How Does Steinbeck Treat Women In Of Mice And Men

Our world has a way of defining who and how someone should act or look like. Prejudging is the crucial theme that is portrayed in Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck shows how women, specifically Curley's wife, was treated and seen through the men's thoughts of what Curely’s wife was like to them. The book Of Mice and Men was written in the early 1900’s, and this was a point in time where women were devalued if they didn’t fit peoples standards. In today’s society, if women dress or look a certain way they will automatically be judged. In an online article it states, “women feel that sexism is so widespread in our today’s society that it affects their lives'', and this ranges from teenagers and adults because they are so used to the expectations

In the article “Harvest Gypsies'' by John Steinbeck, he explains how migrant workers are treated terribly because they are seen as “ignorant dirty people and carriers of diseases” (“Harvest"). Furthermore, Steinbeck mentions that even though migrant workers have had a big impact in helping our community, people simply will not bother and still have their judgment towards them. Steinbeck reveals the significance of how people will judge a person based on where they come from or what they portray. Moreover, migrant workers aren’t the only type of people that are solely judged based on what they represent. In the novella “Of Mice and Men '', the bunkhouse men judge Curley’s wife because she represents a “tramp” in their eyes. Her true intention was to find someone to befriend who would listen to her because she felt lonely and isolated, but everytime she tried to befriend one of them it ended in cold nasty

The men feel she has the power to end their future or interfere with their jobs since she’s a woman that is married to the boss's kid. At times, she does flaunt her power by using it against some of the barn members to make sure they realize she has the power over them. For example, she would tell Lennie to speak when spoken to or threaten Crooks when he tried speaking up. Although that may seem abusive to use that much power, she uses it as a coping mechanism to get her husband's attention. She is silenced and no one feels the need to listen to what she has to offer, so her power is out of anger not in desire to ruin these men's lives. Steinbeck's deeper meaning demonstrates that Curley’s wife is a major factor in the showcase of loneliness and isolation and that she isn’t a small role in the