demonstrates the character of Curley’s wife as she copes with loneliness by attracting the attention of the men in the farm. All throughout the novella‚ she makes three appearances‚ the bunkhouse and Crook’s room where she slowly reveals her identity to the readers‚ which leads the barn where she reveals the most about herself. Looks can be misleading and despite the fact that she shows herself one way does not imply that it is her true self. Curley’s wife makes her first appearance when she stumbles
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Curley’s Wife‚ the ranch owners’ daughter-in-law‚ is trying to find someone to give her attention. Curley’s Wife gets characterized through her appearance‚ dialogues with other characters‚ and what other characters say about her. Curley’s Wife appearance and actions around the boys show her to be trampy. Lennie and George are in the bunkhouse when Curley’s Wife comes in. She is all made up‚ has a red cotton house dress on‚ and red slippers sporting ostrich feathers. Curley’s Wife asks about
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Curley’s wife has no name and seem to not be givien no importantance. As the only woman on the ranch‚ Curley’s wife is lonely and sad. In the novel they don’t portray women in the best matters. They treat women with despite in the whole novel. Women seem to drive them mad and only bring trouble towards them. In curley’s wife case she seem to be all those charactierisctics. She reminices of unhappiness in her marriage because her husband seems to care little for her‚ and is really more interested
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To begin with‚ in the novel Of Mice and Men‚ Curley’s wife is a disadvantaged character who relates to the themes dreams and loneliness. She is important in the novel because she portrays the stereotypical 1930’s women in America and she is the only women in the novel. Steinbeck presents her negatively but by the end of the novel the reader feels sympathetic towards her. Curley’s wife is first introduced in section two; ‘both men glanced up‚ for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut
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ranch‚ Curley’s wife was referred to as a so called “tart” by the men. A tart is an offensive term referring to the idea of a temptress. In the novel‚ Curley’s wife is viewed as a tart by the way she is portrayed. Due to the clothes she wears and the actions she makes‚ many people come to this untrue conclusion. Therefore‚ because of this idea and her kindness‚ she is blamed for the death of her friend‚ Lennie‚ at the end of the novel. However‚ it is clearly perceptible that Curley’s wife is not a temptress
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Curley’s wife in Chapter 4 1. What does Curley’s wife mean when she says‚ ‘They left all the weak ones here’? 2. State the three things that you think are most significant about Curley’s wife’s character‚ situation or behaviour in this chapter. 3. Find and copy down the quotations which show how Crooks reacts to the threats of Curley’s wife. What exactly is she threatening‚ and why does Crooks react in the way he does? 4. What is Candy referring to when he says that Curley’s wife ‘can move
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things in order to survive‚ for example‚ plants needs water‚ sunlight‚ and nutrients; animals needs water‚ food‚ oxygen‚ etc. And for us‚ human beings‚ we need oxygen‚ water and food to survive‚ but to maintain a healthy life‚ we would also need a friend(s). A person can live without a friend‚ but they might end up having mental illness and such. But it is actually not as easy as you think to find a real friend that will be your friend forever. For instance‚ some people might have a large group of friends
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Curley’s wife is also presented as a victim through the conversation between Candy‚ Lenny and George as Lenny and George completely assume Curley’s wife is ‘a tart’ before they have even met her! Steinbeck has presented her in this way through the words of candy‚ this shows that she was looked down upon by the men of the ranch and was victimised. I feel that Steinbeck has presented Curley’s wife in this way to represent how woman in the 1930’s were victimised and treated. Steinbeck presents Curley’s
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In John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” Curly wife is shown as a person with very little power and she is shown to have no control. She uses her beauty as a strength. This situation foreshadows her death because of her flirtatious sense of personality; she was purposely flirting with Lennie and he was not stable enough to handle this. Her mother makes the situation worse by telling her that she couldn’t be an actress this brings down her self-esteem making her believe that she could never amount
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How does Steinbeck create tension in the fight between Lennie and Curley in Chapter 3? Steinbeck cleverly builds up the tension throughout Chapter three to foreshadow the fight. It is important to note how Steinbeck builds up the tension beforehand‚ as he jumps from scene to scene which has conflicting emotions for both the characters and the reader‚ to perhaps manipulate us to believe that Lennie will be in grave danger‚ due to the violent and discriminatory characters present in the early-mid 20th
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