“I coulda made something of myself” (Steinbeck, 88). The book Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. This book is a good representation of how women were often mistreated in the early 1900’s. When the author introduced Curley’s wife in the book, one of the first things a character said about her was “Well, I think Curley married...a tart” (Steinbeck, 28). Curley’s wife symbolizes how women were treated unfairly, and weren’t expected to follow their own dreams.
To begin, in the novel Of Mice and Men women were viewed as possessions and not real people. For example, from beginning to end of the whole novel we never find out her real name. She is just referred to as “Curley’s wife” which makes her out to be Curley’s property. Also the
To begin, in the novel Of Mice and Men women were viewed as possessions and not real people. For example, from beginning to end of the whole novel we never find out her real name. She is just referred to as “Curley’s wife” which makes her out to be Curley’s property. Also the