Curley’s Wife

Question 1

Flirtatious

Answer 1

“Her fingernails were red.”
Colour red → aware of the danger of flirting with boss’s wife
In the barn with Crooks, Lennie and Candy
Lack of job security for the ranch workers → take chances of getting fired by talking to her

Question 2

Vengeful

Answer 2

“Stole the letters”
Not getting attention gets vengeful - she has more power due to race

“Well, Curley got his arm in a sling- an’ if Curley gets tough, you can break his other hand”
She says Lennie can break Curley’s other hand, shows she isn’t mad about it

Question 3

Lonely

Answer 3

“She stood in the doorway, smiling a little at them”
Desperation → she has to talk to disabled people, wants to be friendly

“You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley”
Only women, relationship