Role Of Curley's Wife In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

At the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had three big duties to fulfil. Out of the three, naming everything was the most important. History says that a name has a lot of power. It creates a sense of identity and character that can never be taken away from you. In the book, leaving Curley’s wife nameless was a deliberate action by Steinbeck. Curley’s wife was the only major female character in the book. One reason the author may not have given her a name is because she didn’t need one to be distinguished from the other characters. The men had names to be able to tell them apart and Steinbeck tried to keep them as simple as possible. Steinbeck is a writer of social issues. At the time of this book being written, the historical role of women in society