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1. • • At the end of Of Mice and Men, George spares Lennie from Curley’s wrath by shooting Lennie in the back of the head after reciting their shared dream of owning a farm one final time.
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   How does George keep Lennie away from Curley?

   • Once they are at the ranch, George gives Lennie strict instructions to let him do the talking, and to stay away from Curley, who is very pugnacious. Since Lennie was almost charged with rape in Weed where they worked previously, George tries to keep Lennie under control. Certainly, George tries very hard to keep Lennie away from females.

   Exploring George's Relationships and Emotions in Of Mice and Men

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   How does Curley attack Lennie?

   • Though Lennie begs to be left alone, Curley attacks him. He throws several punches, bloodying Lennie’s face, and hits him in the gut before George urges Lennie to fight back. On George’s command, Lennie grabs Curley’s right hand and breaks it effortlessly.

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   What does Lennie say about Curley?

   • She claims to be looking for her husband and flirts with the two men and Slim, the skilled mule driver, who passes by outside. Slim tells her that Curley has gone into the house, and she hurries off. Lennie speaks admiringly of how “purty” the woman is, and George angrily orders him to stay away from “that bitch.”

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   How does Curley respond to George?

   • Curley, the boss' son, enters and sizes up George. Looking at Lennie, Curley fists his hands and assumes a fighter's stance. He wants to know if they are the new guys, and when George answers, Curley insists that Lennie must talk when he is spoken to.

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   How does George help Lennie?

   • George is more than Lennie's companion; he is also Lennie's caretaker. George gives Lennie valuable advice throughout the novella, warning him to keep his mouth shut, stay away from Curley and his wife, and meet him by the river if anything goes wrong.

   George's Loyalty and Friendship to Lennie in Of Mice and Men

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   How does Lennie break Curley's hand?

   • On George’s command, Lennie grabs Curley’s right hand and breaks it effortlessly. As Slim leads Curley away to a doctor, he warns him not to have George and Lennie fired, or he will be made the laughingstock of the ranch. Curley consents not to attempt to have them fired.

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3. www.sparknotes.com › lit › micemenOf Mice and Men Section 2 Summary & Analysis | SparkNotes

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   In the novella as a whole, Steinbeck celebrates and romanticizes the bonds between men. The men in Of Mice and Men dominate the ranch and long, more than anything else, to live peaceful, untroubled lives in the company of other men. The only female character who has an active role in the book is Curley’s wife, who, significantly, Steinbeck ...

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   Curley and Lennie have a conflicting relationship because Lennie gets off to a wrong start by refusing to talk to Curley. George said, "S'pose he don't want to talk?" Curley...

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   The men of Weed ran George and Lennie out of town, and the two escaped by hiding in an irrigation ditch until nightfall. This anecdote foreshadows the death of Curley’s wife, which happens as a result of a nearly identical misunderstanding.

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   Candy leaves, and George tells Lennie to stay away from Curley and not speak to him; however, George says, if Curley punches Lennie, Lennie is to "let him have it." Then George reminds Lennie of the place by the river where he is to go in case of trouble.

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   Though Lennie begs to be left alone, Curley attacks him. He throws several punches, bloodying Lennie’s face, and hits him in the gut before George urges Lennie to fight back. On George’s command, Lennie grabs Curley’s right hand and breaks it effortlessly.

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   Curley, on the defensive and looking for someone to fight, picks a fight with Lennie and punches him unmercifully. Lennie doesn't protect himself until George tells him to fight back. When Lennie does, he crushes all the bones in Curley's hand.

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   Lennie falls forward on the sand, and George throws the gun away from him into an old pile of ashes. The men hear the shot and run up, Slim 's voice calling to George. They burst into the clearing, Curley in the lead.