Of Mice And Men Is To Blame For Curley's Wife

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In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, after Lennie’s death, there are many people to blame, but Curley and Curley’s Wife are to blame more than anyone else and there are strong reasons as to why.
Curley's wife is reprehensible for Lennie's death. For example, if Curley's wife had not bothered Lennie after being told several times that Lennie was not supposed to talk to her and also, if she had not gone ballistic about her hair, she would not have died and neither would have Lennie. For example, when Lennie is alone in the barn with the pups, Curley's wife comes in and Lennie clearly states that he is not allowed to talk to her for the reason that George told him not to and Curley's wife says, “‘Why can't I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.’ Lennie said, ‘Well I ain't supposed to talk to you or nothing’” (86). This shows how Curley’s wife knew that George was going to get mad, but she talked to Lennie anyway, not caring what would …show more content…

This is because Curley only is hunting Lennie down to kill to keep his macho up and not all because of Lennie really killing his wife. For example, right before Slim, George, and Curley head out to find Lennie, Slim suggests that Curley stays with his dead wife but Curley refuses by saying, “‘I’m goin’,’ he said ‘I’m gonna shoot the guts out of that bastard myself…’” (98), and it uncovers how much he did not care about his wife's death, or her life in general. and saw the death as an opportunity to kill Lennie. Another up to snuff example of that was Curley saying, “‘I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot him in the guts’” (96). This presents how Curley did not even bother to report Lennie to the cops to get the time that he deserved but his first thought was to get his shotgun and shoot him in the guts. Not just only was it Curley and his wife's fault for Lennie’s death but so was one more

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