A second way in which we can tell that Curley is harmful to the other men is when he relentlessly struck Lennie, this leads on from the previous example, as it is what takes place after he starts threatening Lennie for smiling.
‘Curley was balanced and poised. He slashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave a cry of terror. Blood welled from his nose.’
“George, make ‘um leave me alone, George.”
‘He backed until he was against the wall, and Curley followed, slugging him in the face. Lennie’s hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened to defend himself.”
Curley cruelly ignored Lennie’s pleas for help, he continued to beat him, causing him to cry and bleed. He wanted to show the other …show more content…
He most likely knew that he had seriously hurt Lennie, but continued to punch Lennie, as he wanted to teach him, and the other men a lesson. ‘Don’t mess with Curley.’
Thirdly, we can understand that Curley is a danger to the ranch workers, as he only stopped beating up Lennie because he was no longer able to, as Lennie has crushed his hand, therefore, causing his dream of becoming a professional boxer to be ‘crushed.’
‘His closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big …show more content…
Towards the very beginning of the novel, when Curley first became acquainted with George and Lennie, we could recognise Curley’s dangerous nature. He decided to become confrontational towards Lennie for not answering for himself when asked a question.
“He can talk if he wants to tell you anything.” He nodded slightly to Lennie.
“We jus’ come in,” said Lennie softly.
Curley stared levelly at him. “Well nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.” He turned toward the door and walked out, his elbows were still bent out a little.
This informs the reader that Curley is a danger to the other men, as he was willing to pick on a new ranch worker on his first day, for something as nonsensical as letting someone else answer his answers for him! If he is willing to do that to someone on his first day, there is a much higher chance of him wanting to harm someone on every day that follows. The men have to watch what they say or do, so that they don’t have to come face-to-face with a short, angry man, who happens to have several years of experience with
‘Curley was balanced and poised. He slashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave a cry of terror. Blood welled from his nose.’
“George, make ‘um leave me alone, George.”
‘He backed until he was against the wall, and Curley followed, slugging him in the face. Lennie’s hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened to defend himself.”
Curley cruelly ignored Lennie’s pleas for help, he continued to beat him, causing him to cry and bleed. He wanted to show the other …show more content…
He most likely knew that he had seriously hurt Lennie, but continued to punch Lennie, as he wanted to teach him, and the other men a lesson. ‘Don’t mess with Curley.’
Thirdly, we can understand that Curley is a danger to the ranch workers, as he only stopped beating up Lennie because he was no longer able to, as Lennie has crushed his hand, therefore, causing his dream of becoming a professional boxer to be ‘crushed.’
‘His closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big …show more content…
Towards the very beginning of the novel, when Curley first became acquainted with George and Lennie, we could recognise Curley’s dangerous nature. He decided to become confrontational towards Lennie for not answering for himself when asked a question.
“He can talk if he wants to tell you anything.” He nodded slightly to Lennie.
“We jus’ come in,” said Lennie softly.
Curley stared levelly at him. “Well nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.” He turned toward the door and walked out, his elbows were still bent out a little.
This informs the reader that Curley is a danger to the other men, as he was willing to pick on a new ranch worker on his first day, for something as nonsensical as letting someone else answer his answers for him! If he is willing to do that to someone on his first day, there is a much higher chance of him wanting to harm someone on every day that follows. The men have to watch what they say or do, so that they don’t have to come face-to-face with a short, angry man, who happens to have several years of experience with