Thursday, March 5, 2015

In Chapter 4, how does Curley's wife feel about life on the ranch? Explain why you do or do not feel sympathy for her.

Marrying the first guy who smiles at you at the Riverside
Dance Palace wasn't an uncommon event in those days, where marriage wasn't just for
love, but a way to get out of the house into perhaps some security, especially with the
son of a ranch owner.  Married life, especially to a guy like Curley, isn't all she
expected.


I do feel a bit sorry for her, because of the
status of women at the time, as possessions to order around and to keep in the house. 
The fact she doesn't have a name in the story says, I think, a
lot.

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