'"Well -- she got the eye."' (Old Swamper to George, about Curley's Wife)
This quote tells us that Curley's wife is probably a very flirtatious woman -- though she has just been married, she is already looking to get attention from other men.
'She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers.'
This description of Curley's wife tells us that she cares a great deal about her appearance, taking the time to make herself up and do her hair each day. Since she lives on a working ranch, it can only be assumed she goes to these lengths to draw attention to herself.
'She put her arms behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.'
Curley's wife is standing in such a way that shows off her body -- she is evidently trying to flirt with the men in the room and make herself seem desirable. Because she has just gotten married, this behaviour seems especially out of line and conveys the sense that she is not a faithful wife -- she is out to get the attentions of others.
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