Similarities Between Of Mice And Men And Curley's Wife

The Great Depression was a period of difficulties where people didn’t have much of anything. It was an era where many were traveling from place to place in hope of achieving the American dream. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men the two main characters, George and Lennie, are traveling to places in search of a job that would support the dream they’re after. All the characters have a dream they would like to achieve. Curley’s wife and George share a motive behind the goals they envision to one day meet. Steinbek shows people's dreams develop from their motivations through the characters George and Curley’s wife. Although their dreams are different, their motivations are similar.
George dreams of making enough money to get a place he could call

Moments after Curley’s wife caught Lennie with the dead puppy she confessed the dreams she one day hoped to accomplish, “Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes– all them nice clothes like they wear” (Steinbeck 89) This citation expresses the dreams Curley’s wife once hoped to achieve were destroyed by her mother. The result of her losing the one dream she had, was her marriage with Curley. Curley’s wife's initial plan wasn’t to get married; it had been to pursue her career as an actress. However, when that option was taken from her she decided to settle for Curley. It is seen various times throughout the book how differently the rest of the characters act towards Curley’s wife. In the book the character is portrayed as an insignificant side character who is always trying to seek the attention of the rest. However, it can be said Curley’s wife is simply misunderstood. The character has a non caring husband who doesn’t seem to be interested in her whereabouts nor her wellbeing. In the book it is often seen that Curley’s wife is always looking for her husband, Curley. An example of this is displayed when Curley’s wife walks into Crooks’ room trying to ‘look for curley’: “Well, I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house alla time?” (Steinbeck 77) This quote emphasizes how lonely Curley’s wife may feel in view of the fact that she has no one but a husband who doesn’t pay much mind to her. It is understandable that Curley’s wife has been reaching out to the workers due to the fact that she has no friends or family to spend time with; it’s like she’s stuck in a prison trying to find something or someone that stops her feeling trapped. These citations convey the reason Curley’s wife had dreamt of being an actress was to gain her own