Curley's Wife Character Analysis Essay

What truly makes something tragic is when someone is so hurt that they have completely lost hope and can't overcome the odds because of outside or inside forces. In the book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s Wife shows many signs of being a tragic character. She not only has hopes and dreams of becoming an actress that were crushed, but also married a man named Curley, who is rude and never acknowledges her. She is unable to talk to anyone else because she is the only woman on the farm and her name is never once mentioned in the entire novel. (need to add more)
Although Curley’s wife was married to Curley, she was extremely lonely. Curley isolates her from all interactions with other people on the farm. She was supposed to have a friend for life in Curley, but she believes that Curley was mean to her and she would continually express how lonely she was and how she never has anyone to talk to. No man on the farm ever wants to risk talking to her in case Curley were to find out, as he was the boss's son and could easily get them fired. Curley works all day and rarely puts aside time for his wife as he should be. She just wanders around the farm all day looking for people to talk to but rarely has any luck. She desperately wants attention just like
Many men on the farm used to tell themselves that “Curley's married… a tart” (31) and that she was just a woman who tried to get people into trouble.