I think he kills Lennie mainly because he dont want Lennie to suffer from Curley. First reason why George killed Lennie is George wants to prevent Lennie from suffering a long and painful death“Shoot im in the guts” Curley wants to make sure that Lennie suffers a long and painful death for killing his wife but George kills Lennie before Curley kill Lennie in a painful way. Curley doesn’t care about his wife all Curley wants is killing Lennie and getting revenge. Second reason why George killed
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some of the members on the ranch‚ he warns George and Lennie about Curley. Candy says ‘He’s done quite a bit in the ring.’ Candy says this as a warning about Curley’s potential violence. Steinbeck may have been telling the reader from the start that Curley was going to be looking for a fight. Obviously Candy was trying to advise them to stay away from Curley perhaps from past experiences. Curley never wants to ’play fair’ ‘Curley don’t take chances‚ he always wins’ he doesn’t play by the rules and
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the two main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ frequently run into Curley‚ a contentious and hostile man. Curley is one of the main sources of conflict in the book‚ as we see when George warns Lennie: “…You gonna have trouble with that Curley guy… He’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets” (Steinbeck‚ 29). Curley is representative of aggression and oppression‚ which Steinbeck shows us in both Curley’s actions and words. Curley tries to pick fights and start arguments. For instance‚ he instigates
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“You can talk to people‚ but I can’t talk to nobody but curley. Else he gets mad. How’d you like not talking to anybody?”(87). Like Curleys wife other characters have power but at the same time they are powerless all in there own ways. Lennie‚ George‚ and Curleys wife have their powerful moments but they also can be very powerless at times. Lennie doesn’t have have much mental power but he is very physically powerful. He is very strong and the book tells the readers that in the beginning
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The night grew long and the house became still‚ relaxed in the corner sat Curley‚ engrossed in a book. An abrupt creak came from the front door‚ his wife slithered in quickly. Her hair was a bit disheveled‚ lipstick was smeared‚ and she was holding her shoes in her hand. She started to stumble when closing the door behind her‚ hoping not wake up her husband and get his wrath. “Where have you been?” spoke Curley while still looking at the book. “Oh‚ you scared me!” shrieked Curley’s wife while trying
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heel. Curley picks a fight with Lennie because of his large size and physical strength. The reality that Lennie is
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Of Mice And Men : Intolerance Essay Societies that discriminate against the weak are unjust. In the novel Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck‚ many characters are unfairly oppressed. Society treats Curley ’s Wife poorly because she is a woman‚ Crooks because he is black and Lennie because he is disabled. In the end‚ intolerance leads to tragedy for each one of them. The character of Crooks is a victim of intolerance and discrimination throughout the novel. Society takes advantage of Crooks and
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Of mice and men Examine the relationship between Curley and his wife All the female characters used by Steinbeck are either‚ prostitutes‚ a carer or a victim. Their marriage is bizarre because they have only been married for 2 weeks and they don’t like each other. We can tell this because they are never together in the book also she flirts with other men because she is lonely all of the time and Curley goes to the cat house. Curley wears gloves full of Vaseline on his right hand because he is
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and Slim’s power. To begin‚ Curley has mass amounts of power. He is the boss’s son‚ so he believes he can do whatever he wants without any repercussions. He has no problem picking on others and threatening those who he sees as bigger than him. For example‚ Lennie Small is a huge threat to Curley. Since Curley is a small man and Lennie is large‚ Curley feels as though he needs to prove something. This is very clear to tell when you read about the first time Curley laid eyes on Lennie. He looked
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motivations lead to a very unexpected twist. Throughout the novel‚ George‚ Candy‚ and Curley each have insecurities‚ motivations‚ and dreams‚ and while they may share certain human frailties‚ they are not all equally successful at achieving empathy and support from the reader. Curley’s dreams are powered by his inner motivation of insecurity; however‚ he is extremely unsuccessful in attaining the reader’s empathy. Curley is a boxer who is more diminutive in stature than most men. Because of this‚ he is
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