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Of Mice and Men
Curley
Question | Answer |
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Aggressive on meeting people. Keen to make impression. | ‘He glanced coldly … calculating and pugnacious.’ |
Aggressive. | ‘Curley lashed … getting into it for?’ |
Curley = a fighter. A threat to Lennie. Builds tension. | ‘Curley’s like a lot of little guys … he ain’t a big guy.’ |
Insecure about wife and status. Challenging language. | ‘Curley burst into the room … seen my wife?’ he demanded. |
Threatened by Slim. | ‘Where the hell’s Slim?’ |
ttacks Lennie. Coward. Scared of Slim/Carlson (p 87–90). | ‘Curley glared … show ya who’s yella.’ |
Weak; Lennie described as an animal (image). | ‘Curley was white … his fist lost in Lennie’s paw.’ |
Humiliated. | ‘I won’t tell … Lennie.’ |
Violent reaction matches violent language. | ‘Curley came suddenly to life …’ ‘Shoot for his guts.’ |