Curley’s wife deserved her fate, do you agree?
John Steinbeck wrote the novel, ‘Of Mice And Men’ in the 1930’s during the great depression. It is about a group of farm labourers, in particular two friends, George and Lennie, and the story focuses on, the men’s relationship with each other, in particular that of George and Lennie.
Curley’s wife is the only woman on the ranch, she suffers from isolation and an inability to lead the kind of life she wants for herself. Notably she has no name in the book, which shows how women were seen in the 1930’s, having no status. At the end of the story Lennie murders Curley’s wife accidentally, and I believe she deserved her fate. John Steinbeck hints through out the novel that Curley’s wife could cause trouble, because of the way she behaves.
Firstly, right at the start of the book, the first time she met Lennie, she was out to cause trouble, and Lennie was confused about how to behave around her. George warns Lennie of her, and to keep away, because Lennie was immediately fascinated by her, and was driven out of the last place they worked for harassing a woman, because he was liked the feel of her dress, and wanted to touch it. George knew that Lennie would be fooled by her appearance and persona, so he tells Lennie to avoid her. “I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail-bait worse than her. You leave her be.” This quote shows George telling Lennie to leave her alone, describing how bad she is. She acts very flirtatious around all of the men in the bunkhouse, trying to get a reaction out of one of the men, but doesn’t succeed. In my she is a very dangerous character, this is shown by john Steinbeck in the red make up, and clothes she wears which connotes danger. She doesn’t even need to be in the bunkhouse, because she’s not looking for Curley, she just wants company, and some fun.
