Of Mice and Men Group

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xxbluewolfxx
xxbluewolfxx
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High School - 9th Grade

How are Curley's wife and Crooks similar in the book "Of Mice and Men?" And what are their roles on the ranch and in society?

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Posted by xxbluewolfxx on Wednesday November 19, 2008 at 8:30 AM and tagged with crooks, curleys wife, of mice and men, role, society.

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  1. parkerlee
    parkerlee Teacher

    This question has just been answered. Please see the reference below concerning these and other characters representing alienation.

    I would add the comment that Crooks and Candy's wife are the two characters always left behind when everybody else goes to town. They play purely domestic roles. As Lennie, they are misfits with nowhere to go. 

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/ofmice/q-and-a/mice-men-analyze-cha...

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    Posted by parkerlee on Wednesday November 19, 2008 at 8:35 AM

  2. mikaelap14
    mikaelap14 Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    i think they're similar because they are both second class / second rate

    and they dont get equal rights and respect

    curley's wife doesnt get much respect as she's a woman and men were inferior in the 1930's

    crooks doesnt get equal rights as he's a black man and america was racist back then

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    Posted by mikaelap14 on Saturday November 22, 2008 at 5:53 AM