Of Mice and Men: Quotes Flashcards
2 quotes about Candy’s biased opinion of Curley’s wife
- “I think Curley married…a tart”
- “she’s got the eye”
Both suggest promiscuity
Quote about Curley’s wife’s makeup
“rouged lips”
Red symbolises lust and danger
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Quote about Curley’s wife’s posture
“her body was thrown forward”
Quote about George’s opinion of Curley’s wife
“jail bait”
Quote about Curley’s wife’s sexualised description
- “Her lips were slightly parted”
- “She breathed strongly”
Quote about distance of Curley’s wife’s marriage
“I’m lookin’ for Curley”
This quote is repeated multiple times in the novella
Quote about Curley’s wife marginalisation
“She stood still in the doorway”
Quote about Curley’s wife’s loneliness
Quote about Carlson’s view on the role of women
“Why’n’t you tell her to stay the hell at home where she belongs?”
Quote about the barn shed congregation
“they left all the weak ones here”
Quote about Curley’s wife threatening Crooks
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.”
Quote about Candy’s derision of Curley’s wife’s corpse
“you goddamn tramp…you done it, didn’t you?”
2 quotes about Curley’s wife’s dream
- “He said I could go with that show”
- “He says he was gonna put me in the movies”
Quote about Curley’s wife’s “escape”
“the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face”
