Month: February 2013
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Of mice and men assessment practice paragraph
“You’re all scared of each other thats what.” This quote from Curley’s wife clearly demonstrates the key theme of isolation articulated by the author John Steinbeck. Isolation is one of the main themes in Of Mice And Men, this is demonstrated almost instantly as the book starts, the town that George and Lenny are going…
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Analysis of Curleys wife- of mice and men
Curleys wife in the book is portrayed as promiscuous by all of the characters, even her own husband who is constantly paranoid about her talking to other men. This is demonstrated in numerous occasions throughout the book when he is searching for her. The purpose of Curleys wife is to demonstrate the segregation that women…
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Of mice and men- curleys wife quick analysis
Focus on characterisation (1) select a character (2) find a key quotation that you think sums up there character (3) select one line of physical description that defines them in your mind (4) find a quote by another character that adds to our understanding of your selected character (5)speculate about what role this character has…
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Annotations of “of mice and men”
Poor respect for women. Immense disrespect for black people Steinbeck constantly repeats the fact that Lenny must return to the brush if he gets in trouble. Curley’s wife isn’t named at the start, her name is not used by anyone. This shows that women are treated as objects. Curlews wife is portrayed as promiscuous, this…