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karry
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In Chapter 5 in "Of Mice and Men, what personal information does Curley's wife gives about her husband? Why does she tell Lennie this ?

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Posted by karry on Monday September 22, 2008 at 2:57 PM and tagged with characters, curleys wife, lennie, of mice and men, themes.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
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    Towards the end of the novel, Curley's wife reveals the unhappiness she feels being married to Curley. She begin in Crook's room when she complains that all Curley does is spend“ all his time sayin’ what he’s gonna do to guys he don’t like, and he don’t like nobody.” With Lennie, she tells how she met Curley and married him on the rebound after being jilted by some man who told her she could be in the movies. Thus, her dream [of being a movie star[ were shattered just like other dreams of the men in the novel. She also tells Lennie that she really doesn't like Curley. It's obvious that she, like the men that surround her, is a lonely, friendless creature who simply wants attention. Like Lennie, she is often misunderstood and ostracized by society and also her husband. She tells this to Lennie, because Lennie listens to her and no one else will.

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    http://www.enotes.com/ofmice/chapter-5-summary-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/ofmice/characters

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Monday September 22, 2008 at 4:01 PM