Explore the ways relationships are presented in “Of Mice and Men” and “An Inspector Calls”
Society is not perfect, it never was. So it is not in any way surprising that many people would try to rectify these mistakes, and improve their society. John Steinbeck and J. B. Priestley wanted to just that. They produced works that show the effects of these mistakes if they are not rectified, in hope of raising awareness about society 's own impurities. Two of these works are "Of Mice and Men" and "An Inspector Calls", by John Steinbeck and J. B. Priestley respectively. "Of Mice and Men" is a novella that follows two itinerant workers that follow a dream as they start working in a ranch, and puts George at a dead end after Lennie puts himself in …show more content…
Even at first glance, the most apparent difference is that Curley 's wife does not have a name, giving one the impression that she doesn 't deserve one. This sadly mirrors this situation of women of that time, the 1930s. Women were seen as mere objects, specifically as their husband 's property. Mrs. Birling, obviously has more respect, as obviously, she received a proper name. Nevertheless, she 's still targeted and seen as an inferior to her husband, even if she is in fact his social …show more content…
and Mr 's Birling is at first glance much more neutral as opposed to that of Curley and his wife, because she thinks that she found her place as a wife, who, as she puts it, must understand that a busy husband has to stay away from his wife, and she shouldn 't even think that he is cheating on her. Additionally, it seems that even the prestigious Mr. Birling sees his wife as an object, a mere step his personal stepladder to knighthood. This shown by the simple fact that even after his two-year spell as a mayor and him now being a magistrate, his wife is still higher than him in the social hierarchy. Such a marriage was highly unusual at the time, and one could argue that the only reason that Mrs. Birling did marry him is because she was rebellious at youth, which could be linked to Curley 's wife, which appears to have very similar reasons, like her strong belief that her mother did not allow her to follow and pursue her
Society is not perfect, it never was. So it is not in any way surprising that many people would try to rectify these mistakes, and improve their society. John Steinbeck and J. B. Priestley wanted to just that. They produced works that show the effects of these mistakes if they are not rectified, in hope of raising awareness about society 's own impurities. Two of these works are "Of Mice and Men" and "An Inspector Calls", by John Steinbeck and J. B. Priestley respectively. "Of Mice and Men" is a novella that follows two itinerant workers that follow a dream as they start working in a ranch, and puts George at a dead end after Lennie puts himself in …show more content…
Even at first glance, the most apparent difference is that Curley 's wife does not have a name, giving one the impression that she doesn 't deserve one. This sadly mirrors this situation of women of that time, the 1930s. Women were seen as mere objects, specifically as their husband 's property. Mrs. Birling, obviously has more respect, as obviously, she received a proper name. Nevertheless, she 's still targeted and seen as an inferior to her husband, even if she is in fact his social …show more content…
and Mr 's Birling is at first glance much more neutral as opposed to that of Curley and his wife, because she thinks that she found her place as a wife, who, as she puts it, must understand that a busy husband has to stay away from his wife, and she shouldn 't even think that he is cheating on her. Additionally, it seems that even the prestigious Mr. Birling sees his wife as an object, a mere step his personal stepladder to knighthood. This shown by the simple fact that even after his two-year spell as a mayor and him now being a magistrate, his wife is still higher than him in the social hierarchy. Such a marriage was highly unusual at the time, and one could argue that the only reason that Mrs. Birling did marry him is because she was rebellious at youth, which could be linked to Curley 's wife, which appears to have very similar reasons, like her strong belief that her mother did not allow her to follow and pursue her