Curley's Wifes Loneliness

Steinbeck tells a story of loneliness and inequality. Throughout the novella, characters are often alone and are in some way treated differently from others. The story took place in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. People during that time period just wanted to survive; that was their idea of the American Dream. They traded survival for happiness. All the characters in the novella are somewhat alone and have nobody to count on. Curley’s wife is the loneliest in the novella because she is the only woman on the ranch, she is in an unhappy marriage, and she is mistreated because she’s the only woman.

Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel, John Steinbeck shows the enormous effect that loneliness has on the characters. Steinbeck most clearly illustrates this theme through Crooks, Candy, and Curley 's wife. Ranch hands are ideal types of people to portray as being lonely, because their constant travel leaves them without someone to talk to or share things with. Steinbeck also shows how important it is for every human being to have a companion. Companionship is necessary in order for someone to live an enjoyable life. Although loneliness affects each one of the characters in Of Mice and Men differently, they all experience negative feelings from their lack of

In mice and men written by john Steinbeck the character known as “Curley’s wife” is portrayed as flirtatious and a “tart” but it’s a strategy to dell with her loneliness. Curley’s wife displays loneliness because she is not allowed to talk to any other men but Curley, She is also left alone most the time when Curley’s working or out. And lastly she is addressed as “Curley’s wife” and her real name is not given because it’s shown as an irrelevant fact.

Crooks is the only black man on the ranch, and is often discriminated against by all the other workers at the ranch. He is usually excluded from many activities that all the other men participate in, and is ignored by most of the workers. “I ain’t wanted in the bunk house…cause I’m black…” This quote shows how the other men who work at the ranch reject and isolate Crooks, and how he is forced to have his own bunk house, since he isn’t allowed to reside in the same bunk house as the other workers. Crooks leads a harsh, lonely life, only because the

Curley’s wife is a complicated character. She is unfaithful and bitter. But that’s only because she is extremely lonely and feels unwanted by her husband. She takes the feeling of dissatisfaction and projects it at all of the men on the ranch. She regrets the direction her life has taken but still has hope that she can achieve her dream. All the characters in the novel feel like outsiders and Curley’s wife is no

The last character in the book that struggles against loneliness is Curley's wife. Because of Curley's jealousy he wants her to stay inside the house at all times, which leads her to being alone and longing for the days before she married Curley. "I get lonely," she said. "You can talk to people, but I cannot

Curley’s wife is the loneliest character in the book. This is shown when she is in the stable with Crooks, Lennie and Candy, she whines, 'Think I don't like to

The Loneliness of Curley’s Wife Thesis Statement: In the book, Of Mice And Men, Curley’s wife is the most lonely person in the book. In the book, Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife makes it clear through her conversations with other characters that she is the most lonely in the story. She is a lonely girl that has no friends at all.

Besides loneliness,Curly's wife the only women on the ranch,also suffers regrets and broken dreams.First of all,Curly's wife is very alone in her life.Her relationship with her husband seems to be somewhat unstable,because her husband Curly is always too busy to spend any time with her or give her any of his full attention.Instead,of putting his main focus on her he spends most of his time searching for her around the farm asking ''Any guys seen my wife''(Pg)and threatheing the other men on the farm not to set a single eye on her .As for this,the other men on the farm ignore her when she seeks for company,because they don't want to get into any trouble with Curley about his wife's flirtious attitude towards them.Besides her isolation,Curly's

Throughout the story, Curley’s wife is always wandering around, attempting to find Curley. On all of her stops, she initiates conversations with any man she finds. Knowing that Curley is a jealous man, in addition to being the boss’s son, the men refuse to associate with Curley’s wife for fear of a misunderstanding with grave consequences. Often, the men suspect her of desiring an affair due to her unhappy marriage. In all reality, it is Lennie’s discovery that she is truly a lonely woman, trapped in a tumultuous union, and surrounded by men.

Crooks was a solitary man as well, being forced by the social boundaries at the time to keep to himself. He could not even make the idle chit-chat that the other men could to occupy themselves and sidestep the preliminary loneliness of working away from family. He was separated not only mentally but physically; “Crooks … had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn.” (Steinbeck 33) Crooks, who hailed from a different line of descent than the men surrounding him, was forced by the ethics of the era to stay separated. He had no one to confide in at all. He never mentions family, only lending to the fact that he has himself alone to talk to at all save when people give orders to him around the ranch. It is loneliness at its most concentrated. Not only was he separated but “[He] wasn’t wanted in the bunkhouse …” Not only is loneliness defined as being without companions and solitary, but as being “sad because one has no friends or company.” Not being wanted only makes one sad, and having no one to talk to makes Crooks a perfect match for the definition of loneliness. With Crooks, Steinbeck overwhelmingly makes the theme of loneliness readily apparent.

“Guys like us...are the loneliest guys in the world”(Steinbeck 15). Loneliness as a common feeling by the millions of migrant workers all over the United States during the Great Depression. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, set in this era, depicts a story of loneliness within an old man named Candy; a young woman known as Curley’s Wife; and a discriminated African American named Crooks, on a barely farm in California. The ranch is filled with migrant workers, but two stick out more than all the others. George and Lennie have a dream for their future, and they plan plan to pursue their own land. Together they support each other while still surrounded by a sea of broken and isolated souls. The theme of

Curley's wife isolated because of her reputation but she is also living a loveless relationship. There are many places in the book were Curley’s wife shows no love for Curley and Curley to her. Curley’s wife was talking to Lennie about her life was until she met Curley and said something to him that she has not said to anyone before. Steinbeck illustrates that Curley's wife doesn't really love Curley,”...I don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella…”(89). What this quote is saying is that she really don't like curley that he has changed a lot from the day she met

John Steinbeck highlights the theme of loneliness in his novel Of Mice and Men to show that many individuals who were discriminated against were lonely; Curley’s wife is lonely because she is a woman, Crooks is lonely because he is African American, and migrant workers are lonely because they have no one who cares about them. To begin, Curley’s wife was often lonely because she was a woman. In the great depression, women were not valued and were not as important as men were. They would often be looked down upon, and the men often acted as if they owned their wives, such as when Curley treats his wife poorly. This caused her to be lonely because she had no one to talk to. To show this in the book, Curley’s wife says, “I never get to talk to

Kisha Saint Louis Ms. Novak English II 15 December 2014 The Great Depression was an era of great despair for the American people. John Steinbeck wrote and the novel, Of Mice and Men it was a time where people had lost everything jobs, homes, and their lands. One of Steinbeck’s characters, Curley’s wife, and faces many difficulties throughout the novel such as stereotyping from the other men and also not being able to reach her American Dream.