Monica Corcoro. Posting 5. Of Mice and Men

It was surprising to me that Lennie killed Curly’s wife so innocently. But what surprised me the most is that how kind of a person Curly’s wife was. People like Candy would always talk about how she would flirt with other guys in the barn; but she actually does it because of her past. Because of her loneliness, she chose to marry someone whom she does not enjoy being with at all—Curly.

At first, I did not really think highly of Curly’s wife because she knew that she would cause Curly to get jealous often. But when she was telling Lennie about herself and the things she dealt with in the past, I understand why she would want to have so much attention from so many people. Curly’s wife also explains how neglected she felt by some people, no matter how much talent she had. I feel that her emptiness caused her to be flirtatious. And her flirtatiousness probably made her feel so that she would never be alone anymore.

Referring to my last post on how Lennie wouldn’t hurt a fly; well I have come to realize that he goes too extreme in petting. Before, I thought Lennie was the kind of guy that loves pets and is gentle with them. But I forgot that he has uncontrollable strength, and that makes him kill most of the pets he has; which brings me to the cause of Curly’s wife’s death. Although Lennie didn’t cause it on purpose, he still doesn’t know how to control his own strength. It just goes to show that even the slightest actions can hurt someone in the process.