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In the novella, Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck uses the character Curley's wife to depict the role of women during the time period. During the Dust Bowl, “women found themselves explicitly questioning [their] ideals of freedom and independence, that were critical aspects of their family heritage as the drought and dust storms threatened their livelihoods” (Grill). Due to the looming economic threat from the drought, most women suffered limitations to what they were capable of achieving; they were given no civil rights, were not able to go get a job to support their family, and were often viewed as property owned by their husband.
These restriction, did not allow Curley’s wife to pursue her dreams so“[she] wasn't gonna stay
In the novella, Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck uses the character Curley's wife to depict the role of women during the time period. During the Dust Bowl, “women found themselves explicitly questioning [their] ideals of freedom and independence, that were critical aspects of their family heritage as the drought and dust storms threatened their livelihoods” (Grill). Due to the looming economic threat from the drought, most women suffered limitations to what they were capable of achieving; they were given no civil rights, were not able to go get a job to support their family, and were often viewed as property owned by their husband.
These restriction, did not allow Curley’s wife to pursue her dreams so“[she] wasn't gonna stay