In the novel of mice and men, Steinbeck presents Curley's Wife is presented in many various ways. At first impression, she comes across as the seductive, troublemaker the ranchers see her as. Nevertheless, as the story progresses, we learn that this is only one of many sides to a very lonely woman. The reader’s sympathy for this character also changes throughout the novel, as her secrets are revealed and the real Curley's Wife is found. Curley's Wife is a very complex character. The reader's first
First, Steinbeck describes how important friendship is to people. When George and Lennie first go to the ranch, George tells Lennie that they’ve “‘got a future’” and they don’t have to “‘sit in no bar room,’” (Steinbeck 14) because they have each other. Steinbeck uses this dialogue between George and Lennie to hint that taking care of Lennie gives him more purpose by having him mention that guys that go around alone tend to end up in bars without any real purpose. However, since George has Lennie
The novel The Pearl explains “There are only good and bad things and black and white things and good and evil things and no in between anywhere”(Steinbeck 1). Kino the main character in the pearl by John Steinbeck does not realize what he has and loses it all. Furthermore, Steinbeck tells a story about a poor man kino and his wife Juana and their baby Coyotito.This story takes place in a small fishing village in La Paz Mexico.Throughout this story kino finds a pearl that changes his and his family
need for sexual contentment. John Steinbeck uses symbolism throughout his story in different objects, places, and characters. Some of these symbols were the chrysanthemums, the Salinas Valley, and Elisa herself. Steinbeck uses the chrysanthemums to symbolize Elisa’s sexuality and femininity, the Salinas Valley to symbolize her dull and emotional life, and finally Elisa’s manliness to show how no one has appreciated her feminine side. The first symbol that Steinbeck uses to put more emphasis on his
How Does Steinbeck Present Curley’s Wife in Of Mice And Men? Of Mice and Men is a morale motivated novel that allows Steinbeck to voice his opinion about the hardships and issues of the 1930’s and the Great Depression. One of the main issues Steinbeck explores in great detail is sexism and the character that is used to channel the attitude towards women most is Curley’s Wife, the only female to appear in person in the entire novella. However, his representation of this character and how she compares
In the novella Of Mice and men, Steinbeck is never compassionate on its portrayal of female characters such as Curley’s Wife. Steinbeck offers misogynistic depictions of women who are either deceased parental figures or prostitutes. Steinbeck leads the reader into a false sense of understanding by directing the reader’s sympathy towards Lennie and the destruction of his dream as well as his naïve innocence. At first it seems as though Curley’s Wife plays the catalyst however, as the plot develops
Of Mice and Men Essay Has anyone ever had such a strong friendship with someone that they consider them family? The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck illustrates an amazing friendship.The book is mostly about two men named Lennie and George. This story gets very sad and ends up leaving everyone depressed at the end. One of the themes he uses is companionship. Lennie is one of the main characters in the book. Lennie and George have this amazingly strong friendship. He uses Lennie and George’s
Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck uses the symbolism of the flower and the pot to develop the theme of a woman’s desire for freedom in a restrained world. To set the background, Steinbeck begins his story with a dense foggy winter hovering over the Salinas Valley to signify Elisa’s confusion and doubt about her gender role in life. The fog that hovers on top of Salinas Valley illustrates Elisa’s clouded judgment and uncertainty of her future. “It was a time of quiet and of waiting” (Steinbeck 1) for Elisa Allen
is a character from the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The presence of this woman alone caused mischief, distrust, a bit of rivalry, and mishap on the farm among the coworkers of her husband. This trouble is demonstrated when Slim says to Curley, ¨ Well, you been askin´ me too often. I 'm gettin´ God d*** sick of is. If you can 't look after your own God d*** wife, what you expect me to do about it? You lay offa me.¨ ( John Steinbeck, page sixty-two). Since she liked to hang around places
from the Midwest and Southwest migrated to California, for work and pay during the harsh times. Many men went alone and worked hard to get their pay, most didn’t mind much about others, except a few lucky ones. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells an interesting story on two migrant workers. Lennie Small and George Milton, who have an unbreakable bond and travel together to their new workplace where they plan to stay and earn money so that one day they will own an acre of land and a