Curley's Wife
Steinbleck’s Mice and Men was set in the years of the 1930 when there was the Great Depression. It is about two travelling workers who have an extraordinary friendship and struggle. One of the characters in the book is Curley’s Wife, throughout this essay I will be writing about him and his characteristics.
Curley’s Wife is first presented to us through the dialogue of Candy when he describes her to George. She is perceived by Candy as a trouble maker, he says: ‘You got no call foolin’ aroun’ with other guys, causin’ trouble.’ He uses expressions such as ‘she got the eye’ and then describes her as looking at other men, before eventually calling her a ‘tart’. Through Candy, we get an idea of Curley’s Wife as flirtatious. Steinbeck wants the reader to see Curley’s Wife through Candy’s eyes on their first encounter with her.
I also believe that she is presented as a barrier towards Lennie and George that prevents them from achieving their goals and dreams. This is because when Lennie and George first arrive to the barn, Curley’s wife shows up. Throughout this book Steinbleck uses lightness and darkness symbolism to reflect how near or far George and Lennie feel to their dream. When Curley’s wife appears it says: ‘Both mean glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in.’ This shows us that Steinbleck is trying to tell us that she could be a barrier towards Lennie and George.
She is only referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife’. Her lack of identity could mean that she is not woman but a possession of her husband. That is why she has no name because her identity is just being Curley's wife. As this character develops, we find that she is not as unimportant as we first perceived her as, but she is a quite complex and interesting character, with much more about her than what we first thought.
It could also mean that she is insignificant and not as important as George, Lennie or any of the other men. It could
Curley’s Wife is first presented to us through the dialogue of Candy when he describes her to George. She is perceived by Candy as a trouble maker, he says: ‘You got no call foolin’ aroun’ with other guys, causin’ trouble.’ He uses expressions such as ‘she got the eye’ and then describes her as looking at other men, before eventually calling her a ‘tart’. Through Candy, we get an idea of Curley’s Wife as flirtatious. Steinbeck wants the reader to see Curley’s Wife through Candy’s eyes on their first encounter with her.
I also believe that she is presented as a barrier towards Lennie and George that prevents them from achieving their goals and dreams. This is because when Lennie and George first arrive to the barn, Curley’s wife shows up. Throughout this book Steinbleck uses lightness and darkness symbolism to reflect how near or far George and Lennie feel to their dream. When Curley’s wife appears it says: ‘Both mean glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in.’ This shows us that Steinbleck is trying to tell us that she could be a barrier towards Lennie and George.
She is only referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife’. Her lack of identity could mean that she is not woman but a possession of her husband. That is why she has no name because her identity is just being Curley's wife. As this character develops, we find that she is not as unimportant as we first perceived her as, but she is a quite complex and interesting character, with much more about her than what we first thought.
It could also mean that she is insignificant and not as important as George, Lennie or any of the other men. It could