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Summary Curley: Of Mice and Men
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This document summarises the character of Curley in John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men', looking at the contributions that the character makes to the plot and how language and context shape this effect by highlighting key quotations.

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  • January 2, 2021
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  • character analysis
  • curley of mice and men
  • curley omam
  • igcse english
  • igcse english literature
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  • english literature notes
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  • igcse of mice and men notes

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Curley
- Boss’ son
- Got married a couple weeks ago (p30)
- Appearance (p27): thing, young, brown eyes, tight curls, work glove on left hand, high-heeled
boots
- “Glove fulla Vaseline”, “keepin hand soft for wife” p30
- Inferiority complex (height) – overexerts image of strength and dominance: “arms gradually
bent...hands…into fists”, “glance…calculating and pugnacious” / “scraps w big guys…mad he aint
a big guy” (Candy) p29
- Not v good impressions on other characters: “Never did seem right to me” (Candy), “son of a
bitch” / “hate that kinda bastard” (George, p30-32)
- Boxer – seen in stance, also his fault (failed lightweight boxer): “done quite a bit in the ring”,
“arms gradually bent...hands…into fists” p29
- Suspicious of his wife’s behavior: “Which way’d she go?” p41, “popped into the doorway again”
p42
- Really begins to notice and size up George later on: “took in his height…measured his reach” p41
- Attacks Lennie, ends up hurt himself p71-3: “flopping like a fish on a line”

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