Of Mice And Men Curley's Wife Analysis

Throughout the book, Steinbeck supports the fact that man is basically evil. Throughout the book a few innocent souls are killed. However, it is the killing of Candy’s dog that clearly defines that man is evil. Candy’s dog is a very old sheep dog that used to be a good at herding sheep for Candy. Now, Candy’s dog is old, blind, crippled, can only drink milk, and smells. This bothers the other men slightly, but Carlson in particular. The dog has done nothing harmful to the men, but it is the smell that is the driving force for the men to kill the dog, and even the smell does not do any harm in any form to the men. Carlson hates the smell so much that it drives him to kill the dog, because he just didn’t want to deal with the smell anymore. We

After not being allowed to go to a show and become a star, Curley’s Wife is stuck with her mother and dreams about when she will get married, become a woman, and be free. This dream fulfills her yearning of freedom. The dream that Curley’s wife has can be considered realistic, as women at the time weren’t treated respectfully and weren’t very free. Curley’s wife loses her dream by marrying Curley, who “treats [her] like dirt”; she even gets none of the freedom she wants. This is shown when she says, “‘Think I’m gonna stay in that two-by-four house and listen how Curley’s gonna lead with his left twict, and then bring the ol’ right cross?’” (78) Curley’s wife marrying to Curley, her being treated poorly, her being stuck on a ranch, and her being stuck in her little house all day were the factors that contributed to the loss of her dream. This loss of her dream makes Curley’s wife think about the life she could experience if she can go to a show. This also gives her a generally pessimistic view of the

This may be another reason being because of its vulgar language and how the characters of that sort are treated. In this book, the stable buck Crooks, slow-minded Lennie, elderly Candy, and Curley’s wife all are treated poorly. This is clear when Crooks, Lennie, and Candy are called “a ******, a dum-dum, and a lousy ol’ sheep…” (78), and when Curley’s wife is called a “tart”. The publishers are afraid that this may affect the reader’s perception on these types of people in general. However, it is still a book that should be read from this generation and on, because even if women and African-Americans are treated equally now, people with autism are still not, and the book gives readers a good insight on what goes on in a mind affected with autism. The reader learns from this book that even with qualities that make people different or special from other people, everyone is valuable and important to this