled cowboy boots. George lied about him and Lennie being on the bus. In chapter 3‚ George confides in Slim about the incident
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Curley’s wife has lost her dream and she lives an unhappy life. One of the quotes to prove this statement is‚ “I tell ya I could of went with shows” (Steinbeck‚ 78). This quote proves that Curley’s wife could have had a chance at a bigger life than just working on a ranch and living an unhappy life. Another good quote is‚ “An’ a guy tol’ me he could put me in pitchers…” (78). This statement or quote from the novel “Of Mice and Men” shows how Curley’s Wife lost all her dreams because she went and
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Curley’s Wife is portrayed as a “tart” and “tramp” according to the male characters in Of Mice and Men. She frequently flirts with the ranch hands on her father-in-laws’ farm. Even though she’s a trouble maker‚ Curley’s Wife experiences extreme loneliness and the hurt of her own broken dream. She explains on page 97 that she had a chance at an acting career but instead she was trapped into living an unhappy life with Curley. This proves that Curley’s wife is not a heartless “bitch”
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Loneliness in Of Mice and Men was betrayed through Curley’s wife‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Lennie. Curley’s wife is lonesome for some company. She is the only woman on the ranch which causes Curley to be overprotective. “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely (Steinbeck 86).” The men know that if they talk to Curley’s wife‚ they will get in trouble. Being the only woman on the ranch causes Curley’s wife to be a little bit of a tease. “Nobody can’t blame a person for
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Curley’s wife is a significant personality in the novel. John Steinbeck presents her in different ways during the novel and uses different methods to influence the reader’s judgement‚ for instance through her look‚ as she is a complex character. Significantly Steinbeck makes it clear that nurture turns her into the person she is in the novel‚ her nature is different. He uses language to show us who she is as revealed by colour and light symbolism; incongruity of her appearance and the setting; simile
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Steinbeck present Curley’s Wife? The book was written in the 1900’s which was an area where women and black people were marginalized by society due to their sex or skin colour. In the book‚ the first time we are introduced to Curley’s Wife is through another character: Candy. This suggests that she must be quite an important character as she is being rumoured about. He says “Wait’ll you see Curley’s Wife”‚ this quotation intrigues the reader and makes them wonder about Curley’s Wife. Then Candy goes on
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desired traits like the obvious light’ and good’‚ were saved for the traditional male. These ideas stem from the Aristotelian paradigm‚ and are consistent with gender roles in Chaucer’s world. The Wife of Bath was expected to have the feminine
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On the day November 22‚ 1963 I was waiting in the streets of Dallas‚ Texas. I remember I was on Main Street at Daley Plaza in Dallas. I had been waiting there for almost two hours and I had the best spot to see Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy roll down the street waving to the crowd. I knew that Kennedy was coming to Texas because we were a major state that he had to win in order to have a good chance of re-election. In those two hours I heard that Kennedy was giving a speech outside of his hotel in Fort Worth
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Essay I Matthews and Cofer both came from different cultures and both have problems. They lived two completely different lives. Both Matthew and Cofer worried about their friends excepting the fact that they had another culture. They both lived in the United States but had another life that they didn’t like sharing‚ but their family would not let them forget about it. In “Don’t Call Me a Hot Tamale” Cofer‚ “Pick One‚” Matthews‚ and “My Two Lives‚” Lahiri all face similar adversity‚ social problems
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