Analysis Of Curley's Wife In Of Mice And Men

In the 1937 novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there is a very powerful aspect of male dominance in the text. From a feminist’s point of view this story degrades women, and categorizes them as sexual objects. One example of this was the representation of Curley’s wife as a character. She was not a main character but she was visually described extensively. She is portrayed as a tramp, and it seems as though this was a deliberate point made by Steinbeck. The first time Curley’s wife is seen she is described in detail; what she is wearing, her looks, body language and even gestures she makes towards the other men in the bunkhouse. She is portrayed as putting herself out there, and from a feminist’s perspective this could bring an argument