Curley’s Wife Flashcards
Is she a victim?
“I coulda made somethin’ of myself. She said, maybe I will yet.”(Shows she regrets not doing more with her life).
“ I get lonely she said. You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad.”(Shows she is pressured heavily by Curley and isolated from people).
Her fingernails were red… she wore a cotton house dress and red mule, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers.” (Shows she is desperate for attention).
“ Ever’body knowed you’d mess things up. You wasn’t good. You ain’t no good now, you lousy tart.”
(Even after death she is blamed, she was truly hated).
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“They left all the weak ones here… a bunch of bindle stiffs- a **** an’ a dum- dum and a lousy ol’ sheep.”(Very discriminative and thinks she is superior).
Extra Quotes
“I don’t like Curley,he ain’t a nice fella”. (Shows she is trapped in a rotting marriage).
“She was suddenly apprehensive… she hurried away.”(She is scared of Curley, abusive towards her potentially).
