Of Mice and Men: Curley Flashcards

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Who is Curley?

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Curley is the boss’s son, a small aggressive young man with a grudge against the world and a reputation as a fighter.

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What does Curley do?

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  • Aggressive towards Lennie
  • Gets angry with slim becasue he has lost his wife.
  • Picks a fight with lennie but his hand is crushed
  • Slim makes him say it was an accident.
  • Led the mob hunting for Lennie.
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He almost still thinks he is a boxer. He feels threatened by Lennie.

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‘He hates big guys.He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys’

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Curley makes allusions to his wife and then goes to a brothel.

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‘Curley says he’s keeping that hand soft for his wife.’

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Curley only sees the world through his eyes and he is selfish, people create opinions about him.

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‘I don’t like Curley, He ain’s a nice fella’.

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Injustice

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won’t ever get canned, cause his old man’s the boss’

almost displaying corruption on the ranch.

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