Character Analysis Of Curley's Wife In 'Of Mice And Men'

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A woman isn’t a whore for wanting pleasure. If it were unnatural, we would not be born with such drives.” - Nenia Campbell. You’re not a slut if you’re just wanting company or of you just want something to do to pass time. In the book, Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife is considered a slut because she has the eye and flirts with other men on the ranch. Curley’s wife should not be considered a slut, she is lonely and she just wants someone to talk to. Curley’s wife has nothing to do on the ranch so she wants to talk to the other people. Following that thought, Curley’s wife is the only girl on the ranch and gets lonely since Curley won’t let her talk to other people. Curley’s wife will want to talk to other people or find something to do other than sit in her room all day and not talk to anyone. On page 51 one of the guys say “every time the guys is around she shows up”. She shows up whenever the guys do because she wants to do something and talk to them. Curley’s wife just wants someone to talk to other than …show more content…

Curley is not nice because he tried to beat up Lennie for something small and knowing that there is something wrong with him. Curley isn’t nice because instead of letting his wife go out and do something or talk to someone, he does not let her talk to anyone but him.With this in mind, Curley’s wife says to Lennie on page 89, “I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella” . Curley’s not nice to anyone or his wife. Curley’s wife has nobody to talk to.Curley’s wife doesn’t want to not listen to her husband, but when she’s doing nothing all day everyday, she wants to do what she can to do something and talk to someone. Following that thought,Curley won’t let her talk to anybody but him, so she gets lonely.On page 87,Curley’s wife says “I get lonely. You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad”.Therefore, If Curley’s wife had a choice, she would talk to people on the

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