tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post2569255912995920525..comments2024-02-24T20:29:17.083-05:00Comments on MINDFUL PLEASURES: Curley's Glove: Interpreting a Sexual Symbol in Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MENBRIAN OARDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695622618831825498noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-41139183269680800072021-03-29T08:27:49.709-04:002021-03-29T08:27:49.709-04:00This makes so much more sense now. I actually alwa...This makes so much more sense now. I actually always thought that that was what it meant, but I wasn't entirely sure. But not seeing this in detail, helps me realize I was right. Thank You.<br />(And in the movie, Curly's wife is pretty hot)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410372277437914238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-54688986228299055312018-03-16T00:58:06.526-04:002018-03-16T00:58:06.526-04:00Based on multiple readings of the play, plus a let...Based on multiple readings of the play, plus a letter written from Steinbeck to Clare Luce, who played Curly's wife on Broadway, I've come the conclusion that Curly is a deeply closeted homosexual. He completely ignores his wife and spends much of his free time in the bunkhouse. His propensity for violence shows a lot of pent up aggression and energy - energy not being released sexually. Steinbeck couldn't have outed Curly, even if only to the reader, without risking the loss of his larger message, but including a homosexual man in the cast of characters would have made perfect sense. After all, Steinbeck represents several marginalized groups of people - African Americans, senior citizens, women, and the mentally handicapped. Mr. Dubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778971669811598875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-43351334985717023562017-09-04T03:24:44.760-04:002017-09-04T03:24:44.760-04:00I thought the glove full of Vaseline was a 1930s f...I thought the glove full of Vaseline was a 1930s fleshlight Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946901630790744140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-40225026732451068472016-09-19T11:20:10.123-04:002016-09-19T11:20:10.123-04:00Actually, Steinbeck's portrayal of Curley'...Actually, Steinbeck's portrayal of Curley's wife, along with other women in the novel, is his indictment of the portrayal of women in 1930's society. The fact that he gives her no name is a simplistic cue into any basic feminist reading of the novel. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697786327178779697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-9265985846484039872016-03-14T15:01:30.025-04:002016-03-14T15:01:30.025-04:00@unknown: Your chronology's a little 'bust...@unknown: Your chronology's a little 'busted up.' Curley wears the Vaseline glove long before his injury in chapter 4.BRIAN OARDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695622618831825498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-4950748512166333092016-03-14T09:56:50.249-04:002016-03-14T09:56:50.249-04:00Curleys wife said his hand got busted up so he'...Curleys wife said his hand got busted up so he's trying to tend to it with vasaline I betDisplay567https://www.blogger.com/profile/11222360154439372799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991343547887142385.post-55277474975685999412014-09-26T11:09:01.744-04:002014-09-26T11:09:01.744-04:00I never understood this in high school and it had ...I never understood this in high school and it had been bothering me.<br /><br />Thank god you cleared that up!The Eventual Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918944949831494692noreply@blogger.com