I think Curley’s wife is a victim because in the book it states “Curley’s wife lay with a half-covering of yellow hay. And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face. She was very pretty and simple, and face was sweet and young.” She did not hurt Lennie in any way. Lennie came after her and killed her while she was doing nothing wrong to make him kill her. Even though he is a big man and crushes about everything, he does not mean to and he should’ve learned along time ago how to control it and not hurt humans. I wasn't her fault what society has set up for her. She just used it as a tool.
Curley’s wife is desperately lonely and gets broken by her dreams and life. She’s lonely and frustrated. She’s always looking around trying to find her husband and that makes the men nervous "Oh!" She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward. "You're the new fellas that just come, ain't ya?" (ch 2). Curley’s wife does like and seem to flirt throughout the book. Considering her situations through she is the only women on the ranch. She did not grow up that way …show more content…
Candy tells George and Lennie, “Know what I think... Well I think Curley’s married a Tart.” Candy has this opinion because of how she looks. Just because she wears make-up and dresses nice doesn’t mean she deserves to be called names. George tells Lennie after they meet Curley’s wife, “don’t you even take a look at that bitch. I don’t care what she says and what she does. I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no jail bait worse than her. You leave her be.” George is talking about her behind her back and calling her names like “Bitch” without even knowing her. Curley’s wife doesn’t have a chance to make friends if everybody is hearing rumors about her. Curley’s wife is a victim but not totally