Who Is Curley's Wife In Of Mice And Men

In John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife …………… Most of the characters in the novel admit to a strong feeling of loneliness but Curley’s wife’s loneliness is distinguishable from the rest because she is the only female on the ranch, which means that she can’t relate to anybody. She isn’t able to get comfort or support from her husband either because he only thinks of her as à trophy or possession instead of a person with feelings and emotions. Instead of giving Curley’s wife the respect she deserves, Curley made it clear that she was to stay at home all day, bored and alone, and not to interact with the ranchers. In chapter three, she says after Curley and the other men went to town “Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’
once in a while? Think I like to stick in the house alla time?” (Steinbeck 77).
As a result of Curley’s wife’s loneliness, she constantly looks for companionship and attention by flirting with the ranchers. Instead of receiving empathy from the ranchers who also knew what it felt like to be alone, she was given harsh criticism being called à “tart” and gossiped about by Candy and the other ranchers. This leads her to talk to Lennie about how incredibly lonely she is in a desperate attempt to get someone to understand what she is going through.