Friday, May 1, 2009

English Final Exam~ How does Curley's wife represent all the women of the 1920's?

Of Mice And Men
By: John Steinbeck
Between The Line Question


Women with dreams and not much to pursue it, end up with nothing else to do but marry the man she meets along the way and later finds out she doesn’t love him. Women were troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Tramp, tart and bitch that threaten to destroy male happiness. “Wait’ll you see Curley’s wife? Yeah purty… but--- “George studied his cards, “but what?” “Well--- she got the eye? I seen her give Slim the eye. But ya know what I think?” Well I think Curley’s married… a tart.” In this scene Candy’s explaining to George and Lennie to keep away from Curley’s wife because she’s not allowed to associate with any man other than Curley. She tries repeatedly, she starts trouble because she’s lonely, wants a friend and has powderpuff eyes? How ironic! The men on the farm take that as a come on. Yet it be the men crushing on her. I leave you the reader thinking who's the real flirt in the farm?

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