In the texts "Of Mice and Men" and "Death of a Salesman", women are represented in the same way, as inhuman and useless possessions or corrupting forces, using the characters "Linda" and "The Femme" from Death of a Salesman, and "Curley's Wife" and "The Girl in the Grass" from Of Mice and Men. In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, women are described as discriminated against. At the time of the novel, women were considered inhumane and they were only there to serve men. The character of “Curley’s Wife” from the novel of Mice and Men is a victim of this. She is married to Curley who neglects her and because of her loneliness, she is always looking for attention. She wears too much makeup and dresses like a "whore" with red nails and red shoes. Red could show her passion for the things she loves, like acting, or foreshadow the danger she brings later in the novel. She is often referred to as "prison bait" by George, as women of this era were known to lure men into having an affair with them, claiming that they had raped them and gotten them into trouble. The reader's initial portrait of Curley's wife shows her to be a petty and seductive temptress. It is paralleled with the eve of the Bible. In the same way that Eve tempted Adam, Curley's wife destroyed George and Lennie's dream of owning land. As we go through the book, she shows that she is actually just misunderstood and wants to be noticed. This is the same as most of the women in Death of a Salesman, such as The Woman, who initially proves to be a temptation to want, but she actually loves him. This relates to the scene in which Lennie talks to Curley's wife in the barn. She admits that she feels lonely because none of the men talk to her. She tells him about her dream and how she didn't want to marry Curley. Steinbeck really does...... middle of paper......!' Willy is trying to put Linda in her place, to show her who's boss, and she has no place in something like this. He does this several times. Similarly, Crooks in Of Mice and Men tells Curley's wife, "You have no right to be here" about his bunkhouse. This is significant because Crooks is a man who has few rights, and yet even he feels above her in the ranks, even though she is quick to put him down. So, in conclusion, Miller and Steinbeck both describe women in the same way. They use different ways to show how the characters they use to show this are seen, such as dialogue and stage directions. Compared to modern times, many readers would be horrified to see such discriminatory language and actions against women, because it is so different from modern society. I think the treatment of women in these two texts is very unfair, but it was common in America in the 1990s. 1930..