Curley's Wife is never named, a fitting fate in that she is of little consequence to her husband or any of the other men on the ranch. She uses her sex appeal in desperate attention grabs, but these moments of recognition are fleeting and disappointing. Perpetually overlooked and disappointed, the frustrated woman often acts rashly. Be sure you understand the complexities of Curley's Wife by taking the eNotes quiz over her character in John Steinbeck's classic novella, Of Mice and Men.