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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...
Curley’s wife. 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.”.
Female Characters' Role in Rise and Fall of Modern American Society: A Case Study of John Steinbeck's Masterpieces. Kian Pishkar Assistant Professor. The reasons of the study are to explore the situations in which women characters exercise power in relationship with men and to investigate in most of Steinbeck's work that the women characters ...
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.
6 cze 2024 · Curley’s wife is an enigmatic character in John Steinbeck’s classic novel “Of Mice and Men.” She’s often misjudged and underappreciated despite her complexity. As the only female character, she represents unfulfilled dreams, loneliness, and women’s struggles in patriarchal society at the time.
12 kwi 2024 · Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife, the only female on the ranch, represents a marginalised and displaced woman whose marriage isolates her and, ultimately, leads to her death. She can be considered one of the least powerful individuals on the ranch: She is not given a name.
This paper demonstrates how a critical reading of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reveals oppression on female character and unequal gender relationship. The paper attempts to examine...
