Curley's Wife In Of Mice And Men

When Curley’s wife is first introduced in the novella, the audience is presented with her rigid personality. Very soon the reader learns how Curley’s wife is not the least bit respected by anyone on the ranch including her own husband, Curley. Candy mentions, “‘Curley says he’s keepin’ that hand soft for his wife’ ” (Steinbeck 27). Evidently, Curley does not love his wife nor does he respect her because if he did, he would not be advertising their personal lives in this manner. As a result, Curley’s wife has not experienced any of the necessities in life such as friendship, passion, and kindness after marrying Curley. With the lack of respect, comes an invaluable relationship that has nothing like support or communication to offer. The absence of these concepts in Curley’s wife’s life is the explanation to her peculiar personality.
Candy articulates, “‘Well, I think Curley’s married… a tart’ ” (Steinbeck 28). Manifestly, Candy expresses his discontent towards Curley’s wife. Because of how Curley treats his own wife, the men on the ranch have followed in his footsteps and treat her with complete insolence. Since the farm is limited in size, she doubtlessly notices the notions that the men have about her. These experiences on the ranch tremendously impact Curley’s wife. Because of this sea of antipathy towards her, she has transformed into an incredibly bitter person. It is necessary for her to learn how to cope with all of the contempt. The only way that she knows to protect herself from the predominant discourteous male population on the ranch is to act tough. Yet, on the inside she is a completely shattered person who is love-deprived. If Curley’s wife received any type of affection from Curley, she would be a lively woman and much less rough around the