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The fact that the main female character in Of Mice and Men is referred to as either a “tart” or as “Curley’s wife” indicates that women in the 1930s setting in which the novel takes ...
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 · May 7, 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...
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.”
20 lis 2018 · Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells about the lives of American workers during the Great Depression. In the novel, women are portrayed either as possessions, seductresses, or caretakers...
The writer reveals all these stereotypes of women through his female characters in his novel. The 1930s’ wife and mother stereotype is personified through four different characters: Curley’s wife - the promiscuous wife, George’s girl - the perfect wife, Aunt Clara - the good mother and Curley’s wife’s mother - the controlling mother.
Curley's wife, the only female character in Of Mice and Men, is marked by loneliness and unfulfilled dreams. Often reduced to labels like "tramp" and "tart," she is judged harshly by the men...
