How does Steinbeck present other people's attitudes towards Curley's wife
What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer.
The fact that when George said to Curley’s wife “well he ain’t now” brusquely shows how he felt towards Curley’s wife. The way she acted and looked seemed to immediately entice Lennie, which is what I assume happened with the woman in Weed whose dress he touched. This made George angry because he didn’t want Lennie to mess this job up for them like he did with the last one, so he wanted to get rid of Curley’s wife as fast as possible so Lennie couldn’t get into any trouble being around her.The fact that he doesn’t mind being short with her, talking brusquely, shows that he wanted her to leave, he didn’t want another man’s wife around to prevent either of him and Lennie being accused of anything. It also shows he had a narrow-minded idea of women. It didn’t matter that he wasn’t showing her respect whilst talking to her because she was only a woman and didn’t really deserve his respect. The very moment that Curley’s wife entered the bunk house, Lennie was fascinated by her. As soon as he saw her his “eyes moved down over her body” which lets us know he found her attractive. This is another example of Lennie not being fully aware of everything. All of the other men, bar Slim, didn’t want anything to do with Curley’s wife because they knew she was attention seeking and a flirt which could get any of them in trouble. Lennie doesn’t pick up on this and just sees this pretty woman craving attention, which he is willing to give. Curley’s wife lived on a farm surrounded by men that didn’t want anything to do with her, yet she was always “heavily made up”. This seems a bit silly when put into context, even if she did used to want to be a movie star, It does, however, give us insight into the way she felt about herself. She obviously felt that these men had no interest in women as intellectually equal so tried to pretty herself
The fact that when George said to Curley’s wife “well he ain’t now” brusquely shows how he felt towards Curley’s wife. The way she acted and looked seemed to immediately entice Lennie, which is what I assume happened with the woman in Weed whose dress he touched. This made George angry because he didn’t want Lennie to mess this job up for them like he did with the last one, so he wanted to get rid of Curley’s wife as fast as possible so Lennie couldn’t get into any trouble being around her.The fact that he doesn’t mind being short with her, talking brusquely, shows that he wanted her to leave, he didn’t want another man’s wife around to prevent either of him and Lennie being accused of anything. It also shows he had a narrow-minded idea of women. It didn’t matter that he wasn’t showing her respect whilst talking to her because she was only a woman and didn’t really deserve his respect. The very moment that Curley’s wife entered the bunk house, Lennie was fascinated by her. As soon as he saw her his “eyes moved down over her body” which lets us know he found her attractive. This is another example of Lennie not being fully aware of everything. All of the other men, bar Slim, didn’t want anything to do with Curley’s wife because they knew she was attention seeking and a flirt which could get any of them in trouble. Lennie doesn’t pick up on this and just sees this pretty woman craving attention, which he is willing to give. Curley’s wife lived on a farm surrounded by men that didn’t want anything to do with her, yet she was always “heavily made up”. This seems a bit silly when put into context, even if she did used to want to be a movie star, It does, however, give us insight into the way she felt about herself. She obviously felt that these men had no interest in women as intellectually equal so tried to pretty herself