How Is Curley's Wife A Victim

The characters always refer to her as “Curley’s wife”. Curley even says, “Any of you guys seen my wife (page 53)?” This shows that men were considered more superior in the 1930s. Curley’s wife was mistreated because she was a woman, and because she was married she belonged to her husband. Thus, Curley owned her. The characters would often degrade Curley's wife by calling her disrespectful names. Candy and George were having a conversation about her and Candy says hesitantly, “ Well, I think Curley’s married… a tart (page 28).” They also refer to her as a looloo. So, if she tries to make friends or have a conversation with someone, she will be considered a

‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel about two men and their struggle to reach their dreams of owning their own ranch. George Milton and Lennie Small are best friends, and in despite of their differences they still manage to work together, travel together and tackle anything that gets in their way. Steinbeck uses nearly all of the characters in this novel to stress the importance of having a friend.

In the novel, Of Mice and Men, there are many characters who face different conflicts that they have to overcome, whether it is man vs. man, man vs. self, or man vs. society. One of the characters who faces both internal and external conflicts is Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife is known for being the ideal stereotypical woman; always wears makeup, is always wearing a dress with heels, and is described as a “tart.” Although Curley’s wife has these qualities that may make you think she's just an average woman, she has a many conflicts she faces along with tragic events and isolation.

In this essay I am going to be assessing the character Curleys Wife from Steinbeck’s book Of Mice And Men. The book is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression it features two farm workers called George and Lennie. The travel around together in search of work sharing a dream of a place of their own, a small ranch where they can live and work for themselves. It tells the story of how violence may erupt to destroy those dreams. Curleys wife is a character in the book who from the brief encounters with her is presented in two ways. Firstly the dangerous, flirtatious character who isn’t trusted by the rest of the ranch workers but then later one we realize how she is just a victim

Several instances throughout the novel prove Curley's wife to be ignorant, especially toward the weaker ranch workers. A prime example of her ignorance is displayed in

One of the major themes of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination, enabling one to strive onward in life with a sense of importance. Three major examples show this idea. The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and his joining George and Lennie 's dream of owning land. A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s

The Great Depression took place in the United States in the 1930s. Northern California, Salinas Valley was affected by the Great Depression. Many farmers lost their properties and were forced to find other work. Banks were forced to foreclose on mortgages’ and had to collect debts. Hundreds of thousands of farmers packed up their families and few belongings, and headed for California. The Great Depression left many people in poverty and caused them to face unpleasant events. This is how life was like for the characters in Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. Mostly all the characters in this novel suffered from loneliness. Some of the men desired to come together in a way that would allow them to be like brothers to one

Compare the episodes in which Candy’s dog and Lennie die. How has Steinbeck made these events effective for the reader?

This is very odd for a woman especially to enter a working environment, when wearing such clothing. T In this particular aspect of the character of Curley’s wife, she is a victim of her tarty behaviour.

John Steinbeck’s landmark novel Of Mice and Men is perhaps best known for its revolutionary telling of two characters that are very different, but have come to rely on each other to survive during the Great Depression. The two characters are men named George and Lenny. George is somewhat of an average fellow who has no real special skills or attributes. Lenny is large and abnormally strong, but unfortunately has the mind of a child. Lennie looks up to George as if he were a role model. This statement is best supported in the book; “Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly. He pushed himself back, drew up his knees, embraced them, looked over to George to see whether he had it just right. He pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George's hat was” (Steinbeck). Both characters help each other find work and save the money they earn to purchase a farm together. Their plans keep getting delayed due to Lenny’s habit of getting into serious trouble. George and Lenny are forced to flee the towns that Lenny has gotten in trouble in and continually move to other cities to find jobs. Of Mice and Men has been praised by readers everywhere and is hailed as a modern classic. Of Mice and Men’s success is usually said to be a result of the complex and emotional bond between the two main characters. Many readers forget about the supporting characters that help or hurt George and Lenny during their story. The minor characters in the story each have their own

Curleys wife is one of the most interesting and complicated characters ( or maybe even more than one character within her) in the novella; of mice and men. Everything about her from her clothes to her personality to her dreams end up leading to her death and unfortunately the death of young Lennie. she is just a young woman seeking attention, feeling the only way she can receive it is if she throws herself at the men around the ranch. Curleys wife deserves all the attention she can get , however, in the 1930s things were a lot different to how they are now for women. In this essay I will be exploring the contrasting representations of Curleys wife and her character. perhaps underneath all the lies we can find a misunderstood, sensitive and

Curley’s wife is characterized as the stereotypical women and fall victim to the men and society that dictate who she is as a person. Women were expected to do certain things and even now some of the expectations still remain the same.

Throughout most of the book Curley’s wife strikes us as a compelling and riveting character as we initially see her as a wicked character till those few seconds before she dies where you think, hey she might not be so bad after all. In the novel ‘of Of mice Mice and men’ Men’ Curley’s wife’s image is portrayed as a very sexual, flirtatious, cheeky and desperate. Steinbeck uses specific words, sentences and techniques to create the image of Curley’s wife as one that is very contrasting.

Curley's wife proves to be a flirtatious character in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. She is the only woman on the ranch and uses her beauty as power to flirt with the guys on the ranch and make her husband jealous. The other guys on the ranch know that she is trouble and refer to her as “jailbait” or “tart” because of the way she dresses and acts to attract attention from all of the guys. Although she is known as trouble on the ranch, she talks a lot about how she was offered to be in the shows, but that dream was crushed by her mother who said that she was too young. During the time this novel was written, women were not well respected and this explains her behaviour throughout the story. Over all, Curley's wife demonstrates to be a tempting, good looking, yet lonely women who often uses her looks to get what she wants.

Curley’s wife is what we in modern day might call a “tease”, but there is more to her than