of mice and men
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- Created on: 16-05-13 11:30
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- Of mice and men
- George
- small, but quick whitted
- Good friend and father figure to lennie, looks after him after his aunt clara died
- Honest with the people he trusts and shares the dream with lennie of owning a ranch
- Lennie
- Big man in contrast with his name
- George looks after him, sees George as a father figure
- Shares the dream with George of owning their own ranch, it's his job to tend the rabbits
- Likes to pet soft things like mice and puppies
- Got him into trouble in weed and caused him to kill curley's wife
- Forgetful- constantly reminded about important things
- Extremely strong
- Often referred to as an animal or a child
- Slim
- Understands George and Lennies relationship
- Is respected
- Quiet dignity- doesn't need to assert himself to have authority
- The natural leader- everyone likes him
- Curley
- The boss's son- doesn't do ordinary jobs
- Little- hates big guys
- He is a prize fighter and takes every opportunity to fight
- Newly married- still visits brothels
- Has a glove with vaseline in to keep his hand soft for his wife
- Curley's wife
- Flirtatious
- Likes hanging round the bunkhouse
- Young and pretty
- You never find out her name- has no identity- purely curleys property
- Newly married to curley
- Lonely
- Doesn't like curley- only married him because she couldn't be a movie star- blames her mum
- Naive
- Crooks
- Black stable hand/buck
- Only permanent employee on the ranch
- Hurt his back- gives him constant pain
- Only black man- isolated by his colour
- Called "******" by the men- shows racism doesn't matter
- Proud
- Lonely
- Only mixes with the men to play games
- Has his own room with a few possessions
- Candy
- Oldest ranch hand- lost his hand in an accident at work
- Is the "swamper"- the man who cleans the bunkhouse
- "too old to work" might loose his job- doesn't challenge anything
- Has on old dog, very close- had him as a pup
- Becomes friends with lennie and George and plans to share their dream
- Furious when lennie kills curleys wife- knows the dream is over
- Carlson
- Shoots candys dog
- Insensitive
- Quite dominant
- George
- Slim
- Understands George and Lennies relationship
- Is respected
- Quiet dignity- doesn't need to assert himself to have authority
- The natural leader- everyone likes him
- Curley's wife
- Flirtatious
- Likes hanging round the bunkhouse
- Young and pretty
- You never find out her name- has no identity- purely curleys property
- Newly married to curley
- Lonely
- Doesn't like curley- only married him because she couldn't be a movie star- blames her mum
- Naive
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