Compare and contrast the ways in which Curley and his wife attempt to persuade people in order to get what they want?Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Both Curley and his wife exploit their physicality in obtaining
what they desire in Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men. Curley's
reputation as a boxer precedes him into the bunkhouse; he enters pugnaciously, "lashing his body"
around. When she stands in the doorway to the bunkhouse, Curley's wife poses, leaning against the
door frame "so that her body was thrown forward" with her hands behind her back.

At the same time, they also allow other qualities about them to
intimidate others. Curley, for instance, has his position as the son of the boss which gives him
a clear advantage over the men who do not wish to antagonize him for fear of losing their jobs.
Curley's wife, likewise, uses her position as the only woman on the ranch to entice the men by
frequenting the ranchhouse doorway and flirting. In addition, she uses her white feminine
position to threaten Crooks when he tries to stop her from coming into the barn, telling
him,

"You know what I
can do to you if you open your trap?....Well, you keep your place then....I could get you strung
up on a tree so easy it ain't even
funny."

Unfortunately for both of
them, some of their wiles backfire on them as they try to take advantage of Lennie. For, Curley's
hand is mangled when he accosts Lennie, and Curley's wife meets her untimely death as she flirts
with the large, simple man.