Steinbeck describes him as “prince of the ranch” and he possesses such a position due to his calm and receptive demeanour. Slim is always able to assess a situation accurately and give a judgement. His authority is proven when “Candy looked a long time at Slim to try to find some reversal. And Slim gave him none.” This implies that Slim has the authority to override the decisions of the other workers, showing he is higher in the social hierarchy and has power over the workers. Steinbeck shows Slim to be the most authoritative of the pair when he says “Slim sat down on a box and George took his place opposite.” This quote suggests that Slim is dominant because he takes his seat first; meaning that he is the more important and that George respects him.
Steinbeck describes Crooks’ living condition to be, “For being alone…Crooks could leave his things about, and being a stable buck and a cripple, he was more permanent than the other men” (67). Crooks’ deformed back deprive him of working with the other men, thus denying him an opportunity for personal contact with them. Next, Crooks becomes accustomed to seclusion and begins to be suspicious of any man who tries to make friends with him. Crooks cannot go in the bunkhouse of the white ranch hands; therefore, he turns Lennie away from his own place. His longing for company wins over and he then invites Lennie to accompany him (68).
Therefore he appears to be trustworthy and friendly with all of the animals, allowing them to believe that he is, and belongs with them and not with the pigs of higher authority. Squealer speaks of leadership as 'extra labour' and, in doing so, promotes Napoleon as widely admirable, commendable and highly idolised by creating an image of Napoleon making a 'sacrifice'. This forces the animals into believing that he is the supreme leader and is massively superior to Mr Jones. However Napoleon and his companions are extremely corrupt and dishonest, especially in conjunction with Squealer because of his responsibility as a burden. He uses guilt and fear to instigate the anxiousness of jones’ tyranny coming back into power over the animals’ mind sets.
George mentions to Lennie in the novel that ‘guys who work on the ranch are the loneliest guys in the world’, although he does go on to argue that Lennie and him are not lonely as they have each other, Steinbeck uses the quote to introduce the theme of loneliness into the novel. Typical of the 1930’s Great Depression, most of the people George and Lennie meet on the ranch the next day are extremely lonely. Crooks for
There are a few moments in the film where we see Red’s emotions, but every time we see them they are sincere and keen. The sound in his voice and the commotion written all over his face is so thorough, that it’s hard to believe. But, every inmate in Shawshank relies on Red, because he’s the rock of their society. Andy Dufresne comes to Shawshank as a honest man. He’s punished for a crime that he didn’t commit and he’s just an all around amicable man.
Iago, to everyone else, seems like an honest and good man who will do everything in his power to help those around him succeed, but is really just power-hungry, two-faced and manipulative. He is, however, clever, cunning and philosophical, which can be accepted as positive traits. It is these traits that enable him to gain an insight into human nature, and ultimately exploit it, destroying the lives of those around him. Cassio is a character whom the audience don't know much about, but from the story they can understand that he loves his job as a lieutenant, and cares a lot about his reputation. This becomes clear after he is fired from his position, as he says to Iago; "Reputation, reputation, reputation!
He describes his life assuming the reader shares a similar life. He assures them that he does not only know happiness, that he too knows dark patches and goes on the list the “evil” deeds he commits. Despite these deeds he is still well loved and known, and is simply playing his role. He informs the reader that he knows them and gives them great thought. The speaker wonders what could be a greater sight than that which he is seeing, surely not even the gods themselves.
To find an excellent example of a man who has, what seems to be, a lifetime of wisdom is Okonkwo from Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”. Unlike the elders among his tribe, Okonkwo is wise in his family, in his work, and in his life. This seems to be ironic in a sense, but usually the hardest of workers and strongest of body, are usually the strongest of heart and mind. Firstly, Okonkwo is wise in the way he treats his family. The man knows how to handle his many wives and children, as should be done in the Ibo tribe.
How does Steinbeck present Crooks and how does Steinbeck use Crooks to show attitudes towards black people? Steinbeck presents Crooks as an intelligent person who is proud of himself and speaks up for himself and he is also presented to be an outcast from others on the ranch and he also has little hope for things. He seems to be intelligent because the passage says that he has a “tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905” and this suggests that he’s well educated and knows how to read and write properly whereas the other ranch members wouldn’t because they wouldn’t have got a proper education. He also has some magazines and a few “dirty books” which could be interpreted as sexual magazines and he has them because he gets very lonely in his isolated room. In this passage he seems to be quite a self-standing person because he owns a copy of the California civil code for 1905 so he knows what rights he has out of the few that black people had and when Lennie came into his room he was really defensive over his rights of having his room and that no one else had a right to come in accept him.
The play begins by showing the readers that Othello is a noble General. He is well respected by his officers with the exception of Iago of course, and he is well respected by politicians. The Duke makes it clear what the town thinks of Othello by saying “Othello, the fortitude of the place is best known to you.” (1. I; iii 576). And later on in the same scene he says to Barbantio, “Your son-in-law is far more fair than black.” Othello is a highly esteemed man who commands the respect of everyone he meets.