Curley Flashcards
1
Q
Represents
A
- brutality of society through aggression
- predatory nature of ranch life
- lead by bullying by inheritors status
- meanness and lack of understanding towards marginalised
2
Q
Link to context
A
- Attitude to women shown by cw, possession
- authority over others
- meanness result of ad
3
Q
Curley doing what he wants
A
‘He just don’t give a damn. Won’t ever get canned cause his old mans the boss’
- dad the boss
4
Q
Failure of American Dream
A
‘He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists’
- failure of ad
- subconsciously reacts, aggression
- could be result of insecurity with wife, can’t control wife
- wants control, even killing Lennie taken by George
5
Q
Objectification of women
A
‘Curleys says he’s keepin that hand soft for his wife’
- women used for sex
- boasting about wife, all men crave it
6
Q
Curley not being powerful enough
A
‘Flopped like a fish on a line’
- authority from father is not enough
- links to cw death, only connection
