Curley's Wife - Controlled Assessment

'Explore the ways a central character is presented and developed' Curley's Wife • Explain what she looks like and how this initial portrait gives us an insight into her character • What do we learn about her hopes and dreams? • How does she convey the theme of loneliness and isolation? • How does she convey the theme of prejudice both as victim and aggressor? • What is your opinion of her - are you sympathetic of her by the end of the novel? • Compare her with other women mentioned in the book - what is Steinbeck indicating about the role of women in 1930s America? • No rights / sexism – where do we see this in the novel? • Lack of identity • Isolated through relationships and also through her sexuality / femininity