How Is Crooks Presented in of Mice and Men

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Explore the ways One or Two Minor Characters are Presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’ ________________________________________ John Steinbeck's "Of mice and men" was written in the 1930's, a time of great depression throughout the world. It was a time when racism and sexism where still widespread in America. It is based on a ranch in California. Crooks and Curley’s wife are two minor characters in the novel who both receive some form of discrimination from the other characters on the ranch. Curley’s wife Tart Curley's Wife, in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, is an example of how the reader's perception of a character can change without the character actually changing. We first hear about Curley's Wife when Candy describes her to George and Lennie. Candy uses expressions such as "she got the eye" and goes on to describe her as looking at other men before eventually calling her a "tart." Through Candy's words, we develop an initial perception of Curley's Wife as flirtatious and even immoral. Tart light/dark This perception is further emphasized by Curley's Wife's first appearance in the novel. Steinbeck uses light symbolically to show that she can be imposing when he writes, "The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off". Her physical appearance of "full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made- up", as well as painted fingernails and elaborate hair, further build on our preconceptions of her as a tart. She both talks and acts playfully and flirtatiously in front of the other ranch workers. Through her physical appearance and her own actions, Candy's description of Curley's Wife seems accurate after her first appearance in the text. Less intelligent dreams Like George, Lenny and later on Candy, Curley's wife has a dream despite it being one of great contrast to theirs. She has an ambition to work in films 'I coulda been in the movies and worn
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