Curley's Wife's Intentions

Curley's Wife's Intentions

Curley's wife was very prevalent in pt. 4 of Of Mice And Men, and we learned a lot more about her and what her intentions are. When she went into Crooks barn, she saw Candy, Crooks, and Lennie and said that they were the weak ones on the barn. This is ironic because she herself is weak and lonely as well as the other men. Her loneliness was pronounced when she said, "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). She is stressing about how she never gets to get out of the house and talk to anybody because she is the only women on the ranch, and people like to stay away from her because they think she is bad news. I think she wants to get out of the house and explore the world because she is always on the ranch left alone. While Lennie is only thinking of the rabbits and the farm, Candy and Crooks are trying to shoo away Curley's wife because they only think of her as a flirt and not a person who needs someone to talk to. They accused her of going around and talking to other guys and she flared up and said,"Sure I got a husband'. You all seen him. Swell guy, ain't he? Spends all his time sayin' what he's gonna do to guys he don't like, and he don't like nobody" (Steinbeck 78). She is clearly being sarcastic while stating that she hates her husband. I think she doesn't like Curley because he is way to controlling over what she does and never lets her out of the house which makes her lonely. I also think that since Curley behaves this way, it makes her want to go out more and interact with people. Since she strongly dislikes Curley, she told the men that she wants to "bust him (Curley)" (Steinbeck 81). I think Curley's wife is lonely because she is the only women on the ranch, and since Curley makes her stay in the house, she has no one to talk to when she needs someone.