Curley Flashcards

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‘ a thin young man..a head of tightly curled hair’ ‘he wore high heeled boots’

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‘ a thin young man..a head of tightly curled hair’ ‘he wore high heeled boots’

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‘He glanced coldly … his hands closed into fists….his glance was at once calculating and pugnacious.’

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‘He glanced coldly … his hands closed into fists….his glance was at once calculating and pugnacious.’

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‘Curley lashed his body round … What the hell are you getting into it for?’

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‘Curley lashed his body round … What the hell are you getting into it for?’

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‘Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.’ ‘scrappy’

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‘Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.’ ‘scrappy’

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‘Won’t ever get canned ‘cause his old man’s the boss’

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‘Won’t ever get canned ‘cause his old man’s the boss’

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‘You seen a girl around here?’ he demanded angrily

‘George stood still, watching the angry little man’

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‘You seen a girl around here?’ he demanded angrily

‘George stood still, watching the angry little man’

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‘Curley burst into the room excitedly. Any of you guys seen my wife?’ he demanded.

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‘Curley burst into the room excitedly. Any of you guys seen my wife?’ he demanded.

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where the hells slim

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where the hells slim

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‘Got in the finals of the Golden Gloves’

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‘Got in the finals of the Golden Gloves’

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‘You lay offa me (Slim)

Carlson ‘You god-dam punk. ..you’re yella as a frog belly’

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‘You lay offa me (Slim)

Carlson ‘You god-dam punk. ..you’re yella as a frog belly’

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‘Curley glared … No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. I’ll show ya who’s yella.’

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‘Curley glared … No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. I’ll show ya who’s yella.’

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‘dirty little rat’ – he ‘slashed’ ‘smashed’ even though Lennie didn’t fight back

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‘dirty little rat’ – he ‘slashed’ ‘smashed’ even though Lennie didn’t fight back

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‘Curley …flopping like a fish on a line……was white … his fist lost in Lennie’s paw.’

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‘Curley …flopping like a fish on a line……was white … his fist lost in Lennie’s paw.’

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‘I won’t tell’ … He avoided looking at Lennie.’

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‘I won’t tell’ … He avoided looking at Lennie.’

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‘I won’t tell’ … He avoided looking at Lennie.’

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‘I won’t tell’ … He avoided looking at Lennie.’

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Slim: ‘Curley, maybe you better stay here with your wife’

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Slim: ‘Curley, maybe you better stay here with your wife’