Of Mice And Men By Curley 's Wife

In the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the Author makes the point that men are going to achieve their dream over the women in the novel by using Curley and his wife as examples. Curley wanted to become a boxer, so he did. Curley’s wife wanted to become and actress, but the execution of her dream relied on other people. Curley wanted a wife, so he set out to find one. Curley’s wife only married Curley because she couldn’t pursue her dream. Curley didn’t have to work for his position on the ranch because his father is the boss. Steinbeck is saying through the book Of Mice and Men that the American dream during the 1930s was only attainable by men that pursued it, Steinbeck uses the characters of Curley and his wife to prove this point.

'Of Mice and Men' is based around two main themes; loneliness, and the fragility of dreams. Each main character connects with both of these themes at some stage throughout the novel. Curley's wife is no exception to this. At the beginning of the novel the reader views her as an unpleasant, naive and troublesome character. However, as the novel progresses, the reader is gradually exposed to another side of Curley's wife, one that suggests she is merely a

In conclusion, dreams about equality take a long time to happen. They are a lot of work, but they can still happen. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck utilizes the characters of Crooks and Curley’s wife to illustrate that equality takes a long time to come by. Always strive for your dreams, no matter what they are. The characters in this book did not realize their dreams, but they are still

Do opposites really attract? Can two people, with no similarities, share a close bond? It proves to be so in the novel Of Mice and Men , written by John Steinbeck. A novel which tells the story of two men, George and Lennie, and their journey of a new job working on a ranch. A novel with a different but interesting style of writing. A novel where John Steinbeck utilizes how powerful George is over Lennie, to signify how people believe they are dominant over others, because of their greater intelligence, social standards, or wealth.

Curley’s Wife is one of the many who had a dream she could not achieve because she is a woman. Steinbeck writes, “I don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella. And because she had confided in him she moved closer to Lennie and sat beside him. Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes- all them nice clothes like they wear. An’ I coulda sat in them big hotels, an’ had pitchers took of me.” (Pg. 89). This was Curley’s Wife’s dream, but since she was a woman in the 1920s she had to give it up because it was not realistic. Instead she had to marry Curley because she wanted to get away from her mother who she thinks ruined her chance of being a famous actress. She does not even like Curley at all but that is just what she needed to do at that time. Not only that Steinbeck writes, “He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural. Soon’s he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it.” (Pg. 89). This shows that, Curley’s Wife was even a good actress and maybe she could have achieved her ‘American dream’, but again she is a woman and it is not possible for

John Stienbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” is about the death of the American dream. George, Lennie and Candy’s dream is to own their own piece of land to work and live independently on. This dream is destroyed by Lennie’s ignorance and Lennie’s strength, which he cannot control. Curley’s wife’s dream is to be a famous Hollywood actress. Her dream is destroyed by her marriage to Curley and the Hollywood director who promised to contact her about her acting career but never has. Crook’s dream is for equality. Racism and the attitudes of others destroy this dream.

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.

When Crooks, Lennie, and Candy were sitting in in the bunkhouse, Curley’s wife wanders into the bunkhouse and how Steinbeck says, “Looking in was Curley’s wife.” giving her no name at all! She must not be as important as everyone else if she doesn’t have a name (77). She’s also judged on her appearance and how she puts herself out there, Steinbeck mentions to the readers and says “She dropped her fingers and put her hands on her hips.” making it seem like she’s the stuff and run everyone and everything on the ranch (77). She probably acts the way she does because she doesn’t get to talk to anyone. Everyone is scared to talk to her or just doesn’t want to get into anything with Curley. She’s very lonely and she is the only girl on the farm. As she walked into the barn she saw Lennie and started talking to him and Lennie refused to talk back and that’s when she said “Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?” she’s upset because she doesn’t do anything all day long and has no one to talk too and she finally lost it and said something about it (87).

The fact that Curley’s wife hates her life makes a huge contrast between her bad life and the possibilities associated with the American Dream. This contrast is shown in the line “Coulda’ been in the movies an’ had nice clothes.”(Steinbeck,89) Curley’s wife is presents the epitome of a person striving for the American Dream. She often says things like “I coulda made something of myself….maybe I will yet.”(Steinbeck,88) By Steinbeck using this character, he intended to show the difference between a “fake” yearning for the dream and a true whole-hearted desire for it. Curley’s wife would give anything to be successful in the future. This view is also seen by Kevin Attell who said “ To be sure, it is about dreaming of the future…”(Attell) The opinion from this critic show that this opinion or view is also seen by others who read this book.

Each set of characters presented a new theme to give meaning to the book. Curleys wife presented sexism and how gender played a role in who will get to experience and hold the American Dream. She also gave the awareness of how women were continuously dehumanized and viewed as less than equal to men during that time. Steinbeck was inspired to write Of Mice and Men, from his childhood experiences and observations of immigrants moving from ranch to ranch in search of jobs. This gives a representation of how he believe the American Dream was unattainable. Steinbeck explored the nature and lives of the people during that time and connected that to the characters in the novella which set the stage for the

During the Great Depression, it was not uncommon to become morosely secluded while working. Men would go far away from their families in search of any jobs they could get, with only themselves to confide in; colleagues only filling in the void of friends and family partially. Naturally, John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, written during this period, would reflect this fact as a major aspect of the story. Loneliness would become the sinew of Of Mice and Men, manifested in some of the story’s main characters: Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife. These allusions to loneliness are found throughout the book, mimicking the rampant disease of isolation at the time.

Respect is something that should be given to everyone. Young or old, man or woman, black or white. It is a simple courtesy of human life that not enough people use. In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife is not given that. She is objectified and treated as nothing but trouble.

She mocks all “the weak ones” (77) yet, in the end, confides in the weakest and dumbest of all of the workers: Lennie. Curley’s wife tells Lennie all of her feelings, such as she could have been famous once and be put in pictures. She tells Lennie that he’s “nuts, but [he] is a nice kinda fella. Jus’ like a big baby” (90). In this scene, she is almost opening herself to Lennie, not some girl all the men cannot stop staring at. She actually exposes a caring person.

The characters of the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck face struggles such as Lennie and Curley’s Wife when trying to achieve the american dream. To Steinbeck, the American Dream is starting over/finding a new life through the struggles that you have faced. That is what Lennie and Curley’s Wife have in mind. The title of the book alludes to a poem by Robert Burns. “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men/Gang aft agley [often go wrong]/And leave us nought but grief and pain/For promised joy!”(Robert Burns 1759-96). Most of Steinbeck’s books are about migrant farm workers and the setting is in California during The Great Depression. In the novel, Lennie and Curley’s wife aren't accepted into society. People don’t understand Lennie’s disability and Curley’s wife is gender discriminated because of the time period.

In the novella, Lennie Small is symbolic of the imperfect human being who suffers from the temptations of everyday life. He has a curiosity that causes him to be constantly drawn to things in which he desires; specifically, his american dream. He longs to live a happy life on a ranch full of animals with a house and money, “We gonna get a little place… an’ live on the fatta the lan’” (Steinbeck 105). However, this ambition isn’t the only thing that Lennie aspires. He takes a liking to women in red dresses; tempted by what he sees. When he discerns a lady in red attire, he’s allured by her, “wants to touch ever’thing he likes”(Steinbeck 41). However, when Lennis lays his hands on her, the woman immediately accuses Lennie of sexual assault; which is foreshadow of what is to occur later on. When Curley’s wife is introduced, Lennie is captivated by her as well. She intrigues him with her scarlet clothing, parallel to the serpent