Of Mice And Men Curley's Wife

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One of the many themes in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is women, they have no privilege and are seen as nothing but trouble. During his lifetime women are also seen as lower class citizens. Some of the women in the novel are Curley’s wife and the prostitutes, they are just seen as sexual objects. Throughout the story, Steinbeck expresses the great dislike for the women, through how the men feel about Curley’s wife. By the time the readers finally meet Curley’s wife, they already have a negative opinion about her. She is described as pretty and very flirtatious. The men believe she dresses seductively on purpose to get their attention and will get them fired. For instance, George says “ I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen jailbait worse than her”(32). George is saying he has seen enticing women, but she is dangerous. Lennie Smalls is told to “ keep away from her, cause’ she’s a rattrap..” (32). These warnings portray Curley’s wife as the temptation that will cause everyone nothing but difficulty. …show more content…

Throughout the book, she is referred as Curley’s wife. On several occasions, she is called everything but her name. The workers call her bitch, tramp, and tart behind her back. None of them really know if Curley’s wife is promiscuous. “Jesus what a tramp” and “don’t you even take a look at that bitch. I don’t care what she says and what she does”(32), are good examples of what the men call her on a daily

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