OMAM 5&6

Wow, I have not blog posted in awhile! This chapter of OMAM was very intense and kind of saddening. Lennie never wanted to do any harm, but sometimes it feels like Lennie's strength is costly, since it seems like he has NO CONTROL over his strength. Lennie's strength is so costly that it brought the upsetting death of Curley's wife. After Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife, we discovered an important piece of information. In pg 92&93 it says, "And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face. She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young. Now her rouged cheeks and her reddened lips made her seem alive and sleeping very lightly." We find that Curley's wife is actually very pretty and that she was simple, which is another word for humble and modest. This is really ironic because these words are the exact OPPOSITE of Curley's wife's personality. Curley's wife likes to show off and when she is around the guys, she is always looking for attention. But we read that when all the meanness and wanting for attention was gone from her face, she appears to be simple, sweet and young. I really would've liked if the author could let us see Curley's wife before she got married, or this other side that is shown on her face. Do you think that Curley's wife would've acted differently if she wasn’t married and not on the farm?