We can see that Curley’s wife is portrayed by Steinbeck as a ‘tart’ in the beginning of the book, she is not cared for or liked by many of the men on the ranch at all as she irritates them and they think that she is not loyal towards Curley. However, by the end of the book the reader feels sorry for her as we see deeper inside her and see how lonely she is, she only has the image of a tart because she is so alone and the only way she knows to make friends is by being a flirtatious person. The first mention of Curley’s wife is in chapter 2 when George and ‘the swamper’ are talking about her. They say that she is ‘Purty ... but- well-she got the eye’. They mean that she is always looking and flirting with other men.
Curley’s wife is lonely because she is the only women on the farm, and has no other girls to talk to. She’s married to Curley who she never really loved and because she’s married she can’t follow her dream of being a movie star. For instance Curley says to her “Why’nt you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs?” (P.62) This shows no one wants Curley’s wife around, she doesn’t even have her own name. Curley’s wife gave up her dreams
Crooks is lonely because he doesn't live with the white people and is usually alone all day. Curley's wife is lonely because she's always around the guys, looking for Curley or looking for something that she left there as an excuse to talk to someone. At one time Slim and Whit must have been lonely, but they're friends when we meet them. As you can see, loneliness is one of the key factors to this story. Many of the characters in this story were lonely.
Of Mice and Men gives many examples of isolation, rejection, and loneliness. One strong example of loneliness in “Of Mice and Men” is Crooks. Crooks is a black stable hand with a crooked back from being kicked by a horse. Crooks experiences isolation because in this time period society is racist against blacks. Crooks doesn’t have anyone to open up to, because no one listens to him.
Some themes in this novel are alienation and isolation, coming of age, and the great journey. From the moment his mom says the words “I’ll be right back”(Burch 4) to the moment he is left standing in the playroom, Jennings experiences true loneliness. This is why the theme alienation and isolation fits this novel. Even though physically children are all around him, Jennings still feels alone and abandoned by the people he loves dearly. He is left to deal with hateful and abusive nuns all by himself.
The reason to Conrad’s suicide attempt is his mom's acute coldness towards him shows her ultimate despise of Conrad because she blames him for not dying instead of her favorite first born son. After his suicide, Conrad is asked to see a psychiatrist by his father. Cal tries to bring the family back together, Beth, Conrad and himself, but fails to do so. Beth never once visited Conrad in the hospital and barely checks up on him to see if he was asleep. She began to shut herself from her husband and most importantly, her son.
Curley’s wife has no love for her husband and wished to leave him, but her final escape route is blocked since her father is deceased and her mother doesn’t want her. Curley’s wife tries to find companionship with the other men on the ranch but they ignore her or try to brush her off fearing if that they are caught associating with her, they will lose their
They basically keep her locked in this room with mustard yellow wall paper with only her and a bed. The women lives with a well intentioned nut sometimes over bearing husband who limits her options and intentionally scraps her ideas and suggestions as if she were a child incapable of making decisions. The narrator is not allowed to see her baby, read, write or do any intellectually or physically straining activities. Out of pure boredom she results to
It was the fact that Curley’s wife didn’t even have any attraction to him and only married him because she realized her loss of her American dream as an actress not because of a love or real attraction to him. If she hadn’t married him she would have never been on the ranch and never would have been murdered by Lennie. The relationship between Lennie and Curley’s wife could have been avoided if she had listened to her husband and stayed inside the house. If she would of listened then she wouldn’t of even really met Lennie. She died in the book because she chose what she didn’t really desire and didn’t listen to nobody which was her own
Crooks) In a way, everyone needs someone to talk to, whether it is a friend, family member, or even a pet.Crooks does not have any of these sources. Crooks has never been treated well by any of his co-workers and this has affected him greatly. He has become bitter and has obtained a hatedrade toward everyone due to the way he is treated because of his race. In addition, Crooks also does not know how to relate to anymore because of how his loneliness has effected him. Crooks has been lonely for so long that he expects people not to talk to him.