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Curley's wife (Violence (Point (Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to…
Curley's wife
Violence
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Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to show that people on the ranch used violence to solve most of their problems and this was very common.
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Authority
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Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to say that women in the 1930s were seen as less important and seen as only housewives
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Loneliness
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Steinbeck incorporates Curley's wife to show that life on a ranch was full of suspicion and lack of trust due to the loneliness of others.
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Inequality
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Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to highlight the difficulties women faced in 1930s America as she was abused physically, verbally and treated as useless on the ranch.
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Dreams
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Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to portray dreams as nearly impossible to achieve as she is not able to achieve her simple dream of having attention.
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Migrant Workers
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Steinbeck creates Curley's wife to amplify how male dominated the ranch was highlighting that the ranch was no place in the 1930s
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Relationships
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Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to outline how difficult and rare it was to have relationships on the ranch and to have one you must be honest and trustworthy
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Human vs Nature
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Steinbeck uses Curley's wife to highlight how badly women in 1930s America were treated by showing a comparison with the puppy, suggesting that she was weak and useless.
"rouged lips, wide spaced eyes, heavily made up"