Characterization: Curley’s Wife in Of Mice And Men With colorful statements like "She had full‚ rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages. She wore a cotton dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers" (John Steinbeck‚ 31)‚ Curley’s wife is one of the more vividly portrayed characters in Of Mice and Men. Although Steinbeck leaves almost nothing to the imagination
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end of Mice and Men many were disturbed by the way George handled Lennie. Many thought George didn’t need to kill Lennie. He and George could have run to a new location just like they’ve done before. They both could have started over again in a new work place‚ while still keeping their dream of getting a ranch someday. I believe otherwise. George needed to kill Lennie because he doesn’t understand his own strength‚ lennie could have killed again‚ and George didn’t know what the other men were going
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The story Of Mice and Men takes place during the Great Depression. Throughout the film Of Mice and Men‚ the relationship between George and Lennie is similar to John Steinbeck’s novel. However‚ the film is different because Curley’s wife is amused by Lennie’s stupidity‚ Lennie’s hallucination‚ and George does not hesitate to shoot Lennie. In the novel Curley’s wife talks to Lennie in the barn. While they are talking‚ she says “Lennie your crazy.” No one likes Curley’s wife‚ except for Lennie. George
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Mrs. Slemp Period 3. Of Mice And Men Report Although Lennie from “of mice and Men” and Mrs. Jones from “Thank You Ma’am”are similar in a way the authors portray them as caring‚ there are diffrences in theses characters that help readers understand important themes in the two stories. Lennie and Mrs. Jones have little similarties‚ But yet have many diffrences There are some similarties between Mrs. Jones The main characters in the twon storys. Both characters are sympathetic towards
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Of Mice and Men: Discrimination ’"Why ain’t you wanted?" Lennie asked. "’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink.’ (p.68) Discrimination is the treatment of a person based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs. Discrimination is demonstrated in Of Mice and Men many times throughout the book with Lennie‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Crooks. Each one of these characters experience discrimination in the book and it can be related
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the book Curly didnt seem that upset and he didnt even go to his wife in the barn‚ slim did. but in the movie he did have more of a reaction. but in both the movie and book he was determined to kill lennie. Slim’s reaction to Curely’s wifes death was shocked becauce he though she was just sleeping. Hus reaction to Leinnie’s death was not bad. It tells us that he is a caring person & knows how the Curley felt when he lost his wife & how George felt when he shot Lennie Slim and animals Slim said
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Women in of Mice and men Candy: ‘Well I think Curleys married…a tart’ George: ‘She’s gonna make a mess. They’s gonna be a bad mess about her. She’s a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl‚ specially like her.’ Lennie: ‘I think shes purty’ Whit: Clara gets three bucks a crack and thirty-five cents a shot‚ and she don’t crack no jokes. But Suzy’s place is clean and she got nice chairs. George: "You
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Powerlessness‚ helplessness Especially in the first chapter Steinbeck foreshadows EVERYTHING that will happen in the book in the first chapter. Key event that builds the mood: The mood of powerlessness is shown and foreshadowed throughout the novel: "Of Mice and Men" in many ways. For example‚ Carlson killing Candy’s dog. Carlson is a ranch hand and Steinbeck has DELIBERATELY made his character into the typical ranch hand that you would get in 1930s America. Steinbeck uses the event of Carlson killing Candy’s
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could have a whole new outlook on many things‚ like life. The concept of having someone is threaded throughout the novel. Discuss the significance of this idea‚ along with the theme of loneliness. Be sure to include observations about the “outcasts” on the ranch including Lennie‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife. What constitutes a genuine friendship? A genuine friendship should have people who both are willing to stand up for each other whether good or bad. In this friendship it should not
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Of Mice and Men Essay Justin Dominguez 4/28/11 Per.2 Stereotypes can destroy everyone especially the ones who are stereotyped. In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ two guys named George and Lennie they are friends and they work together. They find a job on a ranch and there is a lot of stereotypes on the ranch that the work on. In the book Steinbeck uses Crooks and Curley’s wife to show the evilness and hurtfulness in stereotypes and how they can hurt person who makes the stereotype
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