The Characters Of Minnie In George's Of Mice And Men

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Register to read the introduction… Lennie caught in her trap begins stroking her hair. This was frightening and hurtful to Curley’s wife and she began to holler. In the excitement of the time Lennie killed Curley’s wife. Lennie with a man’s strength and the brain of a mouse killed Curley’s wife a woman with the figure that men adored and the character of a wayward girl who was married to Curley with the boxing skills of a man and the character of a mouse. This is the situation that George with the brain of a man and the character of a mouse found in the barn on the farm that they were working on. George knowing what Curley would do took Lennie and ran away from the area. George the man the brains and Lennie with all of his strength did not know how to get out of the situation. George with a brain knew how Lennie would be treated if he was caught. To spare him all the pain and hurt, George begin talking to Lennie about “The American

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