character studies (Curleys wife) Flashcards
(7 cards)
how is Curleys wife flirtacious
” she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward”
- metaphor - physically seeking attention
how is curleys wife dangerous
” i seen em poison before, but i never seen no piece of jailbate worse than her. Well you keep away from her, cause shes a rattrap if ive ever seen one .”
metaphor - bad news
repitition - seen it all happen before
superlative - will get lennie into trouble easy
how is curleys wife innocent / powerless
“ think i don’t like to talk to somebody ever once in a while? Think i like to stick in that house all-time?”
rhetorical question - isolated
repetition - make them feel bad
how is curleys wife aggressive / powerful
listen nigger she said . You know what i can do to you if you open your trap ? She closed in on him. You know what i could do.
profane - treating him as an object
repetition of rq- to scare and threaten him
how is curleys wife cruel / bitter
“ for a moment she stood over him as though waiting for him to move so that she could whip at him again.”
sibilance - asserting dominance
metaphor - taking any chance to discriminate against him
how is curleys wife lonely
“Why can’t i talk to you ? i never got to talk to nobody. i get awful lonely”
question - make them feel bad
personal pronoun - isolated
repition - she is never not alone
how is curleys wife naive
“ He says he was gunna put me in the movies. Says i was a natural”
repetition - bragging
personal pronouns - significant
