Sexism Flashcards
1
Q
Context
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1937- when novella is written
23% of white women were without work
18% of white men were without work.
If not married- women found it harder to get work.
2
Q
Curleys wife
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Symbolism-
No name in the novel- a possesion
Treated as possesion of men
A victim of sexism- ‘tart’ ‘bitch’ ‘tramp’
A victim of even innoncent men- lennie
Lennie is too young to understand- childlike man who kills curleys wife- all men are potentially dangerous to women- even most innocent.
Narrow choice available to unmarried women-
Financially he is a good husband, she escapes poverty in this way.
