Lennie’s side and kept him out of trouble, but when he accidentally kills Curley's wife, George does what is best for Lennie's sake. Steinbeck writes, “George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie's head…. He pulled the trigger.” Rather than having the other men from the ranch kill Lennie themselves, George finds it in his best interest to make sure Lennie goes out peacefully, happy, and knowing George is not mad. Morally, shooting someone is not right, but Steinbeck includes this to give readers an understanding of how much George cares for Lennie and why he would do what he did. By shooting Lennie, not only is George able to live his life more freely, but he is able to put Lennie to rest without any more worries.
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Not even her own husband will show her love and affection so she resorts to wandering around the ranch looking for someone to talk to. While talking to Lennie she says, “Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever’ once in awhile? Think I like to stick in that house all alla time?” To many it seems as if she is just a flirty jailbait who is trying to get men in trouble, but in reality she is just a lonely housewife. Steinbeck uses Curly’s wife as a way to show that no matter what image people give off, or how flirty they may be, sometimes all they need is someone to talk to. Aside from her sweet talkative side, Curley's wife can be very straight forward and frank. When in Crooks room, she is asked to leave multiple times but when Crooks gives attitude she responds with, “Well, you keep your place then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny.” In this situation she brings his race and segregation into the mix to show what power she has a white woman
Not even her own husband will show her love and affection so she resorts to wandering around the ranch looking for someone to talk to. While talking to Lennie she says, “Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever’ once in awhile? Think I like to stick in that house all alla time?” To many it seems as if she is just a flirty jailbait who is trying to get men in trouble, but in reality she is just a lonely housewife. Steinbeck uses Curly’s wife as a way to show that no matter what image people give off, or how flirty they may be, sometimes all they need is someone to talk to. Aside from her sweet talkative side, Curley's wife can be very straight forward and frank. When in Crooks room, she is asked to leave multiple times but when Crooks gives attitude she responds with, “Well, you keep your place then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny.” In this situation she brings his race and segregation into the mix to show what power she has a white woman