between Curley and his wife All the female characters used by Steinbeck are either‚ prostitutes‚ a carer or a victim. Their marriage is bizarre because they have only been married for 2 weeks and they don’t like each other. We can tell this because they are never together in the book also she flirts with other men because she is lonely all of the time and Curley goes to the cat house. Curley wears gloves full of Vaseline on his right hand because he is keeping his hand soft for his wife. He is also
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themes. John not only wanted to tell us a great story but he wanted to make us aware of the injustices that are very present in our everyday lives. One of the many themes he constantly comes back to in his novel is sexism‚ he tells us about Curley’s wife and how she is constantly pegged as a flirt when all she wanted is a friend‚ he also pointed out that women are discriminated because she never had a name and was looked at like property‚ then finally at the end of the novel after she dies no one mourns
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In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Curley is the antagonist who creates problems for George and Lennie. He is a pugnacious man who is small in stature. Curley has a Napoleonic complex and tries to compensate for his small size by fighting with people who are larger than him. This makes him feel bigger. The reason he is able to intimidate everyone by fighting‚ is that he has power over everyone. Being the boss’ son he has no fear of punishment and is able to do anything with impunity. He uses his freedom
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Explore the way Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as someone we both sympathise with and dislike at times. Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as one we both sympathise and dislike at times by showing both sides of her story to the reader‚ he illustrates Curley’s wife’s‚ point of view by revealing her past and why she is married to Curley. He then depicts the other side of her personality by exposing how she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life
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Curley’s wife is often portrayed as lonely‚ “I get awful lonely”. This is because she is the only woman on the ranch and therefore nobody wants to talk to her as they all think that she is a “rattrap” and they don’t want any trouble. Consequently‚ the only person she can talk to is Curley; she expresses her frustration in only being able to talk to him in Section 5 when she is in the barn with Lennie “I never get to talk to nobody.” This shows that she wants to talk to someone other than Curley. Curley’s
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Steinbeck is showing how Curley’s wife emerges as a complex and interesting character. Although her purpose is rather simple in the book’s openings‚ she is been called “tramp‚” “tart‚” and “bitch”. These nasty comments are made by the people that dislike her and her appearances; this makes the reader feel sympathy for her. Later in the book Steinbeck become more complex. She is first introduced through rumours means that the reader already has a biased opinion of Curley ’s wife before she even enters the
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expectations of a man through the need of companionship of Curley’s wife‚ wishing to reach to her dreams and the desire to have freedom. To begin with women in the 1930’s desired to seek a friend‚ one that can understand their struggles. In the novel all the male characters have no sympathy for Curley’s wife‚ and have misinterpret her
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3. People often want to blame someone when "things go wrong." People spend hours in court trying to find the guilty person. So‚ how would you explain the death of Curley’s wife? Who was irresponsible? In our time people like Lennie are put to death similar acts. Argue who is responsible and explain how events took such a tragic turn. "As you would blame others‚ blame yourself; as you would forgive yourself‚ forgive others." - Chinese Proverb. This quote accurately depicts an ideal situation
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search of work and end up on a ranch. Some of the people that they meet at the ranch are Curley‚ Slim‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. The ranch is owned by Curley’s father‚ which causes trouble for the men because of Curley’s aggressive behavior towards them. Curley’s wife is unfulfilled and is always slinking around the barn and attempts to talk to the men working‚ which usually ends in failure. Curley’s wife has one similarity to Lennie and George. The three of them are missing out‚ or missed out
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The woman lived on a ranch with her husband Curley. Always looking for him around and talking to the workers; becoming friends with them‚ It would seem as if the woman is happy‚ but she isn’t; being surrounded by loneliness and rudeness. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men takes place in California in the 1930’s where two men travel from ranch to ranch for work and meeting new people along the way. Although the woman is married and has a stable home‚ she receives mental abuse and discrimination
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