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Curleys wife is portrayed as an attention seeker as she tries to distract the men.this is shown when she says "if he aint, i guess i better look some place else' she said playfully.' this coild be because of the great depression; nobody had any money, nor did she have anybody to talk to which could have possibly lead her to seek attention from others. on thother hand curley doesnt let his wife talk to anybody on the ranch so she could be lonely which could also lead her to be flirtatious and seek attention. As she says "if he aint" she knows curley isnt around so she's being childish trying to get the mens attention. Threfore in this quote Stinbeck represents Curleys wife as a villain because she talks to the men playfully and acts childish around them.
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