Of Mice and Men
curley's wife says "tenement" for "tournament" and "pitcher" for "picture". she also uses the phrase, "if i'd went." what does her dialect say about her?
ch. 5 in the novel
ch. 5 in the novel
This tells us she is relatively uneducated and comes from a poor background. This fits in with the fact that she felt that her best prospect in life would be to marry the abusive Curley.