What Contribution Does Curleys Wife Make to Of Mice and Men? Essay

What Contribution Does Curley's Wife Make to Of Mice and Men? Curley's wife is the most dangerous character in the novel, because she is the loneliest one. Because of her need for attention, she destroys George and Lennie's dream of living "off the fatta the lan'." The appearance and clothing of Curley's wife have a symbolic meaning. She is described as a "purty" woman because she is always made up. Even on the ranch she has "full, rouged lips" and her hair lies in "little rolled clusters, like sausages." Also her clothes are seductive. When she speaks with George and Lennie, she wears a "red dress" and has red lips. The symbolic meaning of the colour red in literature is danger. So Steinbeck foreshadows that she will be dangerous. She wears the same dress in the bunkhouse, as when she speaks with Lennie at the end of the novel. The reader senses that something bad will happen: the death of Curley's wife. Curley's wife does not have a good life on the ranch. The relationship between her and Curley is miserable. She hates her husband and is really glad when Lenni...