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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.”. Dressed in fancy, feathered red shoes, she represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world.
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.
The novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, both portray woman as inferior during the Great Depression. Curley’s wife and Mayella Ewell represent the lonely, lost, and broken-down woman of the Great Depression. Unlike the many other women that “lived on hope,” these two literary figures did not ...
30 sie 2020 · The men set up this intriguing picture of Curley’s Wife and she does not disappoint the reader because Steinbeck creates a simple but effective and exotic description of her appearance that allows us to visualise the character and her beauty.
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...
Curley’s Wife Character Analysis. Next. Slim. The only woman on the ranch, Curley ’s wife is viewed as a “tart” by the men who surround her.
