Of Mice And Men Curley's Wife Essay

Of Mice and Men

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men that was written in 1937; the character of Curley’s wife is portrayed in an unusual way as it makes the reader question her innocence. Her hasty marriage to Curley proves to be a failed attempt to escape from her spiral of loneliness. Curley doesn’t satisfy her so she finds solace in other men even the three at the bottom of the social hierarchy. Because of the circumstances of her own isolation she can’t escape from the sexual image that other men on the ranch have of her. She therefore uses this as a means of getting noticed by other men.
The character of Curley’s wife is first introduced by Candy, The swamper who shares his opinion on her to George and Lennie when they first arrive at

He has shown this in chapter two by “I am trying to find Curley, Slim”. The quote suggests that Curley’s Wife is constantly feeling lonely and therefore is trying to find Curley so he can keep her company. You also get the impression that she may be using this as an excuse to talk to other men on the ranch. The quote uses emotive language to leaves the reader in having mixed emotions towards her. It makes the reader question whether she is actually lonely and as a result of this it makes the reader feel sympathetic for her and they get the idea that she is a victim however she may not be lonely at all and may just be attention seeking so they get the idea that she is a villain.
In conclusion to chapter two, I believe that Curley's Wife is more of a villain than a victim as the way she presents herself to George and Lennie and Candy’s description of her as it portray her in a negative way. Another reason why I believe that she is a villain because of her fondness of the colour red as it makes her seem evil and a danger to

Steinbeck shows this when she remarks that “they left all the weak one behind”. The use of negative language in the quote just goes to show how Curley’s Wife can be quite intimidating at times; this plays with the readers mind giving them mixed feelings as it may be a result of her loneliness or her negative attitude. This quote also suggests that she is trying to make them feel ashamed of themselves or may prompt a sense of anger within them toward the other men. The phrase “weak ones” have a big impact on them three as they might think that because of them below the rest of them they were left in the ranch and that they don't deserve a good time. This quote shows the reader that Curley’s wife is being rude to them in a very cunning way as it may have made them feel left out therefore she is a