How Does Steinbeck Present Curley's Wife

1) What does Curley’s Wife’s entrance suggest about her?-Her entrance into the ranch portrays her as one being attention-seeking because Steinbeck describes her when she walks in to be wearing bright red and heavy make-up on a ranch were the colour is depressingly dull. “She had full, rouged lips, heavily made up, red mules”. The second being flirty because of her description states that she is suggesting positions describing her. “She put her Hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.” We can suggest that she is very flirty especially on the ranch. Her entrance is written so that we can infer that she a lot about her and that is she is very flirty among the many men in the ranch.

The next time Steinbeck presents Curleys wife is in her conversation with Lennie, Candy and Crooks. In this extract we see how Curleys wife clearly enjoys having power over others and because she is the only girl on the ranch she is prone to discrimination by being made to feel like one of Curleys possessions. We first get

Sympathy. Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. In the novel 'Of Mice and Men', there a numerous characters you may feel sympathetic toward. Most especially Curley's wife. I hold the most compassion for Curley's wife because she was misunderstood and innocently killed.

In the novel, the character Curley’s wife is the wife of the Boss’ son and does not have a name that everyone can call her besides Curley’s wife. She is shown to be the only women in the ranch. She presents herself, as a dolled up woman who seeks men’s attention and a flirtatious character. Firstly, when Curley’s wife is introduced, she was seen attractive.

Before the initial introduction of Curley's wife, her character is explored through the discussion of the men in the bunkhouse. The language they use forces the reader to form an opinion of her before she is seen in the novella. Candy says 'she got the eye', which gives her the characteristic of a 'tart' since she is a married woman who is seen flirting with various men on the ranch. This negative image is enhanced through the semantic field of misogynistic and derogatory language used against her, including 'bitch', 'poison' and 'rattrap'. She acts as a microcosm of women in society during the 1930's, representing their mistreatment by men and how they were viewed as possessions and objects.

Steinbeck portrayed that cynicism of society is harmful because an innocent action can be misunderstood and cause grave errors. Curley’s wife was flirtatious by nature and George knew that Curley's wife was trouble and he warned Lennie, “Don’t you even take a look… I don’t care what she says and what she does… I never have seen no piece of jailbait worse than her” (Steinbeck 32). Curley’s wife was flirtatious and she would throw herself at men out of boredom. But, if Curley ever found out that a man had even glanced at her he would throw the man in jail. Which was exactly what Curley was ready to do when Lennie accidentally killed his wife. Everyone thought it was on purpose, even if they knew it was an accident they would treat the situation

Considering Lennie’s primitive actions, Curley’s wife is represented as murk and danger. The novella communicates numerous examples of this, I can point to “Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off” (Steinbeck 31). Showing and predicting that Curley’s wife removes the

The narrator describes her as a women with “full, rouge lips and wide spaced eyes, heavily made up”. Her heavy use of makeup shows that her looks are unnatural and cares what other people think about her. This example shows that her desperation for attention causes problems because if one of the many men get attracted it could result in a negative outcome. Candy also uses characterization to indirectly describe Curley’s wife as desperate for attention. Candy says she is a “tart” and gives “the eye”. Because Curley’s wife thinks her husband is not attentive, I think she is trying to gain the attention of other men to make her husband jealous and more attentive. This shows that her request for attention can result in negatives outcomes because she is inducing a battle for attention of the men which she completely fails to provide due to the fact that the men already know she is

einbeck's use of language presents Curley's wife in a certain way. In this essay I will be analysing a number of quotes in order to find the deeper meaning of them all. Firstly from this extract we get the feel that Curley's wife, is actually scared of Curley. "She was suddenly apprehensive.", "....

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.

Steinbeck characterizes Curleys wife as a possession through the use of imagery in Crooks bedroom. Both Lennie and George looked up at they small rectangular door, the sun shine was a bright light. It made the room feel cool and soothing as both men looked up the light was gone someone had appeared to be in the doorway. This soothing light was gone and it had become dark and gloomy. The only women on the ranch was covering the rays of sunshine she was like the temptation no one could get away from.

In the novel Curley’s Wife is portrayed as a source of trouble and danger for the men, not only in how she is described, such as ‘Curley’s married a tart’, but also in how Steinbeck portrays her affect on light and hope. Lennie and George first come across Curley’s wife when ‘the rectangle of sunshine in the door way was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in’. She is blocking one of the only light sources into the bunkhouse, which indicates that she is an obstacle on the path to realising hopes and dreams, for Lennie, George and the other men. George is wary of Curley’s Wife and so he warns Lennie ‘ Well you keep away from her, ‘cause she’s a rat trap ’. He suspects that someday she will cause Lennie to get into trouble, thus making it harder to reach their dreams. In the barn towards the end of the novel when Lennie kills Curley’s Wife, ‘ the sun streaks were high on the wall...and the light was growing soft ’. In this situation the light represents her hopes and dreams

One character in the story does not even have a name: Curley’s wife. Steinbeck illustrates her as someone who is a pawn of those around her. On the surface, she is reduced to a rude and selfish woman. But, if one looks deeper, Curley’s wife’s gender and class hinder her high aspirations and reduces her to ridicule. Her husband restricts her contact with others and does not show any affection towards her. She reveals this while

Curley’s wife is treated with very little respect because of the small amount of power she has, which depicts Steinbeck’s lesson that people with less power are treated differently and then go on to treat others unequally, as well. Curley’s wife has a flirty reputation and often goes to talk to the men on the ranch even though she knows she shouldn't be. Shortly after Lennie and George are first introduced to Curley’s wife, George remarks, “Gosh, she was purty.” George is shocked and fiercely tells Lennie, “Don't you even take a look at that bitch. I don't care what she says and what she does. I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be”(Steinbeck 32). Lennie’s initial reaction of Curley’s wife is not uncommon for the lack of intelligence he has. George’s fierce attitude toward Curley’s wife when he calls her

The character of Curley’s Wife is very hard to unravel, as throughout the book, Steinbeck’s representation of women through characters such as George and Candy, is very harsh. This is because the sociological opinion at that time was that they were either, mothers, sisters, or prostitutes,