Essay about Curley’s wife -- English Literature

Essay about Curleys wifeCurleys wife is the only female function in the novel Of Mice ofMen Curleys wife is never given a name and is only referred to inreference to her husband. Like the other multitude on the ranch, she isvery lonely and has dreams of a better life which never come true.The author John Steinbeck introduces Curleys wife in a exemplary nessway, this is shown when George is talking to Lennie about the dreamand when Curleys wife first meets both the men. Both men glanced up,for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl wasstanding there looking in. The symbolic ness of the word sunshine ishope, freedom, happiness and dreams. This foreshadows that she maycause trouble or come in the way and could ruin it all for Lennie andGeorge. Steinbeck similarly describes her as a girl, which tells us thatshe is very playful, childish and vulnerable.Curleys wife is trying to make her egotism attractive by applying makeup and dressing up as if she was going to a party. This is clear shownas Steinbeck describes her She had full, rouged lips and wide-spacedeyes This suggests she is trying to be provocative and incongruous.Curleys wife also wears red, red gives the symbolic ness of dangerand seductiveness. Curleys wife is described Heavily made up. Herfingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, likesausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the instepsof which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers. Again the redon her fingernails and the red mules are symbolic to danger. Steinbeckis again suggesting that women are trouble makers who ruin everythingfor the men. Curleys wife is in a ranch and she dresses up as if... ...alk. Steinbeck isunderstandably suggesting that not a single person would trust each other onthe ranch.The presentation of Curleys wifes death was astonishing imputable to theway Steinbeck described her after the death. Steinbeck is suggestingthat she was under pressure, trying to gain maintenance and she wasmean. Steinbeck described her as she was the meanness and theplannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gonefrom her face. She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweetand young This suggest that she was under pressure all the time butwhen she died everything was just normal. It also suggests that theentire ache for attention was just gone and a simple beautiful womanwas lying dead. Overall Steinbeck is suggesting that all thecharacters are cruel because theyre powerless and they all want toexercise their power.