power

“curley was flipping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in lennies big hand “

visual imagery , contrast

“there ain’t nobody that can keep up with him, God awmihhry ive never seen such a strong guy”

hyperbole, emphasis, amazement

“the prince on the ranch “

metaphor- saying he’s royalty

“slims opinions were law”

metaphor

“slim don’t need to wear no high heeled boots”

irony

“the old swamper”

adjective , colloquial , characterisation

“you stay here with her then , candy. the rest of us better get goin”

dialogue subjecting him as weak

“they left all the weak ones here “

metaphor

“if i say something , why it’s just a n***ger talking, so it don’t mean nothing”

discrimination , derogatory

“i could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”

metaphor for violence , vivid fear imagery

“like the boss, he wore high heeled boots”

simile

“curleys pretty handy , he’s done quite a bit in the ring”

hyperbole to make him sound tough

“will curleys old man can us now”

rhetorical question of fear

“but you jus tell an truth to get this guy canned and we’ll tell everybody , and then you will just get the laugh “ i wont tell”

tension , repetition to stress threat