Curlys Wife--of Mice And Men :: essays research papers

Curley&8217s wife in Of Mice and Men is given a fairly one-dimensional portrayal passim the novella, as her character stays, for the most part, enigmatic. The most obvious example would be her lack of a name. She is continually referred to as a possession of her husband and without a name she becomes almost insignificant. The author, however, drops hints throughout the book telling his audience that there may be more to Curley&8217s wife than what is easily deduced.One fit involving a sympathetic portrayal of Curley&8217s wife is when she is looking for Curley in Crooks&8217 quarters after Lennie and Candy enter. She knows where Curley and the rest of the men have gone, and grows angry at the cold treatment she is given by the three men in the room. Curley&8217s wife confesses her loneliness of being stuck in the house all the era and to not liking Curley&8217s company. She becomes even more angry about the lie of the circumstances of Curley&8217s hand injury and it is now obviou s that her and Curley&8217s relationship is extremely dysfunctional and probably emotionally damaging to the wife. Another important scene in which Curley&8217s wife is portrayed in a sympathetic manner is during her conversation with Lennie before her death. She confesses to Lennie that she dislikes Curley because he is angry all the time and says that she comes around because she is lonely and just wants someone to talk to. She speaks to Lennie not because she specifically cares for him, but because she lacks human interaction. Like George and Lennie, she once had a dream she sought for, of becoming an actress and living in Hollywood.