Curley's Wife Foreshadowing Analysis

In the afternoon of August 26th, 1930, two horrible and unfortunate deaths have occurred on a ranch near the Gabilan Mountains. The victim was the daughter in law of the ranch’s owner. (Due to her husband’s will, we are not to publish her name). She was in the barn house when killed by Lennie Small, a mentally retarded worker that just came to the ranch few days prior to this incident. Lennie left the ranch not long after the murder, but was soon chased down by the ranchers, including the first victim’s husband and several other men, and got shot in the head by his former partner, George Milton, on the bank of an anonymous river.

It was a Sunday afternoon, and Curley was playing horseshoes out with them other farm workers. I wanted to get away from that blasted Curley. He never let me talk to anyone, not anyone on the farm. Not only that, he won’t even treat me like I’m his wife, barely even talkin’ to me unless he had a hateful thing to say. I’m tired of life on this farm.

How does steinbeck use foreshadowing? By seth springs Often the best laid schemes of mice and men go astray. In the story of mice and men the two main characters george and lennie are migrant workers looking for a job they go to this ranch and work as farm hands they meet carlson candy slim crooks and curley's wife. Curly doesn't like lennie because he’s tall eventually he gets into a fight with lennie and lennie crushes his hand.

Shannon L. Alder once said, “Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding, and desperate hope.” Imagine living in a world where you stand in the middle of love and hate. In the novel, “Of Mice and Men,” written by John Steinbeck, one of the most significant characters was Curley’s wife. She lived in a world that was clearly ruled by men. Desperate, smutty, and aggravating where some of the descriptions Steinbeck used for her, but in reality she was a lonely victim in the cruel world she lived in.

The Loneliness of Curley’s Wife Thesis Statement: In the book, Of Mice And Men, Curley’s wife is the most lonely person in the book. In the book, Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife makes it clear through her conversations with other characters that she is the most lonely in the story. She is a lonely girl that has no friends at all.

One event that foreshadows Curley's wife death is Lennie. Lennie’s actions foreshadow the death of Curley's wife. Steinbeck uses what had happened on Weed as a foreshadowing device to suggest what will happen later on in the novella. Steinbeck suggests that “ like what happened in Weed…touch ever’thing he likes...Feel this red dress an‘ the girl lets out a squawk…”(41). Lennie likes to nice things and soft

Essay about Curley’s wife Curley’s wife is the only female character in the novel Of Mice of Men; Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only referred to in reference to her husband. Like the other people on the ranch, she is very lonely and has dreams of a better life which never come true. The author John Steinbeck introduces Curley’s wife in a symbolic ness way, this is shown when George is talking to Lennie about the dream and when Curley’s wife first meets both the men. “Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the characters lash out and demean other weaker characters to regain social power when they themselves have insecurities. As a matter of fact, this is portrayed in the passages between 80-82 when Curley’s wife says, “’Well, you keep your place then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny’” (81). When all the male workers gang up on her and make her feel uncomfortable and insecure, she lashes out at Crooks because he is black (less privileged) to regain power over him to raise herself socially.

to Crooks' door when all the men are in town on Saturday night we realize that she is

On all accounts of literature, readers can discover various themes that symbolize a relation to one’s life. Characters fulfill these themes, educating the reader on the mistakes and choices people make. Popular themes, such as dreams, query the mind on how one can break or achieve a dream. Literature pieces, for instance, Of Mice & Men, by John Steinbeck, illustrate ideas of dreams that were broken throughout the novel. As one can realize, dreams can shatter and destroy the hopes of a character.

. Additionally, another interpretation of this could be that Curley’s wife’s appearance is negative and the only reason as to why she wears this makeup is because she wants to attract the attention of men and entice them through her appearance. This would expose the ‘bad’ in the character of Curley’s wife as she would be perceived as being unfaithful, adulterous and deceitful to her husband, Curley. A final interpretation of this could be that Curley’s wife is a victim of domestic abuse, so the only reason as to why she is always ‘heavily made up’ is because she anticipates to hide all her bruises and scars that she has been given through Curley’s abuse. This is not a far-fetched idea as later on in the novel, Curley’s wife says she sometimes would like to ‘bust’ Curley, but why would she want to ‘bust’ Curley if she had no motive and also because Curley is a fighter/boxer so it would not be implausible for him

Curley’s Wife’s mistake in allowing Lennie to stroke her hair even though warnings were given about her from George to Lennie foreshadows her own death. "Don 't you even take a look at that b*tch. I don 't care what she says and what she does... You leave her be." (Steinbeck 16). This is another example of foreshadowing because Lennie couldn’t keep his hands off of things in the past and tells the reader that he might do something bad to her in the future. George is attempting to keep Lennie away from Curley’s Wife because he is aware of the possible consequences of their interaction, especially as Curley is the ranch boss’ son. Lennie 's accidental killing of Curley 's wife was the situation that George had been dreading from when they met her on the ranch. “She took Lennie 's hand and put it on her head. "Feel right aroun ' there an ' see how soft it is." Lennie 's big fingers fell to stroking her hair.” (Steinbeck 54). Lennie can 't keep his hands off of soft things and covers Curley’s Wife’s mouth when she yells for him to let go of her hair, strangling her by unawareness of his own strength. George

The colour red is also used a lot to describe Curley's wife. Steinbeck describes her as having "rouged lips", "red mules" and "red ostrich feathers". Suggesting red is a colour that is associated with Curley's wife, and that she signifies danger. Adding to this, during Curley's wife's conversation with George and Lennie, "Lennie's eyes moved up and down her body". This immediately alerts the reader that Curley's wife is dangerous. As previously George and Lennie had to run from their last job in Weed, due to Lennie's attraction to petting soft things. After this conversation, George calls her "jailbait" and a "rattrap", he knows that she is dangerous, and warns Lennie to keep out of her way. It is evident from these points that Curley's wife is a dangerous and provocative character, and one that should be avoided.

Several other examples of foreshadowing can be found in the events that happen throughout the novel. It’s no secret to the readers that Lennie has a habit of getting himself into trouble “You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out.” (11). First with the incident in Weed with the girl’s dress and then again in a similar situation with another woman, Curley’s wife. Lennie had seen a woman wearing a dress that interested him, and, naturally because of his habits of wanting to pet and feel things, he wanted to touch it. The woman was frightened by this and screamed for him to let go. Lennie was shocked by her reaction and hung on tighter. This is because, in George’s words, “that was all he could think to do” (41). After the other workers went looking for them they felt the need to escape the town and this is where ‘Of mice and men’ begins its story. This almost mirrors the death of Curley’s wife, except her neck is snapped and Lennie plays with her hair, not a dress.

Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to remind the reader that Lennie and George’s dream of having their own farm will never be realized. He constantly talks about the failure of the dreams of others on the ranch they work on. One example is when Crooks wants to get in on the farm with George and Lennie. When he first heard about the farm, he was all for it, but once Curley’s wife came in and he was reminded of his harsh reality, he told Candy, “ ‘'Member what I said about hoein' and doin' odd jobs?... Well, jus' forget it’ ” (83). The farm is a place where nobody has ever seen their or anyone else’s dreams completed and this lets the reader know not to expect this to happen to Lennie and George. Another example of this is when Curley’s wife tells Lennie that she, “ ‘Coulda been in the movies, an'’ ” (88). In the end, she ends up marrying Curley and ending up on the farm where she’ll never be known for more than his