During the Great Depression, losing money was the easy part, but living without the easy choices and the luxuries that entailed was the real difficulty. The book “Of mice and men” by John Steinbeck tells the story of the travels of two workers who go from job to job. During this process, having to find and keep jobs, they make certain choices. Most of the characters in this book are faced with a limited number of choices due to the time period, hoping that their choices are the right ones to survive. Curley's wife has everything she needs to live, a house, water and food. However, Curley's wife is still unhappy with his relationship. He spends the entire day wandering the farm, dodging Curley and attempting to flirt with the other workers. Why isn't she grateful for everything that is provided to her? It was his environment; he couldn't stand all of Curley's violence and threats. “Of course I have to get married. You've all seen it. A handsome boy, isn't he? He spends all his time saying what he's going to do to guys he doesn't like and he doesn't like anyone. Do you think I'll stay in a two-by-four house and listen to how he does his left tic, and then put in the right cross? “One-two,” he says. “Just the old one-two and he'll go down. "". Curley's wife obviously has no affection for Curley or his violence. Aside from his violence, Curley was brutally controlling of his actions, watching his every move and making sure he stayed in the house. She doesn't seem enlightened by the idea of ​​having a relationship with Curley, even though she still has to deal with Curley because during this time period you don't have many options to choose from. For Curley's wife, the price she pays is a small price compared to the challenges others are forced to overcome. No... middle of paper... since he's alone now, the only decency was knowing that Lennie was out thinking happy thoughts. George had limited choices, although George chose the best one he could for himself and Lennie in his name. Whether the choices made during the Great Depression were about keeping you alive or keeping you full of food, you didn't have a wide variety of choices. Making the right decision must have been difficult. Some decisions may have caused unintended harm to others or to oneself. Personally, looking back on that difficult decision, they would be glad they did. Who knew what could go wrong if they made the wrong choice. It may have hurt for the moment, after all it was unlikely that people in the society of that time had so many choices to begin with. Works Cited Steinbeck, John and John Steinbeck. Of mice and men. New York: Penguin, 1986. Print.