This is sexist because he believes that she shouldn’t be on a ranch as it should be a place only for men. Also, he says she will cause problems just because she is the only woman there. The word ‘jailbait’ In the 1930’s was a sexual connotation that is very sexist in the way George uses it. This insinuates that CW is not equal to the workmen, as she is believed to be weak willed and a troublemaker. Steinbeck uses short sentences to create tension among the bunkhouse as George is sending a message across to Lennie that CW is dangerous and nasty to be around.
She was unable to take clients to lunch because of how it would be perceived. A woman taking a man to lunch that may be married, would look unfavorable for the company. With all of these challenges, Rabidue began to have problems in the workplace and was perceived as having a negative attitude and being a troublesome employee with coworkers and customers. When the courts heard Rabidue’s case they dismissed it stating that there was no evidence that Henry’s antics
At that time women were perceived as much inferior to men and possibly genetically less capable then men. Curley’s wife is seen as property of Curley which casts her out from the rest of the ranch population. She is seen as Curley’s property which therefore means her life has no meaning or significance other than being a wife. When she wants to socialize, she talks to the other ranch hands and always tends to claim she is looking for Curley, but really seeking a companion to talk to. Her behaviors make the reader/s get feelings of contempt or even remorse due to the way she lacks moral and social discipline for herself by acting in such a flirtatious, attention seeking, obnoxious way towards the ranch workers.
This demonstrated that Boo had no connections to anyone outside his house since he was not allowed to have one which made misery rain on him. Lastly Boo was always discriminated and never appreciated for anything he had done to serve society. As the people of Maycomb always on thought of Boo being a bad person, he was shown evidently that he served society as a secret hero such as when he had saved the children from Bob Ewell; “Mr. Ewell was tryin’ to squeeze me to death . .
However although Arthur Birling’s earlier life is not mentioned in the play it is clear to the audience that Mr.Birling is not a member of the higher class because of his family, but simply through work and the money he has received.Differences in social class is also shown when Mr Birling says '' Giving us the port, Edna?'' it is evident from this quote that the higher class have little/no respect for the working class Mr birling is also known to be demanding as from the quote he does not ask for the port he instructs the maid to do so. The theme of social class is also shown through the character of Sheila. Sheila is a character whom takes advantage of the social standing which she holds and thinks, because of this, she has power over lower classes. This is shown in Act One when she recalls being in a “furious temper” when she was in the department store Milwards, she informs the inspector of the scene where she apparently saw Eva Smith smiling when Sheila tried on a dress.
He lives in a society where men rule, and it is hard for him to show love or affection towards his family. In this book Okonkwo’s character shows intolerance towards his father’s image, feminism, and the changes in his community. Okonkwo shows intolerance towards his father who was looked at as being weak. Unoka unlike Okonkwo, had no job and no money. He instead spent his time trying to bum money off other people in the village, well aware he would not be able to repay them.
The harsh use of word ‘tart’ for Curley’s wife before her introduction in the novella suggests that her actions are not praised by the men on the ranch .This also implies that Steinbeck wants to creates a false impression about Curley’s wife in the readers head which leads them to prejudice before meeting her. Moreover, we can also link this to the theme of loneliness because Curley’s wife is using her body to attract other men just because Curley is not paying attention towards her, leaving her lonely in the world of men. This thought can lead readers to feel pity on her being lonely and ignore how she behaves. However, this flirtatious expression of Curley’s wife is confirmed when Steinbeck describes her ‘full roughed lips’ and ‘heavily made up eyes’. Steinbeck effective use of adverb ‘heavily’ emphasise that her makeup is
People will always do what they want to do trying not to get caught. In the book the defense attorneys were not fair with Jefferson’s trial and they were not nice either by considering him a hog. In trials in the society today people get chances and say on what they did or didn’t do to prove how they’re not guilty. In the novel an innocent black man was not treated with respect. Jefferson was treated as a poor lowlife creature.
Jody was power hungry and had no sense of self; he wanted to be a people’s person. Nothing he did was for Janie but instead for his town. He felt that if he wasn’t dominant over Janie the town would see him as a weak, vulnerable and delicate man, especially with the amount of wealth and power he had. He couldn’t let Janie overpower his judgments, because that would destroy his manhood, which is typically how most relationships works. Most women wouldn’t speak up against their man because then society would see them as rude, unrespectful and uncompassionate women, which then would ruin their reputation.
I hope not anyway. It wouldn’t be very good for my job.” Which establishes that Patrick only cares about his reputation and his job, he doesn’t care about his wife at all, he leaves her with money and that’s the last of him. However, Mary can also be seen as an Antagonist, without resisting she hit her husband with a leg of lamb killing him instantly. Mrs. Maloney may have loved her husband but she clearly wanted him dead after the disturbing news that had just