Who said it
"Hi good lookin"
Slim
She looked from one face to another and they were all closed to her.
That the outcasted men could stand in solidarity with one another, but that she was still considered an outcast to them
In the eyes of the men of the novel, what made woman valuable? (Hint: they go out to receive it)
Prostitution
What did she threaten to do to Crook?
Lynch him simply to show her power over him
"Jesus, what a tramp"
George
And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face. She was pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young.
That the world was cruel and heartless, and that all that time in isolation made her bitter like Crook
Why did the men avoid her at all cost?
Because if they got caught with her, they could get in trouble with Curley
Did she ever engage in acts beside flirting that warranted nicknames, such as "tramp"?
No
"They gonna be a mess about her. She's a jail bait all set on the trigger"
George
What does Curley's Wife's discussion with Lennie reveal about what she wanted to do and how does it relate to the overarching theme (think George and Lennie's dream)
She wanted to be an actress, but due to hardships of the time chose stability yet still dreams of making it similar to George and Lennie but in the end her dreams were futile.
Crook was another character of the book that was an outcast due to his appearance, who were the other characters that were considered outcasts and what were the characteristics that made them outcasted?
Lennie (mental) and Candy (amputee/old)
How does she feel throughout the book because all the men avoid her at all cost?
Isolated
"Baloney... If you had two bits in the world, why, you'd be in gettin' two shots of corn with it and suckin' the bottom of the glass"
Curley's wife
How do the men's views on Curley's wife reflect a 1930s view on women and their roles in society?
Woman can either serve a man as a wife or a prostitute
What was Curley hinted at being (Hint: not a nice fellow; this was touched on more in the movie)
Abusive
“Maybe you just better go along an’ roll your hoop. We ain’t got nothing to say to you at all. We know what we got, and we don’t care whether you know it or not.”
Candy