Slim – Prince of the ranch essay Steinbeck portrays Slim as the ‘prince of the ranch’ using description‚ his interactions with workers‚ especially George and what the other characters say about him and how they treat him. I think that Slim being portrayed as the ‘prince of the ranch’ is a very accurate and reasonable perception as Steinbeck builds his character to be respected and admired almost like royalty. Slim‚ on his first appearance‚ is described as moving with a ‘majesty only achieved by
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Curley’s Wife asks about the were abouts of her husband Curley. George tells her that he is not in here. “Oh . . . she replies. She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door so that her body was thrown forward.” When Curley’s Wife comes in all made up she is obviously trying to get attention from the boys. After flirting with George an Lennie some more she hears slim outside and tells him that she is looking for Curley. “ Well you ain’t tryin’ very hard. I seen him goin’ in
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In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Curley is the antagonist who creates problems for George and Lennie. He is a pugnacious man who is small in stature. Curley has a Napoleonic complex and tries to compensate for his small size by fighting with people who are larger than him. This makes him feel bigger. The reason he is able to intimidate everyone by fighting‚ is that he has power over everyone. Being the boss’ son he has no fear of punishment and is able to do anything with impunity. He uses his freedom
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3. People often want to blame someone when "things go wrong." People spend hours in court trying to find the guilty person. So‚ how would you explain the death of Curley’s wife? Who was irresponsible? In our time people like Lennie are put to death similar acts. Argue who is responsible and explain how events took such a tragic turn. "As you would blame others‚ blame yourself; as you would forgive yourself‚ forgive others." - Chinese Proverb. This quote accurately depicts an ideal situation
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evolvement of advertising‚ and have heavily influenced the different approaches companies use to market their products to men or to women. Tipalet and Virginia Slims‚ two cigarette companies‚ introduced multilayered cigarette advertisements in the 1970s. At first glance‚ these advertisements are clearly different. In fact‚ Virginia Slims is assertively trying to pull away from the thinking behind the Tipalet ad. Yet‚ if one looks more closely‚ there is a glaring similarity- the use of a woman to
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very good appearance in front the public or their audiences then everyone can do it as well. In another view from the people‚ the simplest step for changing to become more attractive and charm must be weight loss. However using loses weight to own a slim and fit body gradually became a desire for everyone especially the youngest. So‚ how do you choose the correct way to lose weight? Is there a miracle diet? Diets abound and weight loss tips can be found everywhere but some ways might be harmful such
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present Slim from the extract? Slim‚ on his first appearance‚ is described as moving with a “majesty only achieved by royalty or master craftsmen”. With this descriptive phrase‚ Steinbeck immediately establishes Slim as someone who is confident in himself that is admired by others. To move like majesty‚ it requires one to move with graceful fluency without seeming effort. This is a man who is comfortable in his own persona. Continuing with the comparison to royalty‚ Steinbeck describes Slim as “the
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English III AP 30 October 2013 Of Mice and Men and The Scarlet Letter Of Mice and Men’s George and The Scarlet Letter’s Hester Prynne the main characters in these two novels. Both are misunderstood by the people around them. Of Mice and Men was written in 1937 by John Steinbeck to show the most vulnerable people in society at that time. The Scarlet Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850 to illustrate the way of life for the Puritan society and the way some were punished or misunderstood
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superior to someone rather than have to follow orders to her superior husband‚ Curley. The threat represents the discrimination in the 1930’s‚ which racism was ok and black people
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and Steinbeck explores George as being astute and sees straight through Curley’s wife’s playful talk‚ “ She’s rat trap”. In the novel Steinbeck explore as Curley’s wife seeks male attention which suggests that she doesn’t get enough attention form Curley‚ as we can see from Corley’s character later in the book. Also in the book itself shows that Curley’s wife is lonely insecure woman and somewhat if she think men
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