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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 carry dominant and active roles, which they gain empowerment in the selected novels.
om 1930 - 1936. People lost their life savings when firms and banks went bust, and 12 - 15 million men and women - one third of America's population -. e unemployed. The Great Depression was steeper and more protracted in the United States than in other industria.
Sexism shaped relations in American society. Steinbeck demonstrates this in Of Mice and Men. Sexist attitudes to women. Before Curley’s wife is introduced in person, Steinbeck includes a conversation between the ranch workers where various derogatory things are said about her, for example, Candy calls her a “tart” (Candy, Section 2).
of the novel (Of Mice and Men). Women Women start to play a growing role in the American economy, both as consumers and workers. Between 1920 and 1929 the number of working women over the age of 15 increases by 50% to c.10 million (25% of the female population over 15).
Steinbeck presents women very negatively within his novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ through his usage of his only female protagonist, Curly’s wife. She isn’t even given a name and the only title she has indicates that she is her husbband, Curly’s property.
Portrayal of Women in Of Mice and Men. Summary: In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck portrays women as marginalized figures in a male-dominated society, primarily through Curley's wife, who...
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.”. Dressed in fancy, feathered red shoes, she represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world.
