Part 4- Curley's Wife

3. What is ironic about Curley’s wife’s statement: “They left all the weak ones here.” – p. 77

 When Curley's Wife approached Candy, Lennie, and Crooks and told them "They left all the weak ones here" while the rest of the men went to town was very ironic to me. I believed this was very ironic for multiple reasons. First of all, in case she didn't notice, Curley's wife was left at the ranch too! When Curley's wife entered Crooks cabin and found all of them sitting there, she asked where Curley was. This was because she wanted an excuse to talk to them because she was left at the ranch and was lonely an bored. Another reason her statement was ironic was because Lennie was actually very strong. The only way he was really "weak" was because of his mental disability.