English Homework
How are Eva Smith and Curley's wife presented as victims in
“Of mice and men” and “an inspector calls”
Both of the novellas mentioned are set in 1920-1930 which was a time when women were seen as a lower class than men due to that fact that they are a different sexuality, meaning they were not treated fairly and both books show this sexism with lines like “George sighed. "You give me a good whore house every time," he said. "A guy can go in an' get drunk and get ever'thing outa his system all at once, an' no messes. And he knows how much it's gonna set him back. These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow." this quote just shows that George, but not just George because he would represent most men at that time period, who will see the women as exchangeable objects that are only used to satisfy certain needs in exchange for money which could be the main reason why Curley's wife is not talked kindly about in the novel, as she is married therefore not allowed to satisfy their needs as in their minds she would be “defunct”. Steinbeck and Priestly show this sexism at many points in their texts even though in the novellas it is never said directly that women are inferior to men it is indirectly implied. Both Eva Smith and Curley's wife are victims of class as Eva smith is victimised by each member of the Birling family, who, because of their “bullying”, are ultimately, partly responsible for Eva's death.
“Of mice and men” and “an inspector calls”
Both of the novellas mentioned are set in 1920-1930 which was a time when women were seen as a lower class than men due to that fact that they are a different sexuality, meaning they were not treated fairly and both books show this sexism with lines like “George sighed. "You give me a good whore house every time," he said. "A guy can go in an' get drunk and get ever'thing outa his system all at once, an' no messes. And he knows how much it's gonna set him back. These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow." this quote just shows that George, but not just George because he would represent most men at that time period, who will see the women as exchangeable objects that are only used to satisfy certain needs in exchange for money which could be the main reason why Curley's wife is not talked kindly about in the novel, as she is married therefore not allowed to satisfy their needs as in their minds she would be “defunct”. Steinbeck and Priestly show this sexism at many points in their texts even though in the novellas it is never said directly that women are inferior to men it is indirectly implied. Both Eva Smith and Curley's wife are victims of class as Eva smith is victimised by each member of the Birling family, who, because of their “bullying”, are ultimately, partly responsible for Eva's death.