Examples Of Injustice In Curley's Wife

Although Curley’s wife often treats others unjustly, she also suffers from a lot of injustice herself. Sexism is another injustice served in this novel. There are many layers to the character of Curley’s wife. At first, the reader is led to believe she is a troublesome women or a “tramp” set out to wreak havoc in the lives of the ranch hands (Steinbeck 32). George immediately warns Lennie to avoid her, calling her “jail bait” and a “rattrap” (32). However, as the reader nears the end of the book, they begin to understand her circumstances. The reader begins to feel pity for the poor woman who as she claims, “I coulda made somethin’ of myself,” (88). Sadly, though, she finds herself trapped in a marriage to her recently made husband whom she