Strong And Weak

Question 1

Complexity of Lennie

Answer 1

• Physically strong, but viewed by society as mentally weak: He’s literally called Lennie Small
• Physical: ‘strong as a bull’
• Mental: ‘If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job,‘

Question 2

Prejudices of society make them feel weak

Answer 2

• “They left all the weak ones here,” she said finally

Question 3

Curley feeling weak

Answer 3

• “He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.”
• Curley is a short guy, but he is in a strong position.
• Therefore, he shows off his power by targeting the bigger, yet ironically weaker men.

Question 4

Crooks feels weakened by racism

Answer 4

‘Mauled copy of California civil code’: protects himself against the stronger white supremisists
- ‘Crooks had reduced himself to nothing’