Even though Curley is someone with the most power on the ranch, he still wants more, demonstrating Steinbeck’s lesson that everyone wants more power, and can get hurt trying to get more. Lennie smiles at a thought of having rabbits on the farm, and Curley believes he is happy about Candy yelling at him. And for that Curley yells, “‘Come on, ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. I'll show ya who's yella’” (Steinbeck 62). Curley automatically feels the need to fight Lennie because Curley thought he was mocking him; he wants to show the “big bastard” that he has no right to laugh at someone who is above him. Curley is the boss’ son, for some reason he continues to tell the men on …show more content…
There is many people today who act like Curley and Curley's wife, similar to these characters in Steinbeck's novella, they learn this lesson of power. Today there are people who drive very fast above the speed limit. They risk hurting everyone around them, and sometimes they do. Power is very dangerous, and people must learn to accept the amount they have, for if they don't anyone can