NON-Corrupting power of women.

In this perplex world women are always accused of being the cause of trouble. The novel Of Mice and Men is a perfect example of what many men view women as. John Steinbeck depicts women as objects that were put on this earth to lead men towards self destruction. That is absolutely wrong! Men do what they do, because they choose to do it. It's not like women tell them to do it. I believe that this book finds ways to attack women, one woman in particular, Curley's wife.

John Steinbeck introduces us to the character of Curly's wife. Right off the bat she is given the impression of a whore to the readers. To the rest of the characters she is considered a "Tramp", because of her seductiveness. The men on the ranch don't like her, because they feel that she will get them in trouble. After George first met her he automatically called her a "Tramp". It's as if they are blaming her for her attractiveness. It's not her fault that she's pretty. I feel as though the men in the ranch hate the fact that Curley's wife has that type of control over them and they have a problem admitting it so they throw the guilt on her, by saying she's a whore.

Curley's wife is given the reputation of a flirt. In the book she is shown flirting around with the men at the ranch. It's not that she's a whore, she just needs someone to give her that attention, because obviously Curley doesn't give it to her. Even though she is "flirty" she is actually lonely. That's why she is shown always flirting with Slim, because he is the only one that really ackknowledges her presence. All she simply does is try to make onversation.

Throughout this whole story, Curley's wife is actually lonely. She goes out into the ranch to erase that loneliness, but all that it did for her is give her the rep of a "slut". Her loneliness leads her to her death, as she tries to overcome it by teasing Lennie. All Curley's wife wanted was to be approved by the men in the ranch. All she wanted was to be loved and cared for, so she would go out into the ranch searching for a companion to talk to.

Basically, there is NO corrupting power of women. They are misunderstood by the men in this world. Men consider them as a threat to their so called "maleness". Men are just trying to cover up that they are actually scared of being dominated by women beauty. Women are not objects, like they consider in this novel. Women are not the cause of trouble, neither are men.