Curley's Wife Flashcards
What does Curley’s wife have on her shoes and why is this significant?
Ostrich feathers.
Ostrich birds cannot fly - perhaps a symbol that Curley’s wife is repressed.
One quote that shows Curley’s Wife is lonely?
‘I get awful lonely’
‘Think I don’t like to talk to someone…’
‘And likin’ it’
We first meet CW in Section 2. What is the quote that shows how light is used in her entrance to the bunk house
What does this suggest?
‘The rectangle of light in the door way was cut off…’
She makes the room dark and ominous which foreshadows her role as a dangerous character for Lennie and George.
List two quotes that show how Steinbeck uses colour to describe Curley’s wife…
‘Rouged lips’
‘Red nails’
Curley’s wife wears a lot of make up, what is the quote to support this idea?
Why do you think Steinbeck has created her this way?
‘Heavily made-up’
1) To show she has plenty of time and is bored on the ranch
2) To perhaps suggest that makeup is used to cover bruises from Curley (who is ‘pugnacious’ and who she fears - always leaves when the men say he is looking for her)
3) To suggest that she uses her appearance to attract attention from the ranch workers
In her death, Curley’s wife transforms. Provide a quote to support this:
‘Pretty and simple’
‘Sweet and young’
‘The meaness and plannings and ache for attention had gone’
