A great deal of friendships and rivalries are expressed in detail in the book called Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men is a book by John Steinbeck that was later made into an emotional, but touching movie. This book includes best friends George and Lennie and their adventures in finding, and running away from, their places of work. Although a fine movie, the book brings even more life into the subject of friendship and the meaning of it.
The characterization of the book and movie is very similar, except for one character in particular: Curley’s wife. Although her name was never mentioned, we hear a lot from this woman. Curley’s wife in the book was written as a snobby, judgemental woman who simply married for the heck of it. Curley’s wife in …show more content…
Reading the book, one might think they know exactly how Curley’s wife will be played, but they are painfully wrong. Curley’s wife in the movie shows more dependency on others, and not just Curley. She looks for attention, but not just in the “I’m wealthy, give me attention” way. Curley’s wife hints towards the fact that Curley bullies and sort of abuses her. She seeks attention in sort of a pity way for how Curley treats her. By seeking pity and attention, Curley’s wife develops a kind of soft, or weak, spot. Curley’s wife is the main characterization difference between John Steinbeck’s version of her and the movie’s version of …show more content…
This event happened in the movie because the directors decided to characterize Curley’s wife different and needed a scene for her to express what kind of a person she was. This extra movie scene is perfect to describe Curley’s wife in the sort of pitied way she was. In this scene, Curley’s wife walks up to George and Lennie and tells them that Curley got mad and broke all of her records. This leads you more to the thought that Curley is powerful over his wife. This is why contrasting events in books and movies are important. If a big event was left out of the book and put in the movie, or the other way around, there is a good reason. The reason behind this big event difference is the characterization of Curley’s
The characterization of the book and movie is very similar, except for one character in particular: Curley’s wife. Although her name was never mentioned, we hear a lot from this woman. Curley’s wife in the book was written as a snobby, judgemental woman who simply married for the heck of it. Curley’s wife in …show more content…
Reading the book, one might think they know exactly how Curley’s wife will be played, but they are painfully wrong. Curley’s wife in the movie shows more dependency on others, and not just Curley. She looks for attention, but not just in the “I’m wealthy, give me attention” way. Curley’s wife hints towards the fact that Curley bullies and sort of abuses her. She seeks attention in sort of a pity way for how Curley treats her. By seeking pity and attention, Curley’s wife develops a kind of soft, or weak, spot. Curley’s wife is the main characterization difference between John Steinbeck’s version of her and the movie’s version of …show more content…
This event happened in the movie because the directors decided to characterize Curley’s wife different and needed a scene for her to express what kind of a person she was. This extra movie scene is perfect to describe Curley’s wife in the sort of pitied way she was. In this scene, Curley’s wife walks up to George and Lennie and tells them that Curley got mad and broke all of her records. This leads you more to the thought that Curley is powerful over his wife. This is why contrasting events in books and movies are important. If a big event was left out of the book and put in the movie, or the other way around, there is a good reason. The reason behind this big event difference is the characterization of Curley’s