Explain the importance of Curley's Wife in the novel
Explain the importance of Curley's Wife in the novel Plan: * Symbols - red lipstick * Not given a name Curley's wife may seem an insignificant character because she has not even been given a name by Steinbeck. Her name suggests that she is nothing more than one of Curley's possessions. When she first appears in the novel, she is dressed up as if she is planning on going out into town, rather than just spending her day wandering around the ranch. The image of her being a sex object is emphasised by the fact that Curley keeps a 'glove fulla Vaseline', for her benefit. However, Curley's wife is influential to the book as she characterises loneliness, the longing for the American dream, danger and sexism. Her appearances in the novel are extremely important at they change the entire mood of the scene in which she appears in. We see that the first time we are introduced to Curley's wife, she is heavily made up; "full, rouged lips", "red fingernails" and "red mules". The colour red symbolises danger and sexiness, and the fact that she is wearing these items creates a sense of foreboding that she will be the cause of George and Lennie's failure to achieve their dream of having their own plot of land. Another symbol is shown by "the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off". This immediately creates a sense of danger and doom in the reader's mind due to the absence
Discuss the ways in which Steinbeck explores the concept of the 'American Dream' is central to the novel
Discuss the ways in which Steinbeck explores the concept of the 'American Dream' is central to the novel "Of Mice & Men" The American Dream was a dream that nearly everyone had throughout the twentieth century. It was hope for a better life and people believed strongly that it would come true. The main characters in 'Of Mice & Men' have a dream which was to get a plot of land and live on it and become self-sufficient. The American Dream was not an achievable goal for many people. Steinbeck shows this failure through the characters of Lennie & George. The American dream was a great thing. We first heard about it when Lennie and George were sitting by the river at the beginning of the book. The dream was a hope that every rancher had an opportunity for a better life. Lennie and George, the two main characters, had such a dream, "Some day were gonna get a little place and a couple of acres". The idea was to get a piece of land, grow crops and have an improved life there. They also new exactly what they were aiming for and what they wanted. They realised that their imagination should not be set too high for fear of disappointment. The two men also knew that they should not tell other people about the plot of land in case it was snatched from under their noses. This frequently happened then, as so many people were seeking the same desire., "Well it's ten acres said George. Got
Summary of Of Mice and Men Chapter 2
Summary "Of mice and men" chapter 2 Task- summarize very briefly what happens in chapter 2, and write short descriptions of two or three of the most important new characters, mentioning physical aspects, where these might be important, and their personalities. Also predict how they might be involved in the rest of the story. In the beginning of chapter two "of mice and men", the author again explains (he also explains in detail the setting for chapter 1) very well how the setting is laid out. He explains that they were now in a bunk house that was "along, rectangular building" and that the walls were "whitewashed" and the floor was unpainted. In 3 of the walls there was square windows except for the forth where the door stood. The bunk house contained eight bunks and George and lennie settle down to their own bunks. They first meet an old man called candy. He seems to be a very wise and friendly person, because he welcomes George and lennie in a decent way. He also explains to them about the other workers so that they get comfortable with the other workers at the ranch. Candy explains most of the workers in detail and calls most of them a "nice fella" I think candy is a very important character because he seems very helpful to George and lennie and I can see that he will be more helpful towards the end of the book. After George and lennie have met candy, they soon after
Explore the similarities and differences between the three examples of speech, including a consideration of the different contexts in which the texts were produced and how the speakers convey attitudes and values.
Explore the similarities and differences between the three examples of speech, including a consideration of the different contexts in which the texts were produced and how the speakers convey attitudes and values. Text A was both published and delivered by David Lloyd George as a speech in 1914. 'The great pinnacle of sacrifice' is a text of persuasion in support of the war. It does not have the benefit of hindsight that we have today, which allows us to establish a context an audience of 1914 would not have been able to do. Lloyd George opens with the concrete noun "The people", this puts everyone into a metaphorical firing line, underlining the purpose that everyone will benefit from going to war. "Great menace" and "Freedom" are superlative noun phrases that are juxtaposed to reinforce the opinion that by going to war all unpleasant necessities will be avoided. Lloyd George uses the declarative "That is not all"; this emphatic, simple sentence shows he doesn't allow room for interpretation, which is typical of political speech. He uses the collocation "new" and "old" in an attempt to rank all members of society together as an act of capturing this equal status. He continues with the comparative adjectives "richer/nobler" suggesting how life could be as a result, making the future seem rosy. Lloyd George refers to imagery taken from the Bible "Great food of luxury".
Dear Diary.
Dear Diary, I've lived on this here ranch for many years now, and as a coloured man, I feel my life is nothing but the lowest of all. A white man's loneliness and hardship is nothing compared to a black man's isolation. I live here, all alone in my own room. The other men say that it's good to have your own room, where there ain't nobody else to disturb your own privacy. But, it's not like that. There ain't nothing good about it at all. A lonely life is what I live. By my own self, in my own bunk, with no one. I'm kept away from all the other men on this ranch, because of the prejudice against my coloured people. I have complained too many times about this injustice, but nobody would listen to the nigger speak. But, something funny happened today. Everything was the same as it always is on a Saturday evening. The white fellas out to town, leaving everything else silent, except the quiet echo of the horses, moving about restlessly. As usual, my crippled back, injured from that darn horse, began to throb with pain once again, so I took out my liniment and slowly began to massage the ache with my hands. My mind wandered, and wondered about the reasons I have for staying here. I have many. I can't leave this place, even though it is the one place where I am always unhappy. It's just the fact that I'm a black man, I suppose. I haven't got any choices. It's either here or
A constant dreamer
by E. F. Benson It is probable that everybody who is at all a constant dreamer has had at least one experience of an event or a sequence of circumstances which have come to his mind in sleep being subsequently realized in the material world. But, in my opinion, so far from this being a strange thing, it would be far odder if this fulfilment did not occasionally happen, since our dreams are, as a rule, concerned with people whom we know and places with which we are familiar, such as might very naturally occur in the awake and daylit world. True, these dreams are often broken into by some absurd and fantastic incident, which puts them out of court in regard to their subsequent fulfilment, but on the mere calculation of chances, it does not appear in the least unlikely that a dream imagined by anyone who dreams constantly should occasionally come true. Not long ago, for instance, I experienced such a fulfilment of a dream which seems to me in no way remarkable and to have no kind of psychical significance. The manner of it was as follows. A certain friend of mine, living abroad, is amiable enough to write to me about once in a fortnight. Thus, when fourteen days or thereabouts have elapsed since I last heard from him, my mind, probably, either consciously or subconsciously, is expectant of a letter from him. One night last week I dreamed that as I was going upstairs to dress
"One" - Creative writing.
"One"- First Draft "Medic!" the cry rang out through the hot street. Another gunshot, and men scrambled for cover like scared rabbits. The man still lay bleeding in the middle of the road. The war had started today, and he was already dying. He made an attempt to crawl for safety. Too late, he looked pleadingly to his comrades. A rifle bullet cut through stifling air and bit deep into the man's backbone. He writhed, screaming in pain. A final shot, this time better aimed. A burst of blood from his neck and a gargle, and he was gone forever. He was dead. His radio crackled. A few miles away someone needed help. "Med Evac to grid 647- 321. Landmine detonation. One casualty. Serious." George Robertson lay in the muddy field, in a pool of dirty water and his own blood. Like a Valkyrie coming to claim him, a helicopter buzzed overhead, and two medics kneeling beside him spoke in terse, quiet voices. Of course, George didn't know any of this. George didn't know that his legs were a smoking ruin and that his pelvis had been smashed, fragments forced into his gut and spine. There was no pain, only the purgatory black of unconsciousness. A memory formed in his mind. The morning rally echoed out over the barracks. George woke up and sat on the side of his bed. Still dark outside, he thought, as he glanced at his watch. Five thirty- what was going on? Someone knocked at the door,
Steinbeck's portrayal of women in "Of Mice and Men"
Steinbeck's portrayal of Women " You gotta husban', you got no call foolin' aroun' with other guys, causin' trouble" (85). Crooks (while in the stablehand's room), tells Curley's wife to leave them alone, as he wants no trouble. In George Steinbeck's Of Mice of Men, women are depicted negatively in today's terms but correct for the times. This negative depiction displays the times of the 1930's as women don't have full rights as they do now, don't belong with farm life, and how their image of serving no purpose other than 'procreation and recreation' effects how they were treated. In today's standards women have many rights, whereas in the 1930's it was totally different. Women were unable to own their own piece of property back in the 1930's so in many cases that forced them to live with their husband in a place where they do not wish to. Married women were banned from working in many cases, which only reinforces the lack of independence, forcing the woman to live with her husband. A prefect example of this type of situation would be in Of Mice of Men, as Curley's wife mentions in the story how she desired to become a star in Hollywood. Since she 'Never got her letter' from the man who promised to get her there, Curley's wife said " So I married Curley. Met him out to the Riverside Dance Palace that same night" (97). Being Roon 2 forced to live in places they
Revision on 'Mice and Men'. What do Steinbeck's first descriptions of George and Lennie tell us about thier Characters?
What do Steinbeck's first descriptions of George and Lennie tell us about thier Characters? Steinbeck starts his descriptions of Lennie and George with their practical similarities; "Both were dressed in denim trousers" and "Both wore black shapeless hats" in order to make the contrasts of their personalities and physical appearances even more distinct. To further emphasize their differences Steinbeck juxtaposes his illustration of George "small and quick...sharp strong features" with Lennie's "shapeless face ...with sloping shoulders." The descriptions sugegsts while George is shrewd and quick Lennie is clumsy. Steinbeck creates vivid imagery of Lennie by comparing him to a bear "dragging his feet a little the way a bear drags his paws" Steinbeck uses another animal comparison when he uses a simile to compare Lennie to a horse, Lennie "drank with long gulps, snorting the water like a horse" Lennie seems to be very child like and constantly needs telling what to do by George Hints about the nature of Lennie and George's relationship This first description of the two friends also gives us hints about their relationship "even in the open one stayed behind the other". George talks to Lennie like he is a child by using a negative imperative "don't drink so much you gonna be sick like you was last night" The reader gets the sense that Lennie looks up to George when "Lennie, who
What is Miller's American dream and to what extent is Death Of A Salesman's portrayal of the American dream relevant to today?
What is Miller's American dream and to what extent is Death Of A Salesman's portrayal of the American dream relevant to today? America is different from any other country in its attitude to work and life: '[The USA] established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.' Due partly the immortalised war of independence, to the abolition of slavery and to the lack of long-term history America seems to hold the history it has and the ideals quoted above from 'The American's Creed' in great esteem. There is a belief that any man from any walk of life can make his fortune in America. In Death Of A Salesman Ben is perhaps the personification of this ideal: BEN-'Screw on your fists and you can fight for a fortune up there... WILLY- I remember you walking away down some open road. BEN- when I was seventeen I walked into the jungle, and when I walked out I was twenty-one. And by God I was rich.' This is what Willy knows as the American dream. 'America is full of beautiful towns and fine, upstanding people' His father was a flute salesman and his brother, Ben, mined diamonds. Willy believes that because they can do it he can too.
