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Role of women - Coggle Diagram
Role of women
Curley's wife
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she is like the men in some ways, dreaming of another life ad frustrated at the reality of her own
she has no name , emphasising that she has even less autonomy than any of the characters on the ranch
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Aunt Clara
Lennie doesn't remember Aunt Clara very well at the start, but seems scared of her, shown when he imagines being told off by her
George seems to be looking after Lennie because Aunt Clara would have wanted him to, and seems to respect her wishes.
same name as brothel worker, implying the men view women as all the same
Suzy and Clara
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Whit says Suzy's is the best on because the girls are 'clean'. Suzy has a sense of humour and they don't put pressure on the men, showing what most ranch hands are looking for in life.
only female characters with name, highlights the priorities of the ranch workers
context
women are marginalised, as the world of the ranch workers is deemed a strongly masculine one.
misogyny on the ranch, represents views of society on the ranch
patriachy
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men on the range scapegoat responsibility onto Curley's wife when anything goes wrong and women in general.