Everyone in our world is different in one way or another and everyone in their own way is an other. Begin an other usually leads to prejudices. This is a horrible thing that happens to some people. Sometimes being an other turns to be an expression of individualism. These others or individuals. The individuals become heroes in what they stand for. They fight for things like medical rights, equality and what they believe in.a lot of people are others from prejudice but are really individuals. Examples of these kind of people are Curley from John Steinback’s Of Mice and Men, Spencer West and Sue Rodriguez. These people had prejudices against them but fought back to become incredible individuals through their otherness. These are just some others who have prejudice against them but come out as an expression of individuality. Curley from the novel of Mice and Men is a superb example of someone who is an other but uses otherness as an expression to be an individual. Curley is written as a short man and a welter weight fighter(Steinback pg.25-26). These attributes create an interesting combination of small and a fighter. Curley’s flaw of being short really lowers his self confidence. His lack of self confidence convinced him that he needed to use high heels (Stienback pg25). It says in the book “He wore a work glove on his left hand,and like the boss, he wore high heeled boots” In the book of Of Mice And Men all the characters are others in different ways in this case it means he that he is short. It also says that because he is short he is nervous about his masculinity. The self consciousness of not looking masculine or powerful enough gave him the idea that sexual prowess would show his strength. Curley wears a glove full of Vaseline... ... middle of paper ... ... to be different and be seen as an individual at the end of the tunnel or be seen as an average person and be happier socially now? Works Cited Edmiston, Jake. "Meet Spencer West, the Legless Toronto Man Who Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro." National Post News Meet Spencer West the Legless Toronto Man Who Climbed MountKilimanjaro Comments. N.p., 22 June 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. Steinback, John. Of Mice and Men. N.p.: Viking, 1947. Print. "Sue Rodriguez." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Feb. 2014. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. "The Rodriguez Case: A Review of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Assisted Suicide (BP349e)." The Rodriguez Case: A Review of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Assisted Suicide (BP349e). N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Curley in Of Mice and Men." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
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The novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, contains many characters that would significantly change the plot if they were not there to be in it. One of these characters is Curley. Curley is a minor character who plays a large role. He is like the bully of the story and is the cause of many of the events that take place on the ranch. There are multiple ways that the story would change if Curley was non-existent.
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To “other” someone is to “view or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself” [Oxford Dictionary]. When one “others” a person or group of people they mentally set themself up as the default or the one who is normal, while thinking of everyone else as being strange, or even wrong. The films Tomboy and Drôle de Félix explore the lives of two who have been “othered” and how they navigate their lives and their relationships with their families and friends.
Social “outcasts” often believe that they are too different to fit in with society. However, they fail to realize that they posses a gift-- the ability to see the world in an entirely new perspective. Mehmet Murat Ildan’s assertion is correct since different viewpoints and actions are likely to become noticed by society, thus blessing the individual.
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When people are different, it can cause positive results or negative results. For examples-in the story “All Summer In A Day” by Ray Bradbury, being different leads to being bullied. Margo remembers being on Earth and is bullied by the kids that don’t remember what they wish they had. The same goes for the story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut. The people in the story are created equal because the people who are more talented and beautiful are handicapped. Being different can be good and bad.
Who owns your life? In the case of Canadians, the choice to die is not in your hands…unless you decide to break the law. Sue Rodriguez, 42, from British Columbia, fought the Supreme Court of Canada, challenging the prohibition against Euthanasia. She lost to a vote of five to four. Sue later took her life with the help of an anonymous doctor. Ironically, Canada was founded upon the principles of rights, freedoms, and dignity. Why do our rights end when faced with Euthanasia? Does freedom from suffering not apply? How does artificially prolonging life respect human dignity? The act of Euthanasia poses many questions because there is an element of control. The following paper will examine why the control should be in the hands of the individual: Fundamentally, controlling one’s life should be an independent choice; additionally, the majority of Canadians are in favour of euthanasia; moreover, many arguments against euthanasia are invalid.
Otherness is defined as the quality or fact of being different. In “The Planet of the Ood” the human race was classified as more superior than the Oods. The Odds where made specifically to be a “servant race” for the humans this caused them to not only be unable to express their feelings, but they were also unable to express their own opinions. Klineman, the head of the company often talked down too his Ood treating him as though he didn’t have feelings, and making him out to be a fool. In our own society we often treat others different, because of the way they look, their color, or even where they came from. Although slavery does not exist in our society today as it did 150 years ago, often any individuals, such as Klineman make another feel
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Curley’s wife is described as having ‘rouged lips’ and ‘red mules’. By using the repetition of ‘red’, it can carry connotations of anger as well as love. This may suggest that Curley’s wife arouses anger within the men and the reader, but is actually loving at heart because she has a parental quality with Lennie. This supports the reader’s idea of Curley’s wife being flirtatious and disloyal to Curley. This makes the reader feel more anger and hatred because they feel that she has no consideration as to the way she is leading others. In the 1930’s, on posters and other means of media, women looked like the way Curley’s wife is described and this is more use of the stereotype in the
In Of Mice & Men, the character Curley’s Wife is depicted as flirtatious, promiscuous, and insensitive. However, her husband Curley sees her as only a possession. Most of the workers at the ranch see her as a tart, whereas Slim, the peaceful and god-like figure out of all the men, see her as lonely. This answer will tell us to which extent, is Curley’s wife a victim, whether towards her flirtatious behaviour, or to everyone’s representation of her.
Assisted suicide has been a controversial topic for many years. Assisted suicide gives the patient’s physicians the right to end the patient’s life with their consent if they are terminally ill. In the two articles, “Physician-Assisted Suicide: Death With Dignity?” by Mary Louanne Friend, MN, RN and “Assisted suicide and the killing of people? Maybe. Physician-assisted suicide and the killing of patients? No: the rejection of Shaw’s new perspective on euthanasia” by Hugh V McLachlan. McLachlan was generally for assisted suicide in the fact that physicians are allowed to do voluntary active euthanasia upon patient’s request. In some ways Friend was too, but she also illustrated ways she was against it. Both articles had strong arguments, but
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To begin, one character that faced discrimination in Of Mice And Men is Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife, the wife of Curly who is the son of the owner of the farm, is the only woman on the farm. She is constantly called names by the men on the farm because of the way she acts around them and is always mistreated and misjudged by them. Candy, an old man that works on the farm says, “‘Purty...but-...she got the eye. Well, I think Curley’s married...a tart’” (Steinbeck 28). This quote shows that Curley’s wife is a disloyal wife because men in the farm keep calling her a tart and that she gives them the eye. This quote also shows how Curley’s wife is property because they don’t call by her real name but only label her as “Curley’s wife.” It highlights