Curley Flashcards
1
Q
“he ain’t a nice fella” (Curley’s Wife)
A
doesn’t treat his wife with respect and gets jealous easily despite not giving her any attention
2
Q
“any of you guys seen my wife”
A
- Curley always suspects that she’s fooling around with other men
- possessive over her
- very demanding and conceited, expects what he wants when he wants it
- turbulent relationship
- leader, lack of respect both ways
3
Q
“well Curley’s pretty handy”
A
good at boxing
4
Q
“hates big guys”
“mad at em because he ain’t a big guy”
A
- wants a higher place in the social order and uses his physical force to get it
- tries to prove his masculinity by picking fights and marrying a physically attractive woman
5
Q
“I’m gonna get him…I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself”
A
- no sorrow or mourning for his dead wife
- just wants revenge
6
Q
“punk”
A
- Curley is not respected by others due to his lack of decency
- uses his authority to control the other ranch hands
- thinks he’s the King of the ranch and has his father backing him up
- only listens to/respects Slim
7
Q
“his glance was…pugnacious”
A
- looks for fights
- short tempered
- aggressive nature
8
Q
“i’m gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself”
A
- most painful and agonising death
- vindictive nature
- angry and vengeful as Lennie got the better of him when he got his hand broken (humiliated)
- sees an opportunity for revenge
- in his meanness he tells Carlson that he’ll aim for Lennies’s gut so that he suffers
- this pushes George to kill Lennie mercifully
9
Q
“Curley’s Wife”
A
- indicates she’s a possession
- refuses to let anyone talk to her (isolates her from everyone else)
10
Q
“his eyes flashed over George, took in his height”
A
- only fights to his advantage
- calculating and clever
- doesn’t take chances that make him look foolish
11
Q
“his struggling had become weak”
“he stood crying”
A
- when Curley picks the fight with Lennie he doesn’t realise the danger he’s in
- once George allows Lennie to fight back, Lennies smashes Curley’s hand breaking every bone
- Curley whimpers like a baby and cries helplessly with the pain.
12
Q
“keepin’ that hand soft for his wife”
A
- makes a big show of keeping his hand soft to caress her, yet patronizes the local whorehouse on Saturday night
- obviously cannot satisfy his wife and is mean to her (beats up any man that dares to talk to her)
13
Q
“glanced coldly”
A
- aggressive towards those that are threatening to him, protective of his leadership status
- Lennie’s big size is threatening to him
