Culey's Wife: The TRUTH!!!

Throughout part 4 there were several instances of lonliness that Curley's Wife states. I found one quote particularly interesting when refering to her lonliness. "....Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs-a n****** an' a dum-dum and a lousy ol' sheep-an likin' it because they ain't nobody else. This quote has both insulting comments and a message. She says how they're all the worst and boring people to talk to, but she says how it's better than being alone. She probably feels this way because she says how her husband is always focused on fighting and picking on someone in  the ranch by practicing his punches(my money's on Lennie). She refers to this in another quote, also referring how lonely she is. Another reason why she's hanging around with the other workers is because she's the only women on the ranch. She wants a friend she can relate with, not a meatheaded husband and some male workers on a ranch. She wants a companion who will spend time with her, and will be there for her. By marrying Culey, that was a trip into lonliness. I can relate to Curley's Wife in a way, even though I would never want to be her. A similar situation I was in (a few years back) was when I had to stay in extended day at the YMCA. In extended day there were pretty much little kids there, and I was one of the few older kids. I couldn't really talk to or relate to the other kids because they were really different and I didn't really know them. I was staying there only because I participated in a camp there, and the kids I made friends with in the camp weren't there. Even though I got through it, the expierience felt a little lonely not having any kids my own age.