1) Lennie by accidentally kills one of the puppies and he tries to hide it under a pile of hay. It seems as if he is more worried that George wont let him tend the rabbits, than he is upset with the fact that the puppy is dead. 2) Curley's wife enters the barn and tells Lennie not to feel bad about killing the puppy because there are plenty of dogs in the world. She also tells him that she could of been a movie star, but things didn't end up well for her.…
In the book, Of Mice and Men Lennie should be held accountable for the death of Curley’s wife. After Lennie killed her, he immediately knew what he did was wrong, “I did a real bad thing, I shouldn’t of did that” (92). Not only did Lennie recognize what he did was wrong, but he also recognized he shouldn’t have done it. Since Lennie recognized he should not have killed Curley’s wife, he is capable of withstand the consequences that follow his actions. Not only did Lennie know his actions were unacceptable, he began to cover Curley’s wife after she was dead.…
Which is why she died. Because she acted like an adult and tried to show off to lennie but she didn’t know what she got into. Curley’s wife is the only girl on the ranch and can’t talk to anyone without her husband being mad.…
When Lennie is alone with the puppies in the barn, Curley’s wife stops by, claiming to be looking for Curley. She opens up to Lennie stating “I get lonely… I can’t talk to nobody… else [Curley] get mad” (87). Curley’s wife is always in their…
We also see Curley’s wife in this chapter, we find out that she doesn’t really like Curley, but married him because her plans for Hollywood didn’t work out so well. It can be seen that she has a very high and mighty attitude, calling the men low-lifes, Crooks the n-word, and threatening to get him lynched because he spoke up. She complains about her marriage to Curley, telling us about how all he does is talk about fighting, and beating people up. She asks what happened to Curley’s hand, they tell her it got caught in a machine. She notices the bruises on Lennie’s face and quickly figures out there must have been a fight between the two, and thanks him for it.…
Some say Lennie is a monster, who kills things on purpose, others say he's just a man who doesn't do mean things for meanness, but everyone can agree that unless supervised, Lennie can be a menace. Lennie is a gentle giant, compared to a horse, dog, and bear in the book. And with his animalistic qualities, tends to hurt things and not understand the norms associated with his actions. Lennie, in a childish attempt to touch Curley's wife's hair in order to feel how soft it is, breaks her neck and kills her. Lennie didn't do it to actually hurt her.…
Lennie got a puppy from slim, Curley picked a fight with lennie and got his hand crushed, Lennie killed his puppy and Curley's wife on accident, and George told Lennie about the dream ranch one last time then killed him. Three of the reasons for why George killed Lennie are that Lennie would have died no matter what if Curley ended up finding him, George wanted Lennie to…
In this scene, we learn that Curley’s wife is not the person she displays. She is not promiscuous and she does not wish to sleep with other men, she simply wants some company and someone to talk to. When all the other men have gone out to the brothel, Curley’s wife finds Lennie, Candy and Crooks in Crooks’ room. Here, not only do we find out her true intentions, but we see her at her worst. When she enters the room, she observes that “they left all the weak ones here.”…
Of Mice and Men is a classic novella that paints a tragic portrait of America in the 1930’s. Steinbeck reveals prejudice that was aimed towards women during the 1930’s. The novella consist of male characters with the exception of Curley's wife. Curley’s wife is the only female that we are introduced in the story, since she is the only female she is often treated differently from everyone else. She is the only female on the farm making her isolated from the other workers.…
Good or Bad? Victim or Villain? Those are two things heavily contemplated during the reading of the novella Of Mice and Men after Curley’s wife is introduced to the readers. Though she is portrayed as a villain, if you look deeper into the text you see that she is truly the victim. This claim can be made firstly because, in the book it is revealed to the readers that she had been manipulated.…
Her persistent flirting and lingering around Lennie even though he expressed and warned her of the fact that she should not be there, and that he should not be talking with her, put her in a conflicting and deadly situation. Despite holding the knowledge of how strong Lennie can be, even if he does not mean to be, Curley’s wife “took Lennie’s hand and put it on her head” (Steinbeck 92) to feel how soft her hair was. Her persistence for physical contact gave Lennie a strong advantage over Curley’s wife. After Lennie had an episode while still grabbing tight onto Curley’s wife’s hair, he ended up accidentally snapping her neck and killing her. Her desperation for human contact led her to her…
“ I’m jus’ lookin’ for somebody to talk to, don’t you ever just want to talk to somebody well I got nobody to talk to”(Curley’s wife 325). Curley’s wife just wants a friend and to make a conversation with someone. Curley’s wife was trying to make a conversation with Lennie. But everyone she tries to talk to are afraid to even look at her because of her jealous husband, Curley. Since, she is the only woman on the ranch and has nobody to talk to not even her own husband.…
Dreams: The Purpose of Life People’s hopes and dreams are able to keep life focused on achieving a desired outcome; however, many people fail to reach their lifelong goals for various reasons. Dreams have a significant part in the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, especially for the main characters George and Lennie. These characters have a dream to quit their job as migrant workers and own a farm. Unfortunately by the end of the story George and Lennie fail to reach the dream they have been striving for many years. The book takes place in the 1930’s, during the massive economic downfall of the Great Depression.…
She opens up to Lennie, but by doing this a chain reaction occurs which results in Lennie petting her to death. John Steinbeck symbolizes to us how when Curley’s wife, only female character in the book, opens up to someone for the first time in the story she is killed. Why is this? It is to show how in the consequences of a woman not doing what she is told to do. The consequences in Of Mice and Men for Curley's wife consists of getting called names, be treated like property and finally death.…
As the book reaches its final chapters George departs from the barn without beginning accompanied by Lennie often and Curley’s wife becomes more aggressive for praise. Curley’s wife chooses to confide in Lennie spins stories of her old life when she was to ,allegedly travel to Hollywood and bath in all of her glory, but instead she was married off to Curley, which later leads to further problems by talking to Curley’s Wife. Later in the story Curley’s wife, sensing a connection between her and Lennie, offers her hair for Lennie to touch. (Quote) Lennie being unaware of his own strength ends up accidentally killing Curley’s wife after she starts to scream because Lennie refused to let go of her silky hair. Lennie was consumed by fear and tried to hide the body, but the workers found her body hidden underneath a pile of hay.…