Steinbeck indicates through Curley’s wife’s attention seeking personality throughout the book that women in general are disrespected on their gender rather than their capabilities or personality resulting in a loss of identity and putting up a façade. Curley’s wife represents not all‚ but most women in the early 1900s‚ she is overlooked upon by the men on the ranch so she uses her looks to get their attention. She simply does this because she is lonely and has nothing else to do. Lennie and George
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Of Mice and Men- Characters “Old Candy watched him go. He looked helplessly back at Curley’s wife‚ and gradually his sorrow and his anger turned into words. ‘You God damn tramp‚’ he said viciously. You done it di’n’t you? I s’pose you’re glad.’” Curley’s wife is a key character to ‘Of Mice and Men’ because she plays such a vital role in the story. She is the only woman on the ranch‚ and it is her presence and her behaviour that bring about Lennie’s final downfall. Although her behaviour may be
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On first reading it‚ Curley’s wife is presented as an antagonist‚ as a dream destroyer‚ the story its self is set during the “Great Depression”‚ where dreams were usually destroyed‚ The Great Depression was an extremely miserable time during the 1930’s‚ it made average people (such as the guys in the ranch and Curley’s wife) impossible to fulfill their dreams. Curley’s wife‚ was a lot of things‚ but mainly misunderstood. Similar to all the men on the ranch‚ she was unable to fulfill her dream‚ all
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Curley’s wife is also another character who would very happily settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. She admits to Lennie that she is unhappily married when she says “I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella”. In fact the only reason why she married him was to rebel against her mother as she thought that her mother hid the letter that would’ve led her to her dream of being a famous movie star. As well as crooks‚ Curley’s wife also links
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Curley’s Wife In Of Mice and Men‚ character symbolism lets the reader see what life was like in the 1930’s. Many of the characters portray a certain person that could have been living in the 1930’s. This book is about the adventures of two men‚ George Milton and the mentally disabled Lennie Small. They were migrant workers who had to search for work during the Great Depression. You see the friendship between the two men‚ and how they care for each other and try to protect each other. Author John
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When Curley’s wife is first introduced in the novella‚ the audience is presented with her rigid personality. Very soon the reader learns how Curley’s wife is not the least bit respected by anyone on the ranch including her own husband‚ Curley. Candy mentions‚ “‘Curley says he’s keepin’ that hand soft for his wife’ ” (Steinbeck 27). Evidently‚ Curley does not love his wife nor does he respect her because if he did‚ he would not be advertising their personal lives in this manner. As a result‚ Curley’s
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In section 4‚ Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as lonely as she describes how she is ‘Standin’ here talkin’ to a bunch of bindle stiffs…an’ liking it because they ain’t nobody else.’ The pronoun ‘nobody’ indicates a sense of isolation and emphasises her empty life. Curley refused to let his wife out with the ranch workers so for someone to talk she came to people she would normally avoid under normal circumstances. However due to her lonesome life she results to communication with these outcasts
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Explore how Curley’s wife is affected by Prejudice The other men call her and treat her like a tart. She is often demeaned and made to feel oppressed. One way in which I believe she is oppressed is by the way she’s not given a name‚ just referred to as Curley’s Wife‚ Curley’s property. “I ain’t used to living like this”‚ this quotation suggests that she is sick of being made to stay at home all day and just clean‚ cook and do all the chores around the house. I believe that Curley’s wife also feels
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Curley’s wife has lost her dream and she lives an unhappy life. One of the quotes to prove this statement is‚ “I tell ya I could of went with shows” (Steinbeck‚ 78). This quote proves that Curley’s wife could have had a chance at a bigger life than just working on a ranch and living an unhappy life. Another good quote is‚ “An’ a guy tol’ me he could put me in pitchers…” (78). This statement or quote from the novel “Of Mice and Men” shows how Curley’s Wife lost all her dreams because she went and
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English Essay – Of Mice and men PART (A) Steinbeck uses a variety of methods to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others towards her. He does this by using a variety of language including his use of dialogue‚ and a range of punctuation. Also we see the characters thoughts by their actions. In this small passage where we first meet Curley’s wife‚ we already perceive that she is flirty and seeks men’s attention. As soon as Curley’s wife steps into the doorway Steinbeck describes her in
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