In the novella entitled Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley’s Wife is neglected and excluded due to her attention-seeking behavior and lack of loyalty to her husband. Because she is a flirty, albeit beautiful, woman, the men who work on the farm disdain her and do not humor her in conversation. George remarks, “‘Jesus, what a tramp’... ‘So that’s what Curley picks for a wife’” (Steinbeck 32). This line exemplifies how men tend to treat women like Curley’s wife. When a woman acts charming towards multiple men, the perfunctory presumption is that she is a tart and should be avoided at all costs. The preemptive response to this type of personality is to treat the woman like a second-class citizen, which is what causes trouble and only
