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    Steinbeck uses quite descriptive vocabulary to describe Curley as an individual and links this to the way other characters react to him. Furthermore‚ he says “His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious”. This is a strong indicator in suggesting that Curley is quite an aggressive character as he describes him as pugnacious. The word ‘pugnacious’ itself is quite unusual and yet it solidifies the suspicions of what the audience think of Curley (him being a character always wanting a fight)

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    Steinbeck present’s Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch‚ who occupies a key role in the novella as the catalyst for much discontent for several of the characters and for the tragic ending‚ because of this men in the ranch constantly think of her as a ‘trouble maker’. George refers to her as a “poison” and that he has “never seen piece of jailbait worse than her” This suggests that if Lennie gets in trouble with Curley’s wife it’s trouble for the both of them as they will lose the chance

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    Steinbeck uses the fact that Curley’s wife is the only female of the ranch to post her as a threat to the male ranch workers. When she is first introduced it isn’t pleasant. Candy starts of by saying ‘I seen her give slim the eye’ this instantly gives the reader an idea she is a bit flirtatious. He then continues to say ‘Well‚ I think Curley’s married…a tart.’ This gives the reader a view of her characteristics and we are put off by them. When we finally meet Curley’s wife for the first time she

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    fulfill her dream‚ all her hopes for her dreams were shattered at a young age. There is more to Curley’s wife‚ she cannot make a good impact on anything‚ so she makes a bad one. On first appearances of the character‚ when she talks to‚ George and Lennie in the barn‚ she gives off the impression that she is a “Troublemaker” and a bit “Tarty”‚ her body language is intentionally provocative this is shown when she displays her body in a confident way when

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    by John Steinbeck‚ the author gives an unfair portrayal to the only woman in the book. This is a sign of misogyny‚ or hatred of women. The only woman in the book is Curley’s wife‚ and she is not even given a proper name. The way Steinbeck describes her‚ describes her death‚ and how he described her actions with the men on the ranch lets the reader know that Steinbeck is not very fond of women. The way that John Steinbeck describes Curley’s wife throughout the book shows that he does not really

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    Steinbeck shows us how Lennie sees the world‚ perceives events‚ and how he reflects on something. His mind uses things he cherishes‚ to comprehend. Since the very beginning I always thought Lennie was incapable of apprehending what goes on. That doesn’t seem like the case now. Lennie is intelligent enough to see the damage and trouble he has caused. To interpret his thoughts‚ his mind creates hallucinations of his Aunt Clara and of a Rabbit. The mirage of Aunt Clara speaking in his voice is a way

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    is used to describe the river by Steinbeck‚ this creates a very positive image in the minds of the reader who along which the diction Steinbeck used to describe the slipped winkling gets a positive childlike feeling because as kids we like to play in the green parks and we often sing rhymes about twinkling stars‚ Steinbeck is using this this show a free environment where animals have freedom. the colour yellow used to describe the sands is another way Steinbeck uses diction to describe the setting

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    How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks in “of mice and men?” Throughout the novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck presents Crook as being lonely‚ intelligent and hopeless. He is in a minority group and is discriminated against because he represents the black community in 1930’s America. Indeed‚ it is because of this discrimination that Crooks attempts to draw whatever limited amount of power he can from his surroundings. “Well I gotta right to have a light”. This implies Crooks is defensive

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    In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck presents Curley’s Wife having an amazing look. Steinbeck writes that‚ ‘she had full‚ rouged lips‚her fingernails were red‚she wore red mules. The repetition of the colour red here maybe symbolizes the fact that Curley’s Wife is confident about her appearance. The thing which stands out about her is when he refers to her as ‘good looking’. This might show that Curley’s Wife is confident about her looks and femininity because her dream is to be a film star. This might

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    minorities to get a leg up.” -Bill Gates. In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men takes place during The Great Depression is 1937. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck uses some of his characters to show discrimination. The characters that i’m choosing to tell about the discrimination are Curley’s wife‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie. Steinbeck’s focuses are showing how discrimination was used during the early 1900’s from slavery‚ gender‚ or just people that are disliked. Curley’s wife was discriminated from talking

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