Curleys wife's hopes

The introduction of Curley’s wife into the novel is by other characters interpretations of her; she is talked about quite a bit and is called a ‘tramp’ and a ‘tart’ as well as many other things. Hearing Curley’s wife described in this manner gave both George and Lennie preconceptions about her, so when the reader meets her for the first time they have already heard about the reputation that she holds on the ranch. The way that her first appearance is described, it seems as if she is living up to her reputation; she was wearing red nail polish, red shoes and is described as having ‘rouged lips’ and being ‘heavily made up’. The use of red gives out connotations such as love, passion, anger, hate and danger. Another thing that may relate to danger in regards to Curley’s wife is how Steinbeck uses light to symbolise her dark entrance into the novel: “The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.” Steinbeck’s use of light here acts as a warning to those in the bunk house due to what the sudden loss of light would have made to the atmosphere.
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In this essay I will be analysing how Steinbeck presents the theme of hope throughout the novella, ‘Of mice and men. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. Within this novella, all the characters have a sentiment of hope however; this hope is shattered as we come to the end of the novel. Steinbeck uses his novel to represent how the American dream was a myth. The American dream is the belief by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. Steinbeck had written this novel during the 1930s, the time at which the American’s were facing the great depression. This caused high unemployment and many difficult conditions which all lead to inequality. The American dream was only applied to those who were acceptable to society, if you were female, black and underprivileged; you were not suited to follow