Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Essay

john Steinbeck at the beginning of the novel creates despise towards Curleys married woman. However by the turn back of the novel we feel sympathy for her.Steinbeck uses numerous different techniques to present Curleys wife such asColour resourceAppearanceMetaphorsSimilesDialogueForeshadowingdescriptive wordsQUOTESThe rectangle of sunshine in the inlet was cut offTartEverbody out doin sompin. ever sobody An what am i doin? Standin here(predicate) bawl outin to a bunch of bindle stiffsa nigga an a dum-dum and a lousy ol sheepan likin it because they personalt nobody else. well, you keep your can then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it aint in time funny. I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.I could made somethin of myselfMaybe I allow for yet. Coulda been in the movies.I dont bid Curley. He aint a nice fella.On Lennie Jus want a big baby.Her body flopped like a fishHe pawed up the hay.CONTEXTCurleys wife is the unless wo custody at t he ranch, wo manpower in 1930s the States where treated as less on the button like Curleys wife. Women where seen as stupid and this is just like Steinbeck portrays Curleys wife. likewise in 1930s America blacks and whites did non get along. There were many single out places like hospitals and churchs etc. people where racists just like Curleys wife was towards Crooks.Curleys WifeCurleys wife knows her beauty is her power, and she uses it to flirt with the men at the ranch and make her keep up jealous. Steinbeck at the beginning portrays Curleys wife to be mean and seductive. She brings evil into the mens lives by tempting them in a way they cannot resist. Eventually, she ends the dream of, the small-minded farm where George and Lennie wanted to live.