In this passage, we see the methods that Steinbeck uses to present the character of Candy. One of Steinbeck’s most used methods is repetition, for example, when Candy says : “I seen her give Slim the eye” twice to George. Steinbeck is showing here how Candy is a gossiper and how he finds entertainment in unfounded rumours. Furthermore, it could also indicate a crueller side to Candy, if he had one. He is talking about Curley’s wife with the clear intention of discrediting her to George.
Candy also says “Curley’s married . . . a tart” which shows how Steinbeck wants to present Curley’s wife which is in a very crude manner. The word “tart” which shows the impression and effect Curley’s wife has on other workers on the ranch.
Instead, she is called a girl. ‘Leaned against the doorframe so that her body was thrown forward” this quote creates an image of her behavior in a flirtatious manner and shows her provocative body language. Steinbeck shows the reader that Curley's wife is trouble; she's very flirtatious and dangles herself in front of the men on the ranch. Then the men gets afraid if Curley
When we first meet Curley’s wife, Steinbeck makes her appear very flirtatious and dangerously beautiful. Steinbeck does this by giving her features that are very atrocious but yet lures you such as ‘full, rouged lips’, ‘red fingernails’, and ‘red mules’. The word ‘red’ symbolises many associations with sex, lust and seduction. Another quote that would question the reader would be, ‘She’s a jailbait.’ From this quote alone, it evokes the reader of suspicion that she could be the ticket to jail as well as being an object that would foreshadow later in the book. In addition to the previous paragraph, we also know that Curley’s wife is a married woman, a possession of Curley’s.
Carolyn Heilbrun’s essay, “The Character of Hamlet’s Mother”, defends Gertrude against the claims of many critics that she is an adulteress, shallow and dull woman. In many ways, Heilbrun’s essay points out several truthful aspects of Gertrude’s character, that prove she’s in no way an adulteress and not at all a dull woman. There is no evidence in the play that alludes to Gertrude’s complicity in the murder of Hamlet’s father, yet there are plenty of moments between Gertrude and Hamlet that prove she’s not in the least, a shallow person. Despite there being people that believe that Gertrude was an adulteress and that she played a role in the murder of King Hamlet, there is no evidence within the play to substantiate such vile statements. When the Ghost first speaks to Hamlet, he speaks with disgust towards the Queen, saying, “Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,/ With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts,--O wicked wit, and gifts that have the power/ So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust” (1.5.42-45) This is perhaps the only instance where her unfaithfulness to Hamlet the King is mentioned.
Curley’s Wife a) What do you learn about Curley’s wife from the details in the passage? Curley’s wife is the only woman in the ranch. The passage starts off with her entering the bunkhouse as “the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off”. This could be seen as a reference to good and evil and light and dark, foreshadowing that Curley’s wife will end the American dream that is treasured by George, Lennie and Candy. The author uses different adjectives to describe to the reader the appearance and personality of Curley’s wife.
(chapter 2, pg 145) Note: my page numbers probably don't match your but the chapter will Point: Steinbeck’s use of the character of Curley’s Wife is the only female character in the novella. Steinbeck uses different ways to show the importance of Curley’s wife. Evidence: No characters in the novella care for Curley’s Wife and very little attention is given to her. However many of the men only see her as an object. I think Steinbeck conveys that idea by his description of her.
Curley’s wife Tart Curley's Wife, in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, is an example of how the reader's perception of a character can change without the character actually changing. We first hear about Curley's Wife when Candy describes her to George and Lennie. Candy uses expressions such as "she got the eye" and goes on to describe her as looking at other men before eventually calling her a "tart." Through Candy's words, we develop an initial perception of Curley's Wife as flirtatious and even immoral. Tart light/dark This perception is further emphasized by Curley's Wife's first appearance in the novel.
They all believe that she purposely dresses seductively and her actions are to seduce the men so they lose their job. His initial portrayal of Curley's wife also shows her to be a mean and seductive temptress. Curley's wife's evil-spirited side is shown when she threatens to have Crooks lynched. She is paralleled to Eve in the Garden of Eden. Curley's wife shattered Lennie and George's dream of a farm the same way Eve tempted Adam to eat from the forbidden tree, ending their paradise.
The intention of making the reader perceive her early on as a ‘tart’ foreshadows that something later is going to happen and there could be trouble. Curley's wife's loneliness has altered her behaviour towards others tremendously, making her insecure and excessively flirtatious. The isolation and the intense