Curley's Wife Monologue Analysis

Most people would describe me as strong and bulky, but sometimes I don’t realize how strong I really am. I never mean to hurt people or animals, I just enjoy touching them because they are soft and I love that feeling. When I do hurt things I always try hiding it from George because he doesn’t like me keeping dead animals. I was alone in the barn when Curley’s wife came in and tried talking to me. I was ordered by George not to talk to her, but she said that it was fine, that nobody would see us. I still wasn’t sure because I knew it was wrong, but she just started talking. I didn’t want to be rude so I just sat there. I was sitting in the barn with my puppy, not expecting any visitors, then Curley’s wife came in. She sat down next to me on the hay. I told her that George ordered me not to talk to her. She told me that it was okay, that nobody would see us. She saw my puppy, then realized it was dead. She asked me why I had it, if it was dead. I told her it was because I enjoyed touching it’s fur. Then that was when she offered me to touch her hair.

I knew that I should have walked away, but I didn’t want her to tell George that I had the puppy. As we were talking about soft things, she told me I could touch her hair. I felt the excitement go through my body. I was so happy, she leaned over and I touched it. It was so soft, I just wanted to keep touching it and never let go. She started screaming for some reason, I really don’t know why. I wasn’t going to hurt her, yet I think she thought I