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Curley In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Curley is a powerful, egotistical, arrogant, and cocky character; he wants everybody to respect him, but he does not respect back other people around him. For example, when Curley sees George and Lennie for the first time, “he glanced coldly… his hands closed into fists…his glance was at once calculating and pugnacious” (25) Here, we know if Curley is an arrogant character, he acts haughty and conceited when he talks to George and Lennie. Also, at this point, Curley tries to gain respect from George and Lennie but he gains respect in a bad way; he makes George and Lennie scared and frightened to him. Moreover, he is an authority figure in the ranch, and a powerful person in the ranch because he is the boss’s son. As a result, he wants other …show more content…

He respects and honors other people, and he is “a jerkline skinner , the prince of the ranch, capable to driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders.” (33) He is a powerful person or an authority figure in the ranch. He knows much about the ranch, so people around him always respect him. We can also say if he is the most experienced farmer in the ranch because Steinbeck mentioned directly that he is “the prince of the ranch.” (33) Furthermore, Slim also a smart person. He can decide the best decision in the bad situation. For example, when Lennie accidentally kill Curley’s wife, he decides the best way to solve the problem is to kill Lennie. When George tries to find the other way to solve the problem, Slim says that is possible but “they [will] lock him up an' strap him down and put him in a cage." (97) At this point, we can conclude that Slim decides a win-win solution in a tight situation. He assumes if kill Lennie is the best way to solve the problem than “strap him down and put him in a cage” (97). Moreover, he is an intelligent person because he thinks what will happen if he does not kill Lennie, and what will happen if he kills Lennie. As a conclusion, Slim is a wise and smart person, experienced worker, “prince of the ranch” (33). Additionally, people in the ranch always respect and admire him because of his good

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