How far does Curly's Wife in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck represent American women in the Great Depression?

The farm and characters in Of Mice and Men acst as a microcosm of America as a whole, and Curly's wife is no exception. Throughout the novella, she is never given a name, she is merely presented as property of her brutish husband, Curly. Because of this constant disenfrachisement, she lashes out and falls into the stereotype of a dangerous "tart." Her red nails symbolise danger and lust, and her "blocking the light," foreshadows how she combined with Lennie lead to the tragic conclusion of the novella. Her dreams of becoming an actress being broken caused her despair and bitterness, as Steinbeck continues to focus on the effect of stifling the disenfranchised, and how it creates bitterness that affects the world and society as a whole.