Curley's Wife Marginalized Analysis

In any society, there is a difference between others due to contrasting levels of power. Those who live their lives with others who have more power will live a more difficult and harsh life. Marginalization is when a character or person is being taken away from normality because of a trait or characteristic out of their control. Lennie and Curley's Wife are heavily marginalized due to traits and characteristics they can not control. John Steinbeck's Novel, Of Mice and Men, illustrates the experiences Lennie and Curley’s wife and how disabilities and gender compound the characters feelings of isolation and loneliness. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie suffers with marginalization throughout the whole story due to his disability. This disability is

She is affected immensely because of this. Curley's wife is trying to talk to Lennie in chapter 5, However, George told Lennie to not talk to her because of her overprotective husband. Curley’s wife is extremely upset because she “Never [gets] to talk to nobody” (86). Curley’s wife can’t talk to any other males due to her gender. Unfortunately for her, every other individual on the ranch is a male. In the same scenario, when Lennie won’t talk to Curley’s wife because he is told not to, Curley’s wife feels frustrated because she feels she doesn’t “Got a right to talk to nobody” (87). Curley's wife's gender affects her consistently throughout the story. Also, her relationship status affects her immensely. Her unhealthy and overprotective relationship makes her feel stuck and alone. She feels it's unfair how she can’t talk to people. She complains to Lennie about her feelings and how she feels it's unfair that “[Lennie] can talk to people, but [she] can’t talk to nobody but Curley” (87). It is very important how Curley’s wife is never given a name or identity during the story. Steinbeck does this purposefully to emphasize her isolation and