Curley Quotes with analysis

Im using the half and half method

He wore

high heeled boots

• insecure about height - masculine ideology

Seen my

old man

• his opening line- dad = power so he is dangerous

He glanced coldly

at George then at Lennie

• adverb

• analysing their power- new opportunity to abuse power and feel validated

He stiffened and went into a slight crouch.

His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious

• adjective

• immediately in fighting position. Feels the need to intimidate

Lennie squirmed under

the look and shifted his feet nervously

• verb

• prey and predator instinicts

Curley lashed

his body around

• verb

• violent

Curley’s

pretty handy

• adjective

• dangerous

Curley’s like a lot of little guys.

He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.

• insecure masculine ideology

Seems like Curley

ain’t giving nobody a chance.

• absolute term

• Curley wins every fight

Won’t ever get canned

cause his old man’s the boss

• financial power can do without any punishment

he’s keeping his hand

soft for his wife.

• Bravado - sexual object

You won’t tell Curley

nothing i said- Candy

• Candy is scared of Curley

Well I didn’t mean

nothing, Slim.

• Curley has no power over slim

Curley stepped over

to Lennie like a terrier

• similie

Curleys rage

exploded

• verb

• cholreic- bad tempered

• irascible

He stood crying,

his fist lost in Lennies paw

metaphor- strongest

“I’ll kill the

big son-of-a—bitch myself.”

• shows how dangerous he is