In the early stages of the book‚ she is presented through the eyes of the other characters‚ in very unflattering terms like "tramp" and "bitch". Only innocent Lennie has a less negative response‚ "She’s perty‚" for which George hastily reprimands her. George fears that she will get them into trouble and calls her "jailbait": he has seen too many women like her‚ married women who seduce men and get them into trouble. Curley’s wife is aware of the power of her attractiveness and aims to use it to
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first discussion with George and Lennie. Candy tells them that Curley’s wife is a “tart”. The fact that Curley’s wife is introduced to us with having “the eye” tells us that she is very flirtatious with other men in the ranch despite having a husband (Curley). The fact that we‚ the readers‚ are introduced to Curley’s wife through malicious rumours means that already the reader has a negatively biased opinion on Curley’s wife and women in general at those times. Curley’s wife is first physically introduced
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Steinbeck explores some of the multiple meanings buried in the idea of "meanness." A "mean" person is‚ like Curley who is nasty and a bully. Both George and Lennie express their hatred for that kind of people. George says that he "don’t like mean little guys". Curley’s thirst for violence and his constant urge to pick fights contrasts with Lennie’s "innocent" violence. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ George says that Lennie "never done it in meanness" Lennie killed several animals
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In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ he portraits two characters‚ Curley and Candy with similarities and differences. Throughout the story‚ John Steinbeck portrays Candy more positively that Curley. Because Curley is the boss’s son‚ he uses his father’s influence to be imperious to others. His pompous behaviors are portrayed when he is seen as wearing “a work glove on his left hand‚ and like the boss‚ he wore high-heeled shoes” (25). Because he wears the same thing as his father‚ who wears
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and they turn out to be terrible. In the book Of Mice and Men‚ Curley is approached as the worst person on the ranch by many people. People analyze him as a racist‚ mean‚ and sexist man. Notwithstanding‚ he has tried to pick fights with almost everyone on the ranch. He beat Lennie‚ a mentally disabled man‚ he publicly displays him and his wife’s sexual lives‚ and he treats his wife as if she is his slave. Moreover‚ the actions Curley has done are evil‚ but they are not solely because he’s an abominable
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men” by John Steinbeck gives us reason to believe that Curley himself is to blame for his wife’s death. Curley is the one to blame for his wife’s death because if he had shown her the attention she desired Lennie then she wouldn’t have even tried to hit on Lennie‚ and the whole situation could have been avoided. In the story “ Of mice and men” by John Steinbeck gives us reason to believe that Curley himself is to blame for his wife’s death. Curley is the one to blame for his wife’s death because if
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Find these‚ and comment on them. Answers: 1. when Curleys wife says they left all the weak ones here I think she is referring to the reality that because of their circumstances; candy‚ crooks & Lennie were not capable of visiting the whore house like the other men. Curelys wife is suggesting that they are weaker because of their incapacity to take part in some of the activities other men can. 2. In this chapter I think that Curleys wife comes across as unkind cruel and nasty. She gives off
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Helen Gurley Brown was born February 18‚ 1922‚ she died August 13‚ 2012. (Fox‚ 2012) Helen was an american author‚ publisher‚ and business women. She also was the editor and chief for Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years. ("Helen Gurley Brown" 2017) When she wrote the book "Sex and the Single Girl"‚ about a single girl who thoroughly enjoyed sex‚ she shocked the world. Although Helen said things that was questioning to most she was an independent powerful woman in the publishing world. (Weigel‚ 2016)
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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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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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