Comparing Minnie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In Act One, Scene Three of Flyin’ West, Fannie and the other women who live in the house finally get to sit down with their sister, Minnie, for the first time in over a year, since Minnie married Frank. During this scene, Minnie’s abusive relationship with her husband is revealed. Minnie’s objective is for her sisters to ignore her husband’s abuse and bad attitude like Minnie does herself.
None of Minnie’s sisters know Frank, since Frank and Minnie live in London and have never come to visit before. At the beginning of this scene, Minnie wears a hat to hide the large bruise on her face, but the other women notice it when she has to take her hat off. She lies about the bruise, but the lie falls flat, partially because she does not lie to her sisters, but also because she cannot believe the lie herself. She tries to reason that Frank’s abuse is not abuse at all; she tells her sisters that it was an accident, and asks them not to talk about it.

To play Minnie in a scene, an actress should portray the wide differences between Minnie and her sisters. She has a much weaker character than they do; she prefers to obey her husband and not cause problems as opposed to standing up for herself. She has a quiet voice and speaks lightly when she talks about Frank and the bruise. She knows her sisters see the bad parts of Frank like she does, but she wants them to overlook them because she loves him. One of the most important parts of Minnie’s personality is her love for her sisters. Although only she and Fannie are sisters by blood, the women have a close bond between them. She has missed being home the entire time she has lived in London. Although Minnie lives a fashionable life in London, she is more at home in Nicodemus. When the women say their ritual, it is crucial that Minnie’s face shows her happiness at being home and her respect and adoration for Sophie and