Curley's Wife

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Comparison of “of mice and men “and "an inspector calls” In this essay I will be comparing the relationships in “of mice and men” and “an inspector calls”, observing the similarities and differences between them. The novella “of mice and men” was written by John Steinbeck, the novella was set in 1930’s in Salinas California. John Steinbeck uses the novella to describe the workers lives.

Curley and Curley's wife and Mr birling and Mrs birling Both women are subservient to their husbands who decide what they can or cannot do or say but Mrs birling has more power than Curley's wife who is seen more as a possession but both women are expected to stay at home while the men sort out the business matters.Curley married his wife because
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It also implies that George is like a father figure to him and very protective as he seems to be correcting him like a child. This links to the author’s overall intentions because it is unusual to have two migrant workers so close like this. Most migrant workers moved around a lot so it was hard to form close relationships. However, it was difficult for migrant workers with mental disabilities to find work. This could explain why he is so protective of him the quote also shows George's concern but also his frustration with Lennie, George is also growing impatient with Lennie. This quote “That was a lie. If I was a relative of yours, I'd shoot myself.” shows that George takes care of Lennie although he isn’t related to …show more content…
They can be rude to one another but are also family and really fond of each other. At the end the Sheila and Eric accept what they have done for example he is fully aware of his social responsibility. He is not interested in his parents' efforts to cover everything up: as far as he is concerned, the important thing is that a girl is dead. "We did her in all right.", whereas in of mice and men George shoots Lennie because he knows he can’t survive prison and because it is a good act of kindness towards Lennie because he would suffer a