Characters in Of Mice And Men Essay

Characters in great works of literature often fall victim to a combination of their own mistakes and circumstances beyond their control. (Anonymous) I agree with this statement because this statement is proven in a novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Another wording of this quote is characters in great works or literature do not succeed to their goal because of a combination of their own mistakes and wrong decisions and things that take place that is entirely out of the reach of their control or fate. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck portrays weak characters such as Curleys Wife fall victim to her own mistakes, decisions and actions that where out of her control.

Of Mice and Men the character who was Curleys Wife fell victim to actions that where beyond her control. Being the only woman on the ranch married to Curley who was too busy with starting fights with other men on the ranch she was very lonely. She was lacking the real companionship that she wanted, causing her to try to associate with other men on the ranch. Curleys wife was the only talking female character in Of Mice and Men. Women back in the 1940s were weak in society and being a weak character none of the men most being strong in society on the ranch had real respect for her. Those added to her loneness and strive for real companionship. And when she met Lennie looking for someone to talk to because of her loneness she could not control his hostel strength over her and when he panicked. Curleys wife could not control the way she was treated and the fact that she was weak in society.

But even though Curleys Wife fell victim to consequences out of her control she also had to do with her own downfall in Of Mice and Men.

Curleys and his wifes relationship wasnt very good. It was the fact that Curleys wife didnt even have any attraction to him and only married him because she realized her loss of her American dream as an actress not because of a love or real attraction to him. If she hadnt married him she would have never been on the ranch and never would have been murdered by Lennie. The relationship between Lennie and Curleys wife could have been avoided if she had listened to her husband and stayed inside the house. If she would of listened then she wouldnt of even really met Lennie. She died in the book because she chose what she didnt really desire and didnt listen to nobody which was her own mistake.

Characters in John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men such as Curleys Wife met her downfall in the book because of her own wrong action and decisions and consequences out of her reach. In a world where the strong overcome the weak and we lose all because of our own blind mistakes and circumstances out f our control this idea is not only reflected in real life but in Of Mice and Men.