Curley's wife offers to let Lennie caress her hair because she's lonely and seeking attention. She enjoys the feeling of someone paying attention to her and is unaware of Lennie's mental limitations. She doesn't intend for the situation to escalate the way it does.
She allows him the caress her hair because she is lonely. Curley treats her as an object, rather than his wife, so any form of attention is fine by her. Which is also why she'd try to hang out with the other guys. She simply feels alone in her marriage (which wasn't even built from love), so she was okay with it.
Because Lennie tells her that he likes soft things, and she tells him her hair is soft.
She has no male attention as she doesn't love Curley and just wants someone to talk to and give her some attention as she is isolated and is not aware of Lennie's strength.
Probably cause she's horny
because shes a tart
Lennie holds onto something (the dress, Curley's fist, Curley's wife's hair) when he's scared.
Lennie wouldn't stop and he was tightening his grip on her hair. She knew what Lennie had done to Curley.
Lennie was obsessed with soft objects. Curley's wife allowed Lennie to touch her hair and couldn't stop. Lennie was so strong he broke her neck.
Because he wouldn't let go of her hair when she told him to.
Curley's wife screams when Lennie accidentally kills her because she is frightened and in pain. She screams for help, but the situation escalates quickly, leading to her tragic death.
Curley's wife asked Lennie to stroke her hair because she was lonely and seeking attention. She enjoyed the feeling of someone paying her special attention, even though it was inappropriate due to her marriage with Curley.
Lennie reacts out of fear and clumsiness when Curley's wife allows him to stroke her hair. Curley's wife reacts flirtatiously and engages with Lennie momentarily before realizing he can be dangerous.
Curley's wife yells at Lennie for ruining her chance of being in the movies and for making her lonely on the ranch. She accuses him of being responsible for her unhappiness and complains about her life and her marriage to Curley.
In Chapter Five of "Of Mice and Men," Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife in the barn when she lets him stroke her hair, leading to tragic consequences.
Curley's wife unintentionally provokes Lennie by letting him stroke her hair too roughly, leading him to accidentally kill her in a moment of panic.
Before Curley's wife leaves, she notices that Lennie is not paying attention to her story about wanting to be in the movies. Instead, he is fixated on stroking her soft hair. She realizes that Lennie is more interested in the feel of her hair than in what she is saying.