In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, first published in 1937, one of the main ideas present is sexism, particularly directed against women. We see many examples of this throughout the text, primarily through Curley's wife, such as the idea of ​​objectification and oversexualization of women. The text shows the extremity of this view in the early 20th century, although this way of thinking still exists in our world today. Curley's wife feels like she is "owned" by her husband. Her husband tells her not to talk to or be near the ranch hands, but despite this, she still flirts with the other men. An example of this is when she meets George Milton and Lennie Small for the first time. She arrives "just looking for Curley", which is her excuse for talking to the new arrivals. I believe she does this out of loneliness and isolation, caused by Curley and the "times" in which they lived. When this happens today in Western society, it is considered a form of psychological abuse. Even though times have changed and it has been given a different name, I feel that it ...