Analysis Of ' Of Mice And Men ' And ' Macbeth '

The characters always refer to her as “Curley’s wife”. Curley even says, “Any of you guys seen my wife (page 53)?” This shows that men were considered more superior in the 1930s. Curley’s wife was mistreated because she was a woman, and because she was married she belonged to her husband. Thus, Curley owned her. The characters would often degrade Curley's wife by calling her disrespectful names. Candy and George were having a conversation about her and Candy says hesitantly, “ Well, I think Curley’s married… a tart (page 28).” They also refer to her as a looloo. So, if she tries to make friends or have a conversation with someone, she will be considered a

Being Curley’s wife was difficult for her for many reasons. The first one is how she is seen by other men. Curley’s wife is mainly seen as a sexual object that flirts with other men and is unfaithful by looking at men in a way that is frowned upon for married women. They see her as desperate for being noticed and for attention. This quote explains what the men think of her. “I never seen nobody like her. She got the eye goin' all the time on everybody. I bet she even gives the stable buck the eye.” Her appearance comes off as needy and desperate. Another quote demonstrates this as well. Her face grew angry. "Wha's the matter with me?" she cried. "Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways? You're a nice guy. I don't know why I can't talk to you.” She knows how the see her and is mad because of how they judge her.The second reason is how she wanted her future to be.

In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck, there are very interesting characters, including Curley’ wife or, in other words, “his possession”. At the beginning of the novel, Curley’s wife is described as a” tart”. She was given that name by the ranch heads. Physically, she had a fascinating fashion style. She would always have her fingernails painted red, her makeup would always be worn heavily and she had a thing for feathers, which she would have worn on her shoes. The guys on the ranch thought she was attractive but they weren't looking forward to any trouble with her husband, so they kept their distance from her.

Essay about Curley’s wife Curley’s wife is the only female character in the novel Of Mice of Men; Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only referred to in reference to her husband. Like the other people on the ranch, she is very lonely and has dreams of a better life which never come true. The author John Steinbeck introduces Curley’s wife in a symbolic ness way, this is shown when George is talking to Lennie about the dream and when Curley’s wife first meets both the men. “Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.

Curley’s Wife was a subject of Prejudice because she was a woman. During the 1930’s a woman’s place was to be at home raising a family, also women were seen as second class citizens and property of their husbands. Before we meet Curley’s Wife, the reader already has an opinion of her because of what the character Candy calls her- “jail bait”; George calls her a “tramp”. It’s implied that she is a tart and a promiscuous woman; she craves the attention her husband doesn’t give her.

By looking more closely at the story, one can see that Curley’s wife is also a metaphor which symbolizes the way which other people looked upon women in the society of the 1930’s. Curley’s wife represents a whole marginalized group in the American society at that time. In the novel, characters are never fully developed, but instead appear as outlines or symbols of real people. Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife represent the discriminated groups of age, race, and sex. Curley’s wife has been given an overall picture in the eyes of George and Lennie before they even meet her, by Candy. The picture Candy paints about her hints at how she tends to give all the men on the ranch ‘the eye’. Nobody really knows Curley’s wife because nobody ever talks to her and listens to what she really has to say. Curley’s wife wants attention. She wants people to notice her. She is the only woman on the ranch out of all the men. She wears fancy clothes and nice make up to make her look beautiful and

The character of Curley’s Wife is very hard to unravel, as throughout the book, Steinbeck’s representation of women through characters such as George and Candy, is very harsh. This is because the sociological opinion at that time was that they were either, mothers, sisters, or prostitutes,

As Candy, the housekeeper mentions to George, ?Well, I think Curley?s married?a tart.? (p. 14) What the men do not know is that Curley?s wife is just incredibly lonely, once having dreamt to be a star, and marrying Curley after the failure of that dream. She is all alone in the secluded world of the ranch. Having a husband who pays no attention to her, she tries to find someone to talk to among the men in the ranch, dressing provocatively for that reason only. Unfortunately, the combination of misunderstanding and their knowledge of only one type of women ? the kind they encounter at ?cat-houses? ? drives the men away from Curley?s wife.

John Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife at the start of the story as an irrelevant character because she has no relation with George and Lennie. At the start, Curley is one of the most important characters (besides George and Lennie) because he has the power to crush George and Lennie’s dream of having a farm of your own. But as the story goes on, to end, we see the importance of her character and that everything that has happened on the ranch is caused by her presence; even though she is not in the story as much as others, she has a long lasting effect on the other characters. She is mentioned in the story a lot because of how she would acted around the men working in the ranch. In the end, we knew Lennie and George were not going to get a

The literary canon is a group of literary works regarded as some of the most educational and imperative of a particular time or period. Of all the books in the literary canon, about 21.3% are female authors and about 13.5% are non-white authors and the rest are white, male authors (Applebee, 31). Almost every school uses books that are apart of the literary canon. Some people believe that the literary canon should change due to the lack of diversity in the authors. Others think that the current books should not change just for diversity because they already have great content. The literary canon should not change because the current canon provides the best education for students.

To illustrate the idea that Curley's wife was misunderstood, is that the author portrayed her as very flirtatious and coquettish. The guys on the ranch always claim that she is unfaithful to her husband and give other men "the eye". In chapter two, the swamper says "I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it.

An excessive amount of Power can create a dictatorship, and can fabricate an emotionless human. Macbeth, is a play written by William Shakespeare, it is about a man who becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming the king of Scotland and when he is king, Macbeth, is misguided by power. Whereas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a literary novel, written by John Boyne, talks more on how German authoritative figures, used their power to abuse the Jews. Abuse of one’s leadership is portrayed in many various ways throughout both texts. To add, violence was divulged in both texts, due to the fact that power can only be abused, if the authority decides to become violent, thus ending all peace and justice. Fear, was in Macbeth and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, because authoritative figures who were in power, used fear to control the one’s who were not, also certain characters were affected by fear for it was used to traumatize themselves. In Macbeth and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the major common theme shared in both texts was the corruption of power. The characters within Macbeth and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, abuse their leadership roles, bring on a mass of violence, and cause a tremendous amount of fear.

Steinbeck is showing how Curley’s wife emerges as a complex and interesting character. Although her purpose is rather simple in the book’s openings, she is been called “tramp,” “tart,” and “bitch”. These nasty comments are made by the people that dislike her and her appearances; this makes the reader feel sympathy for her. Later in the book Steinbeck become more complex.

At the very beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is provoked by the letter she receives by Macbeth and starts plotting the murder of Duncan. She also wishes she were a man such that she could commit the murder all by herself saying so in Act 1 Scene 5, “Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty” (Macbeth 1.5.36-52). She appeals to these spirits to remove all aspects of her femininity and seeks to gain power through the prophecy of the witches. Her fear about the ability of her husband to commit the murder is subdued in her designated gender. Lady Macbeth manages her feminine power through her sensuality and pretended weakness through her fainting streak at the notice of Duncan’s death. Manipulation, usually through sexuality is often depicted as the source of women’s power still Lady Macbeth uses this power of hers to commit murder, a masculine demonstration of power. Lady Macbeth in her soliloquy about the planning of Duncan’s death refers to her husband as an individual who plays honestly and does not engage in wrongdoing.

An excessive amount of Power can create a dictatorship, and can fabricate an emotionless human. Macbeth, is a play written by William Shakespeare, it is about a man who becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming the king of Scotland and when he is king, Macbeth, is misguided by power. Whereas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a literary novel, written by John Boyne, talks more on how German authoritative figures, used their power to abuse the Jews. Abuse of one’s leadership is portrayed in many various ways throughout both texts. To add, violence was divulged in both texts, due to the fact that power can only be abused, if the authority decides to become violent, thus ending all peace and justice. Fear, was in Macbeth and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, because authoritative figures who were in power, used fear to control the one’s who were not, also certain characters were affected by fear for it was used to traumatize themselves. In Macbeth and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the major common theme shared in both texts was the corruption of power. The characters within Macbeth and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, abuse their leadership roles, bring on a mass of violence, and cause a tremendous amount of fear.