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Curley's Wifes American Dream
Imagine being in an isolated area with a bunch of men that that hates you, are you the villain. John steinbeck describes a world where the american dream is impossible to have. Steinbeck paints a black and white, depression portrait of America in the 1930s,Steinbeck reveals the struggles of living during the great depression.Of mice and men steinbeck tells the story of how people try to obtain their american dream but fail, which leaves the reader wonder was it possible for the american dream to come true. The story Mice and Men curley’s wife is not allowed to leave the barn or talk to anyone and because she was the only lady around.This mistreatment makes her a victim. In the book curley’s wife started talking to Lennie about how she want to be famous, but now she’s in a barn where no one wants anything to do with her. John Steinbeck says’’she has the eye and she marrie’’, but all girls have to eye. The Curley’s wife …show more content…
In the story Curley’s wife is talking to Lennie and she starts to think of him as a baby because he is slow, but then he killed her for telling him to stop touching her hair. Steinbeck tells us that she meets and started dating Curley (who’s about 26 at the time) when she was 15, So she must be young. Curley’s wife tells lennie” on the same day she meets the pitcher, she meet Curley”, Also Lennie said“I likes touching soft things”, and then started touching her hair. Then Curley’s wife said” don't mess it up, STOP!” but Lennie held it tighter. Curley’s wife is lonely and was stripped of her dreams, So it makes sense for her to talk to people, but Lennie killing her because she told him to stop that's a villain.
Curley’s wife is the victim because she was mistreated and killed,she just wanted attention, to feel famous but she was killed for trying to get a friend. If a victim is not treated like that, then snow white must be the villain in her

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