Curley's Wife Victim Essay

Do you still remember Curley's wife? The only female character in Of Mice Of Men book. She is the pretty, flirtatious, and unnamed wife of Curley. She has red lips and fingernails and wears heavy makeup. Her hairs hangs in tight sausage curls, and her red shoes are decorated at the instep with red ostrich feathers. She is said by the men to give them “the eye”. The author John Steinbeck purposely didn't give her a name because he wants us to determine if she is a victim or a villain. It the most popular topic that high school students are arguing about. This story set deep in the farmlands of the 1930’s Salina Valley. Imagine the life during the Great Depression and she is the only female on the ranch do you think she is really a villain? Although Curley's wife is describe as a tart but I think she is a victim because she is lonely, men are being prejudice, and it the time period during the Great Depression.
Initially, she is very lonely. She can’t talk to other men or else curley is gonna get mad and she is the only female on the ranch. According to the quotes of the books “I get lonely” and “You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley”, she gets to talk to nobody this is really cruel to her. She use her eye on
At that time life was harsh, maybe she married Curley just for a better life or just to survive in the 1930’s. For example, the paying scales was low during Great Depression, some people even failed to pay for their workers on time. Curley is the son of the boss and they own the land. During that time sexist and racist is still appears women does not have right. Women take important roles in their homes and families, even though they have a dreams but were forced to leave their dreams behind and forget about them. After being Curley’s wife nobody wants to talk to her because everyone wants a job at that time, they don’t want to lose their job just because talk to Curley’s