The boss thinks George must be "takin' his pay" (Lennie's) because he "never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy". The very first section of Of Mice and Men is devoted to Lennie and George, in which both their characters are created. They are almost opposites, with George's "sharp, defined" features and Lennie's "shapeless face". The relationship between the two is created from the moment we see Lennie, as he rushes for the water, lapping it up "like a horse". He has no understanding over the situation, and drinks just because he's thirsty.
Lennie and George are the antithesis of each other and this is stressed by Steinbeck through how he presents them in the opening chapter. We can see this through their appearances, actions and conversations. Slowly these show us who Lennie and George are and what their characteristics are. Their interactions with each other and the way their appearances are described by Steinbeck show us not only what they are like but also what their mental abilities are, roughly compared to each other. Through all these things we can then separate Lennie and George, with Lennie as a mentally handicapped person who has a massive physical appearance and George who is a clever, search-full person, short and small compared to Lennie.
Curley made life really unpleasent for his wife on the ranch. He never had a proper conversation with her throughout the book and never cared how she felt. Curley kept “his hand soft for his wife” and went around showing off to other men about it. Curley is always resentful and angry towards everyone on the ranch, he has a problem with big men even though he is described as small in the book. Everyone on the ranch called Curleys Wife a ''tart'' because she flirts and the ranch men said ''Shes got the eyes''.
How does Steinbeck present Curley as a villain in ‘Of Mice and Men’? Steinbeck presents Curley as the antagonist in this novel as he is cruel to his wife and also the ranch workers, he often gets into fights, especially with men that he feels threaten him, like Lennie, as they are taller than him and Curley also gets in the way of the other ranch workers dreams. However, Steinbeck doesn’t present Curley as a “traditional villain” in the novel as Curley doesn’t murder anyone or steal anything and in some respects he is also similar to many of the other characters, as his dreams are not going to come true either. Steinbeck presents Curley as sadistic, through the use of Curley’s actions. This quality can be shown in a quotation from the scene in which Curley starts a fight with Lennie, “Curley attacked his stomach and cut off his wind.” This quotation suggests that Curley enjoys that he is hurting Lennie.
George needs to blame somebody for his mediocre life; the truth of his mediocrity, however, lies in his enjoyment of alcohol and prostitutes, vices that prevent him from ever raising enough money to finance his dream of owning his own farm. George from Of Mice and Men, despite his shortcomings, acts admirably towards his helpless friend. • Lennie is big and dumb. His childlike innocence allows him to take an active role in George's dream of owning a farm. Lennie loves soft things and animals, which he accidentally kills because of his strength.
Unlike the boss Slim is greatly respected by his fellow workers and deemed as a great leader. "[Slim] was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch..", all ranch workers looked up to Slim "His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be politics or love."(37). On the other hand we have boss's son Curley who walks around with a chip on his shoulder. Curley is always looking for a fight and seems to rub everyone the wrong way. He behaves threateningly to Lennie because "he hates big guys.
Curly is scared of Slim, Slim doesn’t care that Curley is the bosses son. Curley follows Slim-like a sidekick(less important) ‘Why’nt you tell…Head off’ Change in Curley between Slim and Carlson. ‘Whirled’ – Dynamic verb Carlson is fed up with Curley, attacks him. ‘You let her hang around bunk houses…’-something happens to Curleys wife-foreshadowing events. Carlson
Curley doesn’t dare fight Slim or Carlson, and Candy is too old, so he takes it out on Lennie who he thinks is laughing at him. Steinbeck uses violent words like ‘slashed’, ‘smashed’ and ‘slugging’ to make the fight vivid, as well as describing the blood. He also makes it seem wilder by making PHILIP ALLAN LITERATURE GUIDE FOR GCSE © Philip Allan Updates 1 OF MICE AND MEN Sample essays George yell. He also makes us feel sorry for Lennie and his ‘terror’, which makes Slim get up, as if the fight is going to spread and involve all of the men. (b) The threat of violence is present in Of Mice and Men really from the first moment we meet Curley.
How are relationships presented on “Of Mice And Men?” Steinbeck shows a close relationship between George and Lennie that is introduced in chapter one. George and Lennie have contrasting personalities and are physically and mentally opposites, the first physical description for George is “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes, and sharp, strong features” and behind him walked his “Opposite” Lennie, “huge man, shapeless of a face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders.” Lennie is presented as a naive child-like adult whereas George is presented as the more cautious adult, when Lennie finds a pool he “dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool” this tells us a lot about how Lennie doesn’t think about his actions and lives by instinct, unlike George who shows that he is more knowledgeable and mature, he says to Lennie “I ain’t sure it’s good water, looks kinda scummy” after he had been “snorting into the water like a horse.” Steinbeck often uses similes to make Lennie seem
He is grouchy and has a short fuse. For example, he berates his traveling friend right to his face, and even suggests his life would be much better if his companion Lennie was not around. George even tells others that his friend Lennie is not very bright, right in front of Lennie. But on the other side of his personality, he shares his friend’s good points and fiercely protects Lennie from anyone and anything. For example, after a long walk towards the new ranch, George warns “Lennie, for God’s sakes don’t drink so much” and “Lenni.