Curley

• Candy: "He hates big guys. He's alla time picking scraps with big guys." Feels threatened by others larger than him
• Candy: "Won't ever get canned 'cause his old man's the boss." Social injustice & corruption
• "Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to." Tries to use his power & status
• '"I won't tell," said Curley. He avoided looking at Lennie.' Admits he's scared of Lennie
• 'stiffened and went into a slight crouch' Aggressive
• Curley's Wife: "I don't like Curley' Not happily married
• George: "You keep away from Curley, Lennie." Not well liked by many
• "Don’t tell Curley I said none of this. He’d slough me." He is scary
• 'flopping like a fish on a line' Utterly defeated by Lennie
• Slim: "ever' bone in his han' is bust." Utterly defeated by Lennie
• "I'll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I'll shoot 'im in the guts." Very violent
• 'like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots' Showcases his authority
• 'a thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair.' Physical descriptions
• "You seen a girl around here?" Possessive
• "Well what the hell was she doin'?" Possessive