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In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck portrays women as marginalized figures in a male-dominated society, primarily through Curley's wife, who remains nameless and is depicted as a victim of her...
The only female character in the story, Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only mentioned in reference to her husband. The men on the farm refer to her as a “tramp,” a “tart,” and a “looloo.”
Aside from wearisome wives, Of Mice and Men offers limited, rather misogynistic, descriptions of women who are either dead maternal figures or prostitutes. Despite Steinbeck’s rendering, Curley's wife emerges as a relatively complex and interesting character.
Steinbeck had presented his women characters as sophisticated modern women who are liberated and powerful in leading their lives, the reality in the world still maintains that women are at the secondary position in comparison to men.
7 maj 2019 · John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic Of Mice and Men was written with only one female character, Curley’s wife, who is portrayed as a villainess. She, however, is the product of her past and her….
20 lis 2018 · In the novel, women are portrayed either as possessions, seductresses, or caretakers of men. The objectification of women is illustrated through Curley’s wife.
30 sie 2020 · Clothing. Her femininity is clear in the simple “cotton house dress” which doesn’t sound provocative but, to these lonely men, it is enough to call her a “tart”. For example, in chapter three, Whit comments to George “You’ll see plenty. She ain’t concealin’ nothing”. She wears “red mules” with “little bouquets of red ostrich feathers”.
