In
chapter five, Curley's wife enters the barn and finds , who tries to hide the puppy that he
accidentally killed under some hay. After Lennie refuses to speak to Curley's wife becausewarned
him that she is nothing but trouble, Curley's wife begins to lament about her difficult, lonely
situation on the ranch and her unhappy marriage. Curley's wife proceeds to tell Lennie how her
mother prevented her from leaving town with a group of actors because she was only fifteen years
old. She also mentions that a man she met down at the Riverside Dance Palace said she could be
in the movies and promised to write her a letter from Hollywood, which she believes her mother
stole. Curley's wife then elaborates on her unhappy marriage by telling Lennie
Well, I aint told this to nobody before. Maybe I oughten to. I don
like Curley. He aint a nice fella.
Curley's wife has not
only missed out on opportunities to leave her hometown, but also regrets marrying a pugnacious,
aggressive husband, who does not treat her right.
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