Of Mice and Men - Literature Exam Curley notes
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- Created on: 19-03-14 17:52
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- Curley
- Power
- Boss's son - does not need to work like ordinary ranch hands
- Seeks to compensate for small stature by picking fights with bigger men
- "He's alla time picking scraps with big guys"
- Aggression
- Main perpetrator of violence - evidenced by physical description during first appearance
- "Clenched fists" "Elbows bent"
- Looked "threateningly" about the room - hostility
- Candy says that Curley is "handy" - suggests violence
- "Got in the finals for Golden Gloves" amateur boxer - hobby
- Main perpetrator of violence - evidenced by physical description during first appearance
- Vengeance (end of book)
- Revenge on L to assert authority - doesn't care about wife
- "worked himself into a fury" - not upset about wife death, angry at L
- Masculinity
- Marries physically attractive wife to show masculinity
- Paranoid about where wife is
- Slim lies about Curley's hand - "caught in a machine" to retain C's masculinity and reputation
- Marries physically attractive wife to show masculinity
- Insecurities
- Height - wears "heeled boots"
- Starts fights with "big guys" to show strength
- "What the hell you laughin' at?" "I'll show ya who's yella"
- Main perpetrator of violence - evidenced by physical description during first appearance
- "Clenched fists" "Elbows bent"
- Looked "threateningly" about the room - hostility
- Main perpetrator of violence - evidenced by physical description during first appearance
- Picks on Lennie - abuses power to bully him (fight)
- "What the hell you laughin' at?" "I'll show ya who's yella"
- "What the hell you laughin' at?" "I'll show ya who's yella"
- "What the hell you laughin' at?" "I'll show ya who's yella"
- Paranoid about where wife is
- Attitude to women
- Dysfunctional marriage - breaking records
- Objectifying women - only uses wife for sexual purposes
- "glove fulla Vaseline"
- Visits brothel although married - careless attitude to women
- Gender imbalance - "trophy wife", only property. Patriarchal society
- Reactions from other characters
- Warning by Candy - "he's handy"
- Curley's wife - "swell guy" sarcatically
- "I hate that kind of guy" - George after first appearance of Curley
- Warns Lennie to have "nothing to do with him"
- Historical context: patriarchal society, harsh environment on ranches. Social context: exploitation of power, physical violence
- Power
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