curley's wife

Cards (7)

  • "she had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules... (with) red ostrich feathers." - she is made up despite being a house wife 'red mules' and 'full rouged lips' the red is a seductive colour and the 'ostrich feathers' are rare/exotic/expensive representing her status on the ranch.
  • 'she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward' - body language is attention seeking
  • 'she bridled a little. she looked at her fingernails.' - uptight, superior and annoyed at lack of attention - she is also checking on her image, self-centred
  • 'she said playfully' - flirtacious
  • "she smiled archly and twitched her boy. "Nobody can't blame a person for lookin'" - used to people watching/she expects people to, flirty - trying to hard - in response to Georges brusqueness
  • "she turned her head. 'Hi, Slim,'" - familiarity/casualness with Slim
  • "she was suddenly apprehensive ''Bye, boys,' - a little bit scared - only a bit - despite curley's wife being quite independent and confident she is still scared of her husband