Short Man Syndrome Is Not Just A Tall Story Analysis

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In the article “Short Man Syndrome Is Not Just a Tall Story” short men say there is no such thing as "short man syndrome", but studies disagree. In the book it says “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys” (Steinbeck 26). Curley has what people call “short man syndrome”. He doesn't like big guys because, he isn't big and fights a lot of bigger guys. The authors main part of the article in “Short Man Syndrome Is Not Just a Tall Story” is that short men can get jealous of tall men because of strength, appearance, and success with the opposite sex (Fleming 1). “Researchers found men around 5ft 4in tall were around 50 per cent more likely to fall foul of the green-eyed monster than those measuring 6ft 6in” (Fleming 1). The green- eyed monster means jealousy so small men have 50% more of a chance to become jealous of other men. Curley, even with his attitude somehow married a women, and in the book she is referred as …show more content…
She causes many problems with Curley and the ranchers, because of the way she acts. In the article “Social Animals? Yes, Ladies, That's You” the article reads “Try, “social animal.” That’s the term used in a new report by Netpop Research in San Francisco” (Kindelan 1). Curley's wife is a social animal and is always talking to or trying to get the other guys to do stuff with her. She knows that if they do anything with her they will get fired and probably beat up bad by Curley, so she is a jail bait. In “Of Mice of Men” the text reads “Listen to me you crazy bastard, he said fiercely. “Don't you ever take a look at that b*tch” (Steinbeck 32). She's trying to get Lennie to do something stupid and knowing Lennie he will indeed fall for it. Thank god George is there to tell Lennie not to look at her or he will get in deep trouble for the both of them. Candy knows better and that's ways only thing he stares at or wants is his

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