Victim or Villain Humans are adapted to make rapid judgements in preference to rational judgments. In John Steinbeck’s realistic fiction novella Of Mice and Men the characters do not try to get to know each other; instead they make judgments based on what others believe or think. Based on that, they decide to stay away from one of the characters, Curley’s wife or to get to know her and make their own opinions. In Steinbeck’s, “Of Mice and Men” Curley’s wife is portrayed through objectification and stereotyping, as a result she is seen as a villain rather than the victim she truly is.
Curley’s wife is objectified by the workers and is shown only as property that belongs to Curly and Curly only. For example, Candy calls Curley’s wife a tart …show more content…
For instance, George and Whit say that Curley’s wife is the type of women that cannot stay on a ranch. George says knowingly, “‘Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl, especially like her..’”(Steinbeck 51) George is assigning her as a person that is not fit to live on a ranch. She is made into this very simplistic person that can only fit into one category. As a result, he is classifying all women as one whole and every women fits into specific mold. That makes every women and especially Curley’s wife very 2-dimensional. In addition, George is stating that Lennie should steer clear of Curley’s wife because she is a trap. George states cautiously, “‘Well you keep away from her, ‘cause she’s a rattrap if I ever seen one’”(Steinbeck 32) George is saying that because she is a woman that likes to speak to people so they believe that she is a trap. He stereotyping her, even though he has not taken the time to get to know her or even have a proper conversation with her, yet he believes that he can assume who she is and classify her as a trap. Altogether Curley’s wife is wrongfully portrayed because judgement is given to her without a clear understanding of who she is a a …show more content…
Such as Curley’s wife telling Lennie about when she was waiting for her letter to come from a movie director but her mother took it. She states angrily, “‘I never got that letter...I always thought my ol’ lady stole it.’”(Steinbeck 88) Curley’s wife had a dream and it went unfulfilled because of her mother. She is just victim of injustice but she looks a seductive way which makes people believe that she is a villainous, venomous seductive women, when in actuality nobody has taken the time to truly understand her. They do not try to even speak with her as a result she is alone and has nobody. Additionally she lets Lennie touch her hair, because he likes to touch soft things. Curley’s wife kindly states, “‘but mine is soft and fine...Here feel right here.’”(Steinbeck 90) She talks to Lennie at first and then after she feels as though Lennie is her friend he can touch her hair. She was not trying to be someone who want to hurt or seduce Lennie but just someone who needed someone to talk to. After talking to him she lets him touch her hair out of the kindness of her heart. Curley’s wife can be easily seen as a victim if people take the time to take of the labels they have assigned her and try to understand
Curley’s wife is objectified by the workers and is shown only as property that belongs to Curly and Curly only. For example, Candy calls Curley’s wife a tart …show more content…
For instance, George and Whit say that Curley’s wife is the type of women that cannot stay on a ranch. George says knowingly, “‘Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl, especially like her..’”(Steinbeck 51) George is assigning her as a person that is not fit to live on a ranch. She is made into this very simplistic person that can only fit into one category. As a result, he is classifying all women as one whole and every women fits into specific mold. That makes every women and especially Curley’s wife very 2-dimensional. In addition, George is stating that Lennie should steer clear of Curley’s wife because she is a trap. George states cautiously, “‘Well you keep away from her, ‘cause she’s a rattrap if I ever seen one’”(Steinbeck 32) George is saying that because she is a woman that likes to speak to people so they believe that she is a trap. He stereotyping her, even though he has not taken the time to get to know her or even have a proper conversation with her, yet he believes that he can assume who she is and classify her as a trap. Altogether Curley’s wife is wrongfully portrayed because judgement is given to her without a clear understanding of who she is a a …show more content…
Such as Curley’s wife telling Lennie about when she was waiting for her letter to come from a movie director but her mother took it. She states angrily, “‘I never got that letter...I always thought my ol’ lady stole it.’”(Steinbeck 88) Curley’s wife had a dream and it went unfulfilled because of her mother. She is just victim of injustice but she looks a seductive way which makes people believe that she is a villainous, venomous seductive women, when in actuality nobody has taken the time to truly understand her. They do not try to even speak with her as a result she is alone and has nobody. Additionally she lets Lennie touch her hair, because he likes to touch soft things. Curley’s wife kindly states, “‘but mine is soft and fine...Here feel right here.’”(Steinbeck 90) She talks to Lennie at first and then after she feels as though Lennie is her friend he can touch her hair. She was not trying to be someone who want to hurt or seduce Lennie but just someone who needed someone to talk to. After talking to him she lets him touch her hair out of the kindness of her heart. Curley’s wife can be easily seen as a victim if people take the time to take of the labels they have assigned her and try to understand