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Curley is shown to be aggressive when he first meets George and Lennie in the Bunkhouse, “‘I’ll try to catch him,” said Curley. His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped. He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists. He stiffened and went into a slight crouch. His glance was once calculating and pugnacious. Lennie squirmed under the look and shifted his feet nervously. Curley stepped gingerly close to him. “You the new guys the old man was waitin’ for?”’(Steinbeck, pg.25). This quote shows that Curley was preparing himself for a fight and he mean-mugged George and especially Lennie. A source from a website uses the following quote to show that Curley is quick to resort to violence, “‘Curley came suddenly to life. “I know who done it,” he cried. “That big son-of-a-bitch done it. I know he done it.” “ …I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot him in the guts.”’(Steinbeck pg. 94). This quote shows that Curley is Violent and will resort to violence when provoked.

His distance and impoliteness is simply a defence mechanism against hurt and pain that others impose upon him, and it grows stronger with every criticism. When Lennie is continuously struggling to enter Crooks’ room, he is constantly aiming at Lennie hoping for him to leave. However, Lennie manages to “disarm” him, a connotation can be made between disarming someone and weaponry. This

Andy ventures out on a hunting trip with her father, her father’s friend, Charlie and Charlie’s son, Mac. Not every character in the story signifies something special, but a few do. Andy, the protagonist is a young, eight year

And if he feels like someone is fooling around or making any funny gestures about it he takes a punkish role just because of his sense of power he has from his never appearing father (this gets his in trouble of course when he tried to fight Lennie, who proceeded to crush his hand). Curleys wife’s insecurity and longing for attention of course gets her kill and ultimately Lennie killed.

In Of Mice And Men, violence affects every character in some way, whether they are the instigators or victims of it. Two characters who are developed through their involvement in acts of violence are Lennie and Curley. The fight between them is a major event in the book, and whilst both are fighting, the fight highlights the contrast between them. Curley’s actions are described with aggressive verbs - “slashed,” “attacked” - whilst Lennie’s are described with passive, innocent verbs that seem to fit his character. This choice of words for Lennie shows that whilst his attacks do far more damage than any of Curley’s he doesn’t deliberately use his power or strength for this purpose. The action that eventually crushes Curley’s hand is described as “reaching.” This can show the reader that Lennie’s instinctive reaction when he’s afraid is to “reach” or grab onto something, like he did with the girl’s dress in Weed, and does

An oral history of his death stated that Ben's friend , Mick Connolly, told policemen the Ben would be visiting his house that night. During the early hours of the morning, Ben's former aboriginal tracker friend, Billy, and police crept up and shot Ben. The wounded outlaws last words were

In like manner, Romero’s stereotypical portrayal of the protagonist Ben was that of an alpha male. Ben differs in nature and demeanor to Barbra. Ben embodied the alpha male, an aggressive, domineering unpleasantly rough hero who was persistent in finding solutions despite various objections. His aggression allowed him to courageously take on the ghouls, even if it involved him stepping outside to fend them off. When a multitude of the undead surrounded the farmhouse, Ben stepped outside and fought the ghouls and successfully slew a small number of the zombies while the other characters stayed inside the farmhouse. Ben also arrogantly asserted his plans above the other characters. A prime

Ben is also a very peculiar character.  The audience first encounters him with the full knowledge that he is dead.  Ben is also the one figure that is able to move freely between the past and the present.  Because Ben represents that which Willy seeks, Willy feels that he can achieve his goal the same way that Ben did and so he believes that "opportunism, cheating and cruelty are success incarnate" (Smith).

Despite Lennie’s articulate strength people don’t see him as a “warrior” this is because Lennie does not particularly have the drive to win instead a drive to protect, especially when it comes to George. In pages, 71-73 Crook’s playfully threatens that George will leave Lennie and makes the mistake of mentioning George being injured. Since Lennie is not the most competent he becomes upset and threatens Crooks almost like a dog would when its master is in danger. This expresses his warrior-like tendencies and how shadow like they turn when Lennie feels

The book Slaughterhouse-Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut, is an anti-war book about Vonnegut’s exposure to the vivid events that unfolded during his time at the slaughterhouse in Dresden, Germany and how it affected him. The story is told by Vonnegut through the perspective of the main protagonist, Billy Pilgrim. Billy was a survivor from WWII and the Dresden bombing, but after returning he claims to have traveled through time to explicit memories from life and had been abducted by Tralfamadorians (aliens). However, in the film Slaughterhouse-Five, directed by George Roy Hill, viewers see slight changes to the storyline. Viewers notice that in the opening scene that Vonnegut’s friend Bernard O’Hare and his wife, Mary O’Hare, are never

Although Sarty did not wish to, he had planned to lie in court. Abner figured that Sarty wanted to tell the truth and estimates that his son was going to betray him and the rest of the family. Abner smacks him, without heat though, and tells him that he needs to “learn to stick to your own blood, or you ain’t going to have any blood to stick to” (Faulkner 181). Sarty feels defenseless and trapped, and only answers his father with a simple “yes,” probably afraid of getting hit again if he argues. This scene with his father pushes Sarty to recognize just how much he wants to become

The films Gangs of New York and Far and Away are both similar and different. For example, both films depict a similar time period, but in a different location. The main characters in both movies have a similar heritage, but are a bit different personality-wise. Finally, in the beginning of the films, the main character wants revenge. However, Far and Away quickly resolves this issue while Gangs of New York continues this for the majority of the movie.

In the beginning of the story Benny is described as a quiet boy, who is likely to stay out of trouble, should he goes to war. He does go to war and when he returns apparently nothing has changed. Benny is still the quiet boy; short and skinny with a long narrow face, a pulpy mouth and soft black eyes. An important thing to notice is his hands. Later in the story

“Ab unjustly accuses Sarty of intending to betray him at the hearing, but he correctly recognizes that his son is moving out of childhood, developing a mind and will of his own and is no longer blindly loyal. In instructing the boy that everyone is the enemy and his loyalty belongs to his blood … Blood loyalty means total identification with Ab….” (Gorman, 163.)

However, this film takes on a whole new perspective of bank robbers because the tactics used and the stories portrayed are immensely different. Violence most certainly plays a huge role in Bonnie and Clyde as the couple kill those who get in their way, unlike in Inside Man where no murder was actually committed. The ending to each is also very different because Russell comes out victorious, whereas Bonnie and Clyde are both murdered by the police as they attempt to flee. Bonnie and Clyde were a passionate couple who were led by their emotions, on the other hand, we have Dalton Russell who uses his smarts and cunning abilities to make a perfect plan to rob a bank without actually taking