How does Steinbeck present the death of Curley's wife?

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Steinbeck had difficulties with the character of Curley's wife. As a nautralistic writer, he wanted to make her seem realistic and natural, the kind of girl who would be married to a man like Curley and living on a ranch in the Salinas Valley. read more

Curley's wife, as Steinbeck depicts her, does not share Lennie's innocence. Steinbeck rests a measure of blame for the killing on the victim herself. Again and again, Lennie's intrusion in the affairs of Curley and Curley's wife have been tinged with sex, and her offer to let Lennie touch her hair may be construed as a sexual advance. read more

She tells Lennie about her desire to be a movie star and confides in him that her dreams didn't come true so she married Curley. Again, showing that her life has been a mess with one disappointment after another. read more