Curley's Significant Other Analysis

However, when she notices George and Lennie, Curley's wife claims she is "lookin' for Curley". Inferring she is cautious and reserved towards George and Lennie.

Curley’s wife is a lonely and Naïve, and that makes her an easy prey. She is the only woman on the ranch she is a lonely woman. Her husband, Curley, is a mean and over powering man, uses her to pick fights with other guys. He is a terrible husband who not only is mean to his wife but also leads us to believe that he beats her up. Curley’s wife usually would listen to her records but Curley even breaks those. Her flirtatious nature is what gets her into trouble, and that also leads her to her death. Lennie is a gentle giant who doesn’t mean to hurt anybody but accidentally does. In the case of Lennie, Curley’s wife does not know what she is getting in for. Curley’s wife flirtatious nature is a harsh reality but as an innocent person get her in to trouble.

The perceptions we make of Curley's wife are corrupted from the views of the ranch hands. Because sexuality is her only weapon she is referred to by George as 'jailbait' and ' a tart' 'Jesus what a tramp.' George has reason to be weary of her presence especially with Lenny around and the incident in Weed. 'Listen to me you crazy bastard...Don't you even look at that bitch. He is concerned about Lennie safety because he knows he won’t be able to resist her.

Curley shows how he uses his strength and position to achieve his desire to dominate the working men that he considers to be a threat due to their size; Lennie being a clear example. It is due to Curley’s lack of height that his desire for dominance and control derives from.

George and Candy call Curley’s wife by other names such as "jailbait" or "tart." Curley’s wife ask lennie to touch her hair because Curley’s wife said it was so solf. Lennie learn over to touch her hair then he starts stroked harder. “Oh, that’s nice. Lennie put his hand over Curley’s wife mouth because she is freaking out. Curley’s wife begged Lennie to take his hands off of her mouth. Lennie tells Curley’s wife that he does not want to hurt you because he is so tuff. Everyone thinks that Curley’s wife is a tromble person. Curley’s wife just wants someone to listing to her about her pass before she meet Curley. Also, Curley gets mad at his wife because she goes to all the guys at the farm. Curley’s wife called Linne nuts. (Pg. 90).

We first hear about Curley’s wife when Candy Tells George about her, "He got married a couple of weeks ago. Wife lives over in the boss’s house, seems like Curley 's even cockier since he got married" Candy doesn’t seem to like the way Curley’s wife is making his job even more difficult.

Curley’s Wife may be misinterpreted by most of the other workers at the same time, as there are times when she seems to snap out of the flirtatious character, and into the vulnerable human being persona. This character is introduced when she is confiding in Lennie about her ambition to be a Movie Star, but these attempts are being blocked by Curley. "Coulda been in the movies, and had nice clothes". This shows she want’s recognition She shows a very vulnerable and human character to us all when she goes as far as to tell Lennie her true feelings about Curley , “a nasty man”. This drives us away from the impression of Curley’s wife that she’s a vixen who sports fancy red shoes. This aspect of Curley’s Wife’s character tells us that she is a victim not of her actions, but of the stereotypical image of women. Also she's unnamed in the novel, possibly to add to her sense of loneliness or to show the insignificant role women played in that time/era in the eyes of males

As Candy, the housekeeper mentions to George, ?Well, I think Curley?s married?a tart.? (p. 14) What the men do not know is that Curley?s wife is just incredibly lonely, once having dreamt to be a star, and marrying Curley after the failure of that dream. She is all alone in the secluded world of the ranch. Having a husband who pays no attention to her, she tries to find someone to talk to among the men in the ranch, dressing provocatively for that reason only. Unfortunately, the combination of misunderstanding and their knowledge of only one type of women ? the kind they encounter at ?cat-houses? ? drives the men away from Curley?s wife.

In this novel there is a woman referred to solely as Curley’s wife. She wanted to be famous while she only settled down with Curley. Her high hopes is what let her down, and made her unhappy in this situation. There are some controversies surrounding her. Some may speculate that she could have been trying to seduce Lennie. Was it all true, was she trying to make trouble, or was she simply caught as a victim in her plead for attention?

In the barn she confides to Lennie revealing “Could have been in the movies and had nice clothes. All of them nice clothes that they wear.” For Curley's wife the stage and fame symbolizes the attention and beauty that are not present to her on the ranch. The annoyance and isolation she experiences directs her to her dangerous flirtatiousness. She then mentions “I coulda sat in them big hotels and had pictures took of me.”

He kept repeating “ she’s purty” George realizing Lennie’s fascinations, warns him to stay away from her. Curley’s wife knows her beauty is her power and uses it to flirt with the guys at the ranch and gets her husband Curley jealous.” nother time i met a guy, he was in pitches. Went out to a riverside dance palace with him.

Similarities from the book and from the movie are Curley's wife does try flirting the other men on the ranch. When Lennie and George left their hometown weed they hid in a irrigation ditch to hide from the cops. When Curley is looking for his wife and Lennie laughs he starts to hit Lennie and George had to tell him to fight back so lennie broke Curley's hand. Candy lets George go to the bunkhouse before anyone came over to see Curley's wife’s body so it didn't look like George was in on it. When the mob is closing in George tells lennie he isn't mad at him and tells him happy thoughts so he could die thinking happy things then George shoots him.

When Curley’s wife, suspecting the truth about her husband’s injury, begins toying with Lennie, she replicates Curley’s error of judgment by failing to understand how uncontrollable Lennie’s fear and anger can be. When the taunts begin, Candy and Crooks attempt to intervene, but both are quickly emasculated and rendered powerless by Curley’s wife, who gains what, in retrospect, is clearly a offset-victory . While she has greater say so over Candy and threaten Crooks with a lynch mob, her insolence and defiance for the workers are ultimately her undoing.She views Lennie as easy prey, she ups the stake and convinces him to stroke her hair. When she has had enough, however, she demands that he stops. Her protest leaves Lennie

The definition of loneliness,“Sadness because one has no friends or company.” Carlson shoots Candy’s dog, Crooks is the only black man on the ranch, and Curley’s wife is treated like a nobody. There are many character in this novel that are lonely, for example Crooks. He is the only black man on the ranch and usually excluded from the activities of the white men. Being the only female on the ranch Curley’s wife feels alone but not as much as Candy.

Curley’s wife does not really portray the character in the book. I believe that this has to do with the sound of each character which can change your opinion about a character like Lennie and Curley’s wife. Overall she acts more loving in the movie than what is shown in the book. Curley himself acts that same in the book and in the movie. He is still the same person that is mean and is always meant to everyone including his wife. Slim is also the same. In the book, he is very chill and calm. Same in the movie. In the movie, he is very chill. But in the movie, he does not seem more powerful at all than what was portrayed in the book. In the book, he is called the prince of the ranch, but in the movie, he is still powerful but it is not shown very