Curley’s wife is a loner as she is the only woman on the
ranch. She does not have any one to confide in and has been misled in her past. She is
convinced that her mother stole her letter from the film producer, and is cruelly
deluded by the man at the dance hall with regard to her future in film. Whether she
truly believes she ‘could’a been in pitchers’, she is certainly aware that her life
could have been much better than it is, and reveals her true dislike for her husband.
Like Crooks, Curley’s wife finds Lennie fascinating as she
can reveal her innermost thoughts in his presence without being judged or
derided.
Curley’s wife dreams as much about her past as
her future – she reflects nostalgically on the meeting with the ‘film producer’ and the
life that she could have had.
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