Curley’s inferiority
Candy said, “He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.”
Curley’s violence
”I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself”
Curley as possessive and abusive towards his wife
”You seen a girl around here?”
Curley’s first impressions
“His gaze was at once calculating and pugnacious”
Curley is afraid of being laughed at
“What the hell you laughin’ at”
Curley as the boss’ son
“like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots”
Curley being injured
“Curley was flopping like a fish on a line”