In chapter five we find that Lennie have murdered Curley’s wife unintentionally. Well before Curley’s wife explains to Lennie about the troubles she has in life. It seems she sees Lennie as this gentle giant who would provide her some emotional support. But she did not sense the danger, which I find quite unintelligent. Since she knows that Curley’s injuries were caused by Lennie and that Lennie has some mental problems she should of know that Lennie was dangerous. In addition she just saw that Lennie pet a puppy so hard that he killed the puppy. So I think most of the conflict in the story was because of her. Then there was something very strong that Steinbeck showed with her. After her death she was described as “And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and her ache for attention were all gone from her face. She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young. (90)” This showed that this woman had no ways of escaping her troubles except for death. I think that is very true, because it seems that whenever a human is conscious they are worrying about something.
Hearing Curley’s wife’s point of view it really changed my impression of her. It reminded me that people don’t cause trouble for fun; they do it for a reason. And that reason could be born well in the past. For example mistreatment in the past can result in strong desires for attention. I feel I could connect to her, not in the way that she flirts with men, but I too have a dream that is over my head and I am consistently reminded that all odds are against me.
Lastly, I have a question which is why is Curley’s wife called Curley’s wife and not given a proper name.
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