Why Is Curley's Wife Unequal To Men

Inequality of women

Vera Nazarian said, “ A woman is a human. She is not better, stronger, wiser, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man. She is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is a human.” This shows that men and women should be equally treated, regardless of your gender. One example of a person who is treated unequally because of their gender is Curley’s wife, a character in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Curley’s wife is the only woman on the ranch and is isolated. Her husband, Curley, is never with her and does not respect her. No one wants to talk to her or be around her since she is a woman. She is also treated very unfairly and unequally by the men on the ranch. Steinbeck argues that society views women as unequal to men because they are discriminated through the use of the actions and comments of people on the ranch.

After Curley asks Slim where his wife is, Slim burst into the bunkhouse after putting tar on the donkey’s split hoof with Curley following him. Slim asks, “Why’n’t you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs?”(Steinbeck, 62). Curley’s wife is treated like property. Slim says “Tell her to stay the hell home.” Curley’s wife is Curley’s responsibility should take care of her. Likewise, Curley’s wife cannot make any decisions for herself. Steinbeck make Slim say this to show that Curley’s wife is treated like