Curley's Wife Isolation

In the time this book was written women were thought of differently and could only work in the house the woman lived in, however, Curley’s Wife was determined to get people to notice her and that is what she did. Throughout the book the Character known as “Curley’s Wife” was isolated and was not to be talking with the other men on the ranch. She was isolated due to women having minimal rights and her husband wanting her to himself. This is why she is called “Curley’s Wife” instead of her actual name. She is portrayed in the book as a pretty girl who wants to cause trouble with the guys in the bunkhouse. She only Married Curley because then she would be free and did not have to listen to her mother. Curley’s Wife got the idea after her mother would not let her go into the shows since she was underaged. In John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife’s desperation leads to her isolation as seen when she was first introduced, in the barn with Lennie, and in Crooksś room.

One example is when Curley’s wife was first introduced to us in the book.She was introduced and was thought of as a women who …show more content…
She tries talking with him and he is trying not to give in. Lennie tells her “ George says I ain't to have nothing to do with- talk to you or nothing”(pg 86) but she continues to push that she wants to talk. After Lennie talked about his liking for touching soft things Curley’s wife asks if he wanted to touch her hair. He does touch it but when Lennie does not let go then she starts to scream which also lead to Lennie shaking and accidentally killing her. If she was not so desperate she would not have talked to Lennie even though she was slightly scared of him due to him being big. Her screaming lead to Lennie shaking her and telling her ¨ Please don't… Oh please don't do that. George will be mad¨(page 91) and lead to Lennie accidently killing