Curley’s wife
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Curley’s wife is a lonely, unnamed female character in John Steinbeck’s novella "Of Mice and Men," whose flirtatious behavior and tragic fate highlight themes of isolation, sexism, and shattered dreams during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curley’s wife canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Of Mice and Men ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| deathIs | accidental ⓘ |
| deathLeadsTo | the collapse of George and Lennie’s dream ⓘ |
| deathTriggers | Lennie’s manhunt ⓘ |
| diesFrom | broken neck ⓘ |
| embodiesTheme |
gender inequality
ⓘ
powerlessness ⓘ the American Dream’s failure ⓘ |
| experiences |
marital dissatisfaction
ⓘ
social isolation ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1937 ⓘ |
| hasDream |
to become a movie star
ⓘ
to escape the ranch ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWith | antagonistic relationship with the ranch hands ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Curley ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
bored
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flirtatious ⓘ manipulative ⓘ naive ⓘ restless ⓘ vulnerable ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Candy
ⓘ
Crooks ⓘ George Milton ⓘ Lennie Small ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
heavily made-up
ⓘ
pretty ⓘ |
| isFearedBy | ranch workers ⓘ |
| isKilledBy | Lennie Small ⓘ |
| isLonely | true ⓘ |
| isMistreatedBy | Curley ⓘ |
| isOnlyMajorFemaleCharacterIn | Of Mice and Men ⓘ |
| isUnnamedInWork | true ⓘ |
| livesOn | the ranch ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for the novella’s climax ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Great Depression
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surface form:
the Great Depression
|
| setIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| symbolizes |
isolation
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loneliness ⓘ sexism ⓘ shattered dreams ⓘ the limited roles of women ⓘ unattainable dreams ⓘ |
| wears |
ostentatious clothes
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red mules ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.