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Curley's Wife from Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men 'A girl standing there looking in. She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages, she wore a cotton house dress and red mules.' This is all that we picture of Curley's wife, without a name it shows how she is thought of upon all the men on the ranch and how Steinbeck feels about what person she is. I think Steinbeck's interpretation of Curley's wife is that she is a very centered person but very heavily made up and likes to look good and one of these reasons is because 1 of her dreams was that she wanted to become a film star and the only reason she is actually on the ranch is because of her mum. George and Lennie both have very mixed views on the character of Curley's wife on 1 hand George thinks that she is a tramp 'Jesus, what a tramp' and obviously doesn't think much of her and also feels she is heavily made up only to try and get attention off the workers Lennie on the other hand thinks she's 'purty' and really likes her but being Lennie he likes anything playful. My thoughts of Curley's wife are that she is a very nice and polite person and almost doesn't mean to be the person she is made out to be. Also I feel she must feel very alone being the only girl on the ranch but in some ways I feel she does like this because this means she can flirt with the men and almost do whatever she wants. I do feel sorry for her in some ways though because she is very much bossed about by Curley and he doesn't let her do anything and she is very restricted to what she can and can't do, Curley gets really angry when he finds out about her flirting with the other men and even confronts the other men almost blaming them for what has happened.
In John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as a flirtatious, mischievous, and over all isolated woman. Steinbeck doesn’t give this character a name, yet she is one of the most important characters in the story. Curley’s wife first comes off as flirtatious to the main characters, George and Lenny, when they first hear about her from the character Candy . Candy is talking about how she gives men “the eye”. He also displays his feelings about her by saying, “Well, I think Curley’s married… a tart”(28). This is setting George and Lenny up to expect she is a flirt.. Steinbeck describes Curley’s wife in her first introduction as a scantily dressed woman.. Steinbeck writes, “Both men [George and Lenny] glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, roughed lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled cluster, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers”(31). The color red is sometimes considered for portraying a sign of danger or sex. This passage supports Curley’s wife as being flirtatious and also how she’s dangerous and can cause trouble displaying herself while she is married. Also, when George and Lenny are talking to Curley’s wife she tries to flirtatiously talk to them too. After their first conversation she re-adjusts herself. Steinbeck displays her with “She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward”(31). Steinbeck is explaining to the reader in detail that Curley’s wife is trying to show herself to Lenny and George to get thei...
“Nobody’d listen to us” (81) exclaims Crooks when talking about being ignored. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck illustrates the characters Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Candy experiencing loneliness and isolation while living on the ranch. These characters attempt to socialize, succeeding and failing. Loneliness and isolation of the characters results in yelling, bullying, and even a broken neck.
that she used to enjoy. When her baby, Jimmy, is born however, she appears to
as having a strong personality but an emptiness deep within. Norma Jean is presented as
Among them are only four women of all ages: the Grandma, the Mother and her two daughters, the pregnant Rose of Sharon and the young Ruthie. Appearing in Chapter Eight, the mother, who is referred to as “Ma”, holds a decisive role in Steinbeck’s novel. She is, along with her son Tom (the main character of the book), present from the early stage of the story until its very end. We will attempt to trace back her emotional journey (I) as well as to analyze its universal aspects and to deliver an overall impression on the book (II). Steinbeck describes Ma as a strong woman, physically “heavy, thick with childbearing and work” (Chap.8).
“Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody.” (Steinbeck, 86). In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife is an outcast compared to the men. Being female, she cannot do what the men can. This novel was based in the 1920’s, a time where women weren’t allowed to do certain, almost all, things. She was not allowed to talk to anyone because she was seen as a threat. Her treatment was caused by how men viewed her. This all affected her responsibility, the views of her as a woman, and her loneliness.
Her aim on the school trip is for everyone to have fun with the only
she could be like the women in the movie magazines she either stole or borrowed
Steinbeck also presents another view of Curley’s wife. In his omniscient description [form: overall writing technique] of her, he writes that she ‘bridles a little’ at Lennie’s attention; she is metaphorically shying away from the fixated attention. Steinbeck also unobtrusively mentions that she is a ‘girl’; both these observations suggest her innocence and vulnerability.
considering the fact that she has locked herself in her house for about 30 years. She
not have time to consider her own personal feelings. She may believe that she is constantly being
Steinbeck is very successful in creating sympathy throughout her character change and he presents her in this way to prove that the majority of women went through similar situations. This leads us to sympathise with all people society deems to be ‘inferior’ and we can even apply this lesson to today’s society.
a good mother, and she does not give her boys a sense of right and wrong. She
In Of Mice & Men, the character Curley’s Wife is depicted as flirtatious, promiscuous, and insensitive. However, her husband Curley sees her as only a possession. Most of the workers at the ranch see her as a tart, whereas Slim, the peaceful and god-like figure out of all the men, see her as lonely. This answer will tell us to which extent, is Curley’s wife a victim, whether towards her flirtatious behaviour, or to everyone’s representation of her.
she has had to struggle internally with who she really is and how she acts.