Power And Powerlessness Flashcards
Curley meeting g + L
“He glanced coldly at George then at lennie”
Tries to use appearance to show authority
“Like the boss, he wore high heeled boots”
“That gloves fulla vaseline”
Desperate for a fight/ revenge
“He worked himself into a fury”
Antithesis of curley- natural authority
“Slim don’t need no high heeled boots”
Quick thinking and natural leader
“I think you caught your hand in a machine”
Understanding of George’s relationship with lennie
“I swear you hadda”
Vigilantism
“S’pose they’d lock him up and strap him down”
Crooks relishes his opportunity to have power over someone
“Crooks fave lighted with pleasure in his torture”
Curleys wife flaunts the power she has
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”
Survival of the fittest mentality- killing of candy’s dog and lennie
“Ought to have shot that dog myself”
“He lay without quivering”
Survival of the fittest makes candy worry for his future
“Candy dropped his head and looked down at the hay”
