The men called her a "loo-loo" and a "tart"; they referred
to her as if she was such a prostitute that they could not bring themselves to spend any
time with her. They liked to talk about how Curley's wife was always after Slim. The
truth of the matter was that they feared Curley. Another truth was that she longed for
friendship, not necessarily male affection as they might have
interpreted.
We can clearly see this in her conversation
with Lennie. She so desperately longs for relief from lonliness and a friend to talk to.
This is demonstrated by her attention to Lennie's affinity for soft things. She begins
talking with him about soft things knowing that soft things interest him. This is the
first step to friendship, taking a selfless interest in someone else. Thus, in reality,
all Curley's wife wanted was someone to pay a little attention to her. This probably
reveals even more to us about Curley: he was a neglectful
husband.
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