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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the ranch in Soledad they meet Curley‚ the boss’s son‚ Candy‚ the swamper‚ and lots of other male ranch workers. They also meet Curley’s wife‚ the only female on the ranch. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife to us by describing to us as the reader her appearance and body language‚ what she says and how she says it. He also shows us what other characters think of her threw their responses to her and what they say about her. The character of Curley’s wife doesn’t change in the book however
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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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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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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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‘Curley’s Wife.’ While she is the only woman‚ Curley’s wife is one of the most significant characters in this novel. In a world full of hard working men‚ she was misunderstood and was not given the chance to show her full potential. This novel almost never refers to female characters by name. Curley’s wife is referred to as ‘Curley’s wife’ throughout the entire book. The simple fact that she is never given a name shows that she women at the time were seen as objects. Her husband‚ Curley‚ was constantly
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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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Write three sentences about these views using the sample below as a model Eg: Rose’s play challenges the audience to examine their own prejudice‚ exposing the dangers of prejudging‚ particularly in the court room. 3. What does Rose value / condemn? Identify three qualities/concepts/ideas that you believe Reginald Rose endorses‚ challenges or leaves unquestioned in ‘Twelve Angry Men’. Justify your response. 2. Setting: Rose’s play is all acted on the same set: Analyse the imagery
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Curley In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ the author explores the character Curley. Curley is the boss’s son and he is not really liked by everyone else on the ranch. The author tells how Curley acts towards his wife‚ the other men working on the ranch‚ and most importantly Lennie and George. He also gives the idea that Curley is sometimes lonely during the story. Throughout the story‚ Curley shows us that he is skillful‚ daring‚ yet he was also known as a being a bully towards other
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