What is Curley's wifes personality?In the book Of Mice and Men, what is Curley's wife's personality?

I'm curious where you found Steinbeck wrote that Curley's wife was a "nice girl," with so much evidence to the contrary on the page. She may be beautiful and a victim of society, but she's anything but pure.

After threatening Crooks with lynching and watching him shrivel, she goes after Candy and Lennie, demonstrating her power over them as well. Remembering her earlier comment about the "weak ones" being left behind, by the end of the scene, she has asserted animal-like dominance over the other three with emotional bullying.

[[  ...She turned at last to the other two.

Old Candy was watching her, fascinated. "If you was to do that (lie about Crooks to get him in trouble), we'd tell," he said quietly. "We'd tell about you framin' Crooks."

"Tell an' be damned," she cried. "Nobody'd listen to you an' you know it. Nobody'd listen to you."

Candy subsided. "No ..." he agreed. "Nobody'd listen to us."

Lennie whined, "I wisht George was here. I wisht George was here."

Candy stepped over to him. "Don't you worry none," he said. "I jus' heard the guys comin' in. George'll be in the bunkhouse right not, I bet." He turned to Curley's wife. "You better go home now," he said quietly. "If you go right now, we won't tell Curley you was here."

She appraised him cooly. "I ain't sure you heard nothing." (meaning nobody would listen to him).

"Better not take no chances," he said. "If you ain't sure, you better take the safe way."

She turned to Lennie. "I'm glad you bust up Curley a little bit.  He got it comin' to him. Sometimes I'd like to bust him myself." She slipped out the door and disappeared into the dark barn. And while she went through the barn, the halter chains rattled, and some horses snorted adn some stamped their feet. (Even the animals sense that she is dangerous.)]]

Steinbeck wrote OMM while married to Gwen, who was emotionally cruel toward him. Elaine, his third wife was a professional in theater and knew that a softer portrayal of Curley's wife would sell more tickets. In the Benson bioraphy, it is discussed how she lobbied John to soften the character for stage and cinema. Benson theorizes that Gwen was a model for both Curley's wife and Cathy (from East of Eden).