Curley's Wife Analysis

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.

to Crooks' door when all the men are in town on Saturday night we realize that she is

Curley’s wife is a character in the novel “Of mice and men” set in California and written in 1937 by John Steinbeck. She is the only woman on a ranch of itinerant working men, and because of this she gets treated by each man in a different manner. Most of the men treat her in a negative way, therefore causing different degrees of sympathy from the reader. Sympathy implies that the reader feels an emotional connection towards the character. Her unhappy marriage to the boss’s son causes her great loneliness and unhappiness as she tries, in vain, to find someone to talk to on the ranch.

In the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there is a character named Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife is first shown in the novella as a character who is thought as provocative and represented as darkness. This does not change throughout the story, and she is dehumanized, objectified, and sexualized. Therefore, Steinbeck crafts the character, Curley’s Wife, in order to convey how the american dream is unattainable through him showing sexism and discrimination towards women.

The character of Curley’s Wife is very hard to unravel, as throughout the book, Steinbeck’s representation of women through characters such as George and Candy, is very harsh. This is because the sociological opinion at that time was that they were either, mothers, sisters, or prostitutes,

One event that foreshadows Curley's wife death is Lennie. Lennie’s actions foreshadow the death of Curley's wife. Steinbeck uses what had happened on Weed as a foreshadowing device to suggest what will happen later on in the novella. Steinbeck suggests that “ like what happened in Weed…touch ever’thing he likes...Feel this red dress an‘ the girl lets out a squawk…”(41). Lennie likes to nice things and soft

In the afternoon of August 26th, 1930, two horrible and unfortunate deaths have occurred on a ranch near the Gabilan Mountains. The victim was the daughter in law of the ranch’s owner. (Due to her husband’s will, we are not to publish her name). She was in the barn house when killed by Lennie Small, a mentally retarded worker that just came to the ranch few days prior to this incident. Lennie left the ranch not long after the murder, but was soon chased down by the ranchers, including the first victim’s husband and several other men, and got shot in the head by his former partner, George Milton, on the bank of an anonymous river.

One reason why Curley’s wife should be blamed for her death is when she came into the bunkhouse where George and Lennie was in, and ask where her husband Curley was. Curley’s wife was dressed like a tart that Lennie couldn’t stop looking at her. Lennie friend George looked away from her and told that Curley was in the bunkhouse a minute ago then left. When Curley’s wife, left George looked at Lennie, who was drooling for her. George got really mad at Lennie and told him “Well, you keep away from her, ‘cause she’s a rat-trap if I ever seen one. You let Curley take the rap.” (32). Therefore, there’s one reason why Curley’s wife got killed by Lennie.

When Curleys’ wife first appears in the book Lennie was fascinated by her looks and thinks that she is very pretty. You know this because he looks at her from top to bottom. These facts are true because in the book it says “Lennie’s eyes moved down her body.” To show that Lennie was fascinated by her looks it says “Lennie watched her, fascinated”. Another way that we know that Lennie thought that she was pretty is that after she leaves the bunk house Lennie then says “she was purty.” These three quotes show that Lennie was very interested in Curleys’ wife’s appearance and thought that she was pretty indeed. But by Lennie thinking that she was pretty it then caused conflict between Lennie and George. George gets

The book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, portrays how the characters blame their misfortunes on Curley's wife. Curley's wife is one who, is associated with wanting to get attention. Curley's wife wants attention because she gets none and just wants to be noticed. Also, she is others' scapegoat because she has no one to talk to and she misses having that interaction with people.

Imagine running away from home. Then picture marrying someone that you never loved. On top of all of this, envision not being able to fulfill your dreams. This was exactly the case for Curley’s wife. Throughout the novel Curley’s wife was portrayed as a victim in many instances. Curley’s wife appeared to be a victim because she didn’t fulfill her dreams, didn’t love her husband, and was lonely.

In a play starring mostly men, Curley’s wife is the star of the show. Curley’s wife is a big influence, she is misunderstood, and she doesn’t think about consequences of her actions. Everything she does impacts the lives of the men on the ranch. Curley’s wife is what the men call a “tart” but she is just misunderstood. Steinbeck’s description of Curley’s wife is short and sweet. He doesn’t spend too much time describing her. Instead, he writes about her actions and consequences of her actions for at least a fourth of the book. Curley’s wife is a victim of the cruel world she was living in.

One character in the story does not even have a name: Curley’s wife. Steinbeck illustrates her as someone who is a pawn of those around her. On the surface, she is reduced to a rude and selfish woman. But, if one looks deeper, Curley’s wife’s gender and class hinder her high aspirations and reduces her to ridicule. Her husband restricts her contact with others and does not show any affection towards her. She reveals this while

In this essay I will be exploring the ways John Steinbeck shows the character of Curley’s wife in the novel. I will be focusing on the way Steinbeck uses language to portrays the character of Curley’s wife in different ways. I will also reflect on the impact of the character on the audience and how our perception of her is regularly changing during the novel.

In his novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck depicts Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife remarkably similarly. When describing Candy, Steinbeck writes “He pointed with his right arm, and out of the sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but no hand” (Steinbeck 17). George and Lennie have just arrived at the ranch and are in the bunkroom when Candy walks in. When describing Crooks, Steinbeck writes “His body was was bent over to the left by his crooked spine…” (64). In this scene, Steinbeck is describing Crooks, his lifestyle, and his living quarters. Curley’s wife says “If I catch any one man, and he’s alone, I get along fine with him. But just let two of the guys get together an’ you won’t talk. Jus’ nothing but mad… You’re all scared of each