Curley's Wife Character Analysis Essay

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Throughout the novella Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife is the loneliest character on the ranch because the others make her feel powerless by treating her differently due to her gender. To begin with, when George, migrant worker, and Lennie, George’s companion, arrive at the ranch to begin their work they are led to the bunkhouse where they will be living. In the bunkhouse they meet an old swamper called Candy, Candy begins to gossip about the other people on the ranch. When Candy talks about Curley’s wife, George learns that Candy has seen Curley’s wife give, “Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An’ [Candy] seen her give Carlson the eye”(28). Candy then continues to talk about Curley’s wife and later concludes that Curley, ranch owner's son, has married a promiscuous …show more content…
Curley begins to show his “authority” over the men by raising his voice and acting tough. But the men are not frightened by Curley and begin to talk back. The men talk about how Curley is irresponsible and Carlson suggests that Curley should, “tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs”(62). This shows that Carlson is being sexist it's by thinking that women like Curley’s wife should stay at home and look after the home. This is sexist because women should not be directed by the men and women in no way are inferior to men. This viewpoint makes Curley’s wife to be desolated because Carlson wants her to stay in the home and that is away from everyone else. If she is to stay at the house then she won’t be able to interact with anyone. The men do not want her to be on the ranch because they are annoyed that Curley keeps on looking for her. Curley’s wife is inferior to be the men because the men think that they can make her do whatever they want. The men are also very sexist and think that they are above woman such as Curley’s
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