Crooks vs. Curley’s Wife John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of mice and Men‚ shows the lives of a Negro skinner who is excluded from all things and the boss’s son’s wife. They appear different because they come from different backgrounds of life‚ but in actuality they are alike in many fashions. Crooks and Curley’s wife lived simple lives on the ranch and their parents placed restrictions on them when they were younger. Crooks was the only black man on the entire ranch and had a specialized job that he could
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important characters in Of Mice and Men are Crooks and Curley’s Wife. This is because they do not just play a vital role in the œstoryline but they tell the audience so much about the society in which the book is set‚ how they were treated and the attitudes of other towards them. Crooks is the only black man on the ranch and because of this he is treated extremely different and abused on a daily basis with violence as well as racism. Firstly Crooks is segregated in the barn and has his own room
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faced by Curley’s wife and Crooks in the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Discrimination occurs in this novel because both Crooks and Curley’s wife are discriminated against for things such as race and gender. Even though both characters are discriminated against on the ranch the reasons they are discriminated against are different. Both characters are minorities‚ have bad reputations‚ and open up to people who are willing to listen and talk to them. Crooks and Curley’s wife are both minorities
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also a key theme throughout the book.Candy’s description of Curley’s Wife seems accurate after her first appearance in the novel. On the other hand‚ Curley’s Wife’s appearance could be seen as naivety and simply youthful desire to be found attractive. Red is a primary colour therefore children are attracted to it‚ it is a colour children want to wear because it is bright and has an element of happiness in it. Therefore Curley’s Wife wearing the colour red may symbolise a child’s attraction to bright
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Chapter 1 Sycamore: any of several North American plane trees‚ especially Platanus occidentalis‚ having shallowly lobed ovate leaves‚ globular seed heads‚ and wood valued as timber. Yammered: to whine or complain. Delightedly: highly pleased. Chapter 2 Neckties: a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck
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How does Steinbeck present Crooks’s and Curley’s Wife’s relationship? Steinbeck shows us how people become stronger with the support and companionship of others through Curley’s Wife’s relationship with Crooks. After hearing Candy’s speech about the dream they now all share this hope of a better life together. This dream includes Crooks‚ who before was irritated by the other men’s company‚ is now realising how lonely he had been before and this almost reachable dream could become a reality
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jealous. His wife is a flirt and definitely lacks the attention (the right kind of attention) she should receive from her husband. She’s a trophy‚ and he treats her as such. They had a short engagement (they married the night they met)‚ and Curly’s wife‚ from the little we really know about her married Curly for little more than to get away from her mother. Curly and his wife have a very unstable marriage‚ lacking in communication‚ love and respect. Curly believes that his wife is a possession
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Similarities of Crooks and Curley’s Wife There are many similarities of Crooks and Curley’s Wife. In John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men‚ both Crooks and Curley’s Wife are struggling with feelings of loneliness. Both characters are forced into this social isolation because of racial and gender differences as well as by the environment in which they live. Crooks’ race and Curley’s Wife’s gender synonymously contributed to their loneliness and isolation. Crooks was a black man and there Of Mice And Men
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million men and women - one third of America’s population - were unemployed. Curley’s wife She is newly married to Curley. We never know her name - she is merely Curley’s ’property’ with no individual identity. She is young‚ pretty‚ wears attractive clothes and curls her hair. She seems flirtatious and is always hanging around the bunk-house. She is lonely - there are no other women to talk to and Curley is not really interested in her. "What kinda harm am I doin’ to you? Seems like they ain’t
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is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray that she shows off and for that reason
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