Of Mice And Men Curley's Wife

From physical and mental abuse to injustice, females regardless of any race or color became one of the main groups in society considered divergent and negligible--much like the discrimination that has segregated African Americans from the rest of society. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck stresses how much men and civilization both negated women. By using several scenarios within the novel to show how most of the men felt and thought about Curley's wife. Even though Curley's wife was only a minor female character in the novel, her role as a woman was not only important to both the reader but also women. In order to show and represent the role of women Steinbeck purposely left out Curley's wife name for the purpose of. Using her and

Even when they knew they were specifically being used and treated alike possessions. But just before Curley's wife points out why she voluntarily to marry Curley, she first tells Lennie about a tragic story from her past about a man, she came across on the same night as Curley but unfortunately ended up cutting ties with each other and never crossing paths again. Another time I met a guy (88), Soon's he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it (88) “I never got that letter. I always thought my ol' lady stole it. Well, I wasn't gonna stay no place where I couldn't get nowhere or make something myself. So I married Curley” (88). When her past revealed itself, not only did it help the reader get a better perspective on her character personality as a person. Nevertheless to why she married Curley in the first place if she never possesses any affection towards him. Moreover, she only married him for the sake of only supporting herself and her

One way Steinbeck showed how society still remains unfair and unjust was by exposing most of the men's' true colors about Curley's wife. In spite of how discriminatory society was, women such as Curley's wife needed to bear the consequences of loneliness and isolation. However, unlike the injustice and unfairness women faced most of the men actually experienced the opposite of which women did and freely enjoyed most of the opportunities in life. While women lived powerlessly and in despair. Before Curley's wife had the opportunity to talk about her past, she first convinces Lennie to talk to her by telling him how lonely and depressed her life as women can become. While everyone around her became constantly unempathetic and inconsiderate. “You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley. So how'd you like not to talk to anybody” (87)? From Curley's wife point of view not only did she tell us how she felt as women but also from a women's point of view. About how the effects of isolation and loneliness can drive you into