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Short in stature, nervous, and yet obsessed with proving his strength and masculinity, Curley is constantly being undermined by his flirtatious wife even as he tries harder and harder over the course of the novel to make himself seem socially and sexually dominant.
- Curley's Wife
The only woman on the ranch, Curley ’s wife is viewed as a...
- Curley's Wife
He tries to bury Curley’s wife in the hay, worrying chiefly that George will be angry with him. Taking the puppy’s body with him, he flees toward the meeting place that George designates at the book’s opening—the clearing in the woods.
Oct 3, 2024 · How does Curley's character contribute to the conflict and tension in Of Mice and Men? There are three ways in which Curley adds to the tension of the story. First, no one likes Curley.
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In the same riverbed where the story began, it is a beautiful, serene late afternoon. A heron stands in a shaded green pool, eating water snakes that glide between its legs. Lennie comes stealing through the undergrowth and kneels by the water to drink. He is proud of himself for remembering to come here to wait for George, but soon has two unpleas...
Lennie asks him to tell the story of their farm, and George begins, talking about how most men drift along, without any companions, but he and Lennie have one another. The noises of men in the woods come closer, and George tells Lennie to take off his hat and look across the river while he describes their farm. He tells Lennie about the rabbits, an...
The sound of the shot brings the lynch party running to the clearing. Carlson questions George, who lets them believe that he wrestled the gun from Lennie and shot him with it. Only Slim understands what really happened: You hadda, George. I swear you hadda, he tells him. Slim leads George, who is numb with grief, away from the scene, while Carlson...
The final scene between George and Lennie is suffused with sadness, even though Lennie retains his blissful ignorance until the end. To reassure Lennie, George forces himself through their habitual interaction one last time. He claims that he is angry, then assures him that all is forgiven and recites the story of their farm. For George, this final...
Curley beats up any man who dares to talk to her; the only one he listens to and seems to respect is Slim. When Curley picks the fight with Lennie, he does not realize the danger he is in. Once George allows Lennie to fight back, Lennie smashes Curley's hand, breaking every bone.
Curley’s primary character trait is insecurity. He is constantly anxious about maintaining his dominance over the workers, and often picks fights with men twice his size. His wife explains that Curley “spends all his time sayin’ what he’s gonna do to guys he don’t like,” which proves to be the case when he tries to “throw a scare ...
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As he sits stroking it some more, continuing to worry about what George will say and do when he finds out the pup is dead, Curley ’s wife comes into the barn. She approaches Lennie and asks what he has in his hands. The startled Lennie replies that George told him he isn’t meant to talk to her.
