Review Of ' The ' Of Mice And Men ' And ' An Inspector Calls '

Steinbeck tells a story of loneliness and inequality. Throughout the novella, characters are often alone and are in some way treated differently from others. The story took place in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. People during that time period just wanted to survive; that was their idea of the American Dream. They traded survival for happiness. All the characters in the novella are somewhat alone and have nobody to count on. Curley’s wife is the loneliest in the novella because she is the only woman on the ranch, she is in an unhappy marriage, and she is mistreated because she’s the only woman.

In An Inspector Calls the theme of gender inequality is explored comprehensively. In the play, most of the women are portrayed as feeble characters, unable to make decisions for themselves. Many people often think this of Sheila, who the men feel needs protecting from lots of things, like the information that a girl has committed suicide. The play was set in 1912 when the patriarchal society was the norm. So the women that were in the play would have been seen as possessions to their husband and therefore did not work or have careers. However it would have been accepted for women to participate in charity work as Mrs Birling was. Apart from that, women would have been simply seen as wives and mothers not workers and fighters. Women did not have the same rights as men most notably women did not even have the right to vote. The

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.

“An Inspector Calls” is a morality play by the socialist playwright J. B. Priestley written in 1945 but set in 1912. The play is based on the wealthy Birling family, who is questioned by a police inspector regarding a young woman’s death. Using characters of different ages to represent the contrast of political stances and attitudes, Priestley attempts to educate the audience. He believed that Capitalism was the sole reason for the start of world war one and therefor also the cause of the great economic depression and the second world war. Priestley uses the age in the play, to tell the audience that capitalists don’t have any social responsibility, as they do not accept any responsibility for Eva Smith’s death. The behavioural contrast between the Birling parents and their children demonstrate that if you are capitalist, you can still alter your beliefs and become socialist.

The next time Steinbeck presents Curleys wife is in her conversation with Lennie, Candy and Crooks. In this extract we see how Curleys wife clearly enjoys having power over others and because she is the only girl on the ranch she is prone to discrimination by being made to feel like one of Curleys possessions. We first get

Steinbeck has written ''Of Mice And Men '' about an adventure of George and Lennie trying to accomplish their American dream's during the Great Depression during the 1930's where thousands of people lost their jobs in the Wall Street Crash making them feel hopeless. George and Lennie come to work at a ranch near Soledad in California. There they meet fellow ranch mates and a woman called Curley's Wife. In this essay I will focus on how Curley's Wife's personality and actions change throughout the novella and who she affect her and other bunkmates throughout the novella. In addition to that I would be showing how Steinbeck creates tension by using Curleys Wife.

In this essay, I am going to discuss how the character Eva Smith in the play An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley is treated in the play and the relation of this to the socialist views of the playwright. I will look at the historical context of when the play was written and when it was set, describe what happens to Eva Smith throughout the play and then link this to a socialist viewpoint.

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,

Revealing truths that the younger characters couldn’t imagine .Or as The Inspector puts it to the Birlings ‘putting ourselves in the place of these women in their dingy back rooms’ which possibly demonstrates that the inspector thinks that the Birling Family could n cope with the conditions that these young women live in.

“A Jury of Her Peers” is a short story written by Susan Glaspell in 1917 illustrates early feminist literature. The two female characters, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, is able to solve the mystery of who the murderer of John Wright while their male counterparts could not. This short story had been adapted from Glaspell’s one-act play Trifles written the previous year. The play consists of the same characters and plotline as the story. In both works, Glaspell depicts how the men, Sheriff Peters and Mr. Hale, disregard the most important area in the house, the kitchen, when it comes to their investigation. In the end, the women are the ones who find clues that lead to the conclusion of Minnie Wright, John Wright’s wife, is the one who murdered him. Both of Glaspell’s female characters illustrate the ability to step into a male dominated profession by taking on the role of detective. According to Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide, written by Lois Tyson, a reader-response critique “focuses on readers’ response to literary texts” and it’s a diverse area (169). Through a reader-response criticism from a feminist lens, we are able to analyze how “A Jury of Her Peers” and Trifles depict how a patriarchal society oppresses women in the early twentieth century, gender stereotypes confined both men and women and the emergence of the New Woman is illustrated.

The first impression given to the reader is that she is loose. Even before we meet Curley’s wife she is already said to “got the eye” for all the men as well as being “a tart” by Candy. Her social standing is already predetermined by the men in the ranch, much like George, the reader makes their judgement through Candy’s perspective setting the mood for future encounters. When the reader first meets Curley’s Wife, it’s immediately apparent that she is insignificant for she has no name. Only valued

Not long ago in the play Sheila could not believe that she has done something so bad: “ (miserably) So am I really responsible?” but afterwards she realizes that it is her fault speaks up “And I know I’m to blame-and I’m desperately sorry.” Now Sheila admits that she is guilty and accepts her fault, as she is completely ready to take full responsibility for her actions. To strengthen the theme of inequality and injustice the playwright shows how even thought not long ago in the paly she has fired a girl from the shop just because she had been “in a bad temper anyhow.”

Apart from Mrs. Birling, Priestley in his play ‘An Inspector Calls,conveys women as very weak and inferior characters; as the play was set in 1912, we can see how women were stereotypically made to be obedient and loyal to their husbands. Through the character of Eva Smith the theme of vulnerability is portrayed, and through the character of Sheila we can see how women are shown as materialistic and incompetent. Throughout the play Priestley exhibits the character of Eva Smith as an impuissant character; she is mentioned very frequently as she highlights the faults of society in 1912 due to the ill-excused way she was treated, being inferior to males of her own class as well as those much wealthier than her. Yet she never makes an appearance in the play. When she is first mentioned she is portrayed as weak when the

IsmaelDembeleWk15EngHW How does the play present it’s attitude towards women in the play? As one of the main goals for the play, JB Priestley presents his socialist views as keeping everyone as ‘one body’, and aims to reflect that through the ideologies of the Inspector. However, there are many wrongdoings and imbalances in society at that time, and this was reflected through the remainder of the characters in the play. One of the greatest and most stand out ones is the injustice towards women at the time, and this was explained in spectacular detail through a ‘poster child’ Eva Smith, a working class woman who ended up committing suicide, setting off the events in the play.

“An Inspector calls” is a renowned play constructed by J.B Priestley to enlighten us on responsibility. The controversy of this topic has been of debate for decades and arises as one of the most prominent conscience provoking plays of all time. It teaches us the values to be human, our duties and above all questions who we truly are in terms of societal standards. The tragic demise of Eva smith shows how easily responsibility can be diminished whether it is by the arousing factors of twisted love, temptations of endless wealth, human nature’s uncontrollable lust or a slight shift in loyalty to serve the greater benefit. The disparity caused by this unfair system has most to be blamed for the character’s exploitive tendencies. To sum it up, it is a play regarding the consequences of irresponsibility and the willingness to accept his or her crimes.