Of Mice and Men is not kind in its portrayal of women. Throughout the book women are treated with a sense of worthlessness, like they are not fit for living. Curley’s Wife is a great example to really show how women where treated throughout this novel. “I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.” (Curley’s Wife, Of Mice and Men) This quote informs everyone that reads the novel that Curley’s Wife is lonely, as everyone shows her a mass of discriminative behaviour because she is a female that gets into trouble. Curley's Wife represents temptation to the men that work on the farm. This si the main reason nobody really wants to go around her, as if they do something with …show more content…
Candy throughout the novel worries constantly that the boss will soon declare him as useless and demands that he leaves the ranch. Candy’s dog used to be an impressive sheep herder, but now toothless, foul-smelling, and brittle with age. Candy lets Carson put his dog out of its misery. This clearly represents Candy’s biggest fear. In the book, Of Mice and Men, Candy over hears Lennie and George talking about their plan. Candy offers them a deal which later on Lennie and George take. For a brief time, the dream of living out his days with George and Lennie, distracts Candy of his harsh