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
In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, on page, from “Well, he seen this girl in a red dress” to “like he wants to pet them pups all the time” Lennie’s actions show indication of Curley’s wife's death later in the book. By using foreshadowing, it is seen that Curley's wife is responsible for her own death.
In this essay I am going to be assessing the character Curleys Wife from Steinbeck’s book Of Mice And Men. The book is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression it features two farm workers called George and Lennie. The travel around together in search of work sharing a dream of a place of their own, a small ranch where they can live and work for themselves. It tells the story of how violence may erupt to destroy those dreams. Curleys wife is a character in the book who from the brief encounters with her is presented in two ways. Firstly the dangerous, flirtatious character who isn’t trusted by the rest of the ranch workers but then later one we realize how she is just a victim
Candy: He earned this by being a kind “sweet” old man. So the most appropriate thing to call him was candy.
On July 19th, 1936, Curley Boss of Soledad, California unfortunately passed away at the age of thirty. Born January 20th, 1906, to Mr. Boss and Mrs. Boss, may she rest in peace, Curley was their one and only child. Recently, Curley’s beloved wife also passed away at his family’s ranch. His death followed that devastating event, Curley was found at the bottom of a well. According to workers at the ranch, Curley jumped into the well simply to prove his dominance. I guess it’s true when they say, pride comes before the fall.
He has used this by using the quote '' The ache for attention were all gone from her face. She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young.'' Steinbeck has described her as an angel who washed out her sins and went pure. In contrast to this Curley only cares about his social status. You can see this when ''Curley...ain't you better stay here with your wife''. Normally when your wife dies you would want to share your last moments together but the fact that Curley has to be reminded about his wife's death is upsetting since his main focus is killing Lennie. And it emphasises that he just used her as a possession due to the fact that it was a loveless marriage therefore he didn't really care much about her. In this quote you can also tell that all the bunkmates felt sorry for her even thought she acted with suspense because she didn't deserve more misery in her
It’s very clear to see that Slim is the most humble and respectable person in Of Mice and Men. He is the go to person in the book. Ever since George and Lennie got to the new ranch to work, George always goes to Slim whether he has a problem, or if he just wants to talk. Candy says Slim's a, “Jerkline skinner. Hell of a nice fella. Slim don’t need to wear the high-heeled boots on a grain team”(Steinbeck 28). Candy says that Slim is a down to earth guy and doesn’t think he is better than everyone on the ranch. George shows that he isn’t humble because he is
”Wha’s the matter with me?’ she cried. ‘Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?” (Steinbeck 87) In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife is discriminated against because she is a woman living in the 1930s when few females could live economically independent of men. By choosing not to name her, Steinbeck reinforces her insignificance on the ranch and her dependence on Curley. While a misfortunate victim of isolation, Curley’s wife exerts unexpected power attempting to mask her pain.
During the Great Depression, families lost everything as banks crashed and dust swirled over the barren landscape of the Midwest. Parents left their homes and bundled their children and worldly possessions into their cars and headed west to the land of hope in California. In this time, it is difficult to think of groups bonding together, especially as workers compete for limited agricultural jobs on ranches. However, while John Steinbeck’s characters in the novella Of Mice and Men isolate themselves in some ways from the world, they are also interconnected in webs of community throughout their ranch. Curley’s wife, Crooks, George Milton, and Lennie Small are all
- Lord Chesterfield once said, "You must look into people, as well as at them." If you apply this logic to Curley's wife and Crooks in the book, Of Mice and Men, you will find that they are the same in many ways despite their differences in race and sex. These two unfortunate souls live in a world full of shattered dreams, discrimination, and loneliness.
His ear heard more than was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought. His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer.” (Steinbeck 34). In this quote from the book’s text Slim is seen as a powerful and legendary human being who is also exceptionally wise and understanding. Since Slim is described this way by the narrator of the story he must be special or important in a way involving the story, which makes me find him interesting. In addition, George made observations of Slim’s knowledge of persuasion while he was in the doorway, “His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love.” (33). Slim clearly is in a good state of mental health and intelligence for others to automatically agree or understand what he has to say. It would make sense that he would be mentally sane and wise since the narrator who created him as a character said so with Slim being such a great person through his descriptions of
Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role, he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie, and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around, and, although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch, he does not hold any respect from the workers. He is nasty towards them, treating as though they are them below him, and often trying to pick fights.
Curley is introduced as a very angry character; he ‘glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie’. He then tenses up and Steinbeck describes him in a fighter’s stance, Steinbeck foreshadows
Curley is a “little”, cocky, ingrateful worker on the farm. He is the Boss’ son which makes it even worse for the others. Yet those are only some of their problems in the book.
Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men' explores the everyday lives of migrant workers during the Great Depression. In this era, American men were forced to leave their families and become 'drifters'. These were people who didn't have a fixed job and continually moved from place to place.
The final part of this answer is the predator that lies within Curley’s wife, the one that preys on other’s disadvantages. This is shown in many scenes, where she takes advantage of Lennie’s mental instability