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The Red Dress
Lennie tears a woman's dress. She then runs off screaming that he was violating her. was an example of foreshadowing. -
Hiding
George and Lennie then run to their hiding spot in the woods to escape the police that would hang Lennie for rape if they caught him. -
Pet mouse
Lennie accidently kills his "pet" mouse by petting it too hard. Another example of foreshadowing. -
Farming
Lennie and George then run away to a farm where they are hired as farm hands because George is smart and capable and Lennie is very strong. -
Fight Night
Lennie and Curley get into a fight and Lennie breaks Curleys hand. -
Pups
Lennie accidentally kills the puppies because he is so strong but menatally challenged and clumsy. Another example of foreshadowing -
curleys wife
Curley's wife talks about how she could have been a movie star if she had wanted to and talked about how fine her hair felt. -
Bye Bye Curley's Wife
Curley's wife then lets Lenny feel her hair. Lenny then won't let go of it. Curley's wife then freaks out and in an attempt to quiet her down, Lenny accidentially breaks Curley's wife's neck and kills her. -
Run Lennie
Everyone on the farm realizes that it was Lennie that killed Curley's wife, so Lennie had to run off back to the hiding place in the woods that George and him decided they would meet if Lennie ever got into any trouble. And eventually George finds Lennie there. -
Rest in Peace Lennie
George shoots Lennie in the back of the head. He does this because he knows that if He doesnt kill him, Curley will. and he doesnt want Lennie to die scared. So he makes sure George is happy and okay before he hills him. And also George wanted a better life, and easier life. And that was only possible if he didnt have Lennie getting him in so much trouble. It just had to be done. -
"We could live offa the fatta the lan'." Chapter 3, pg. 57
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“Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” Chapter 2, pg. 35
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“We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not.”
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George
George
George Milton. A migrant worker who travels from farm to farm with his mentally impaired friend Lennie during the Depression. The two dream of earning enough money to buy a small farm where Lennie can tend rabbits. By virtue of his mental superiority, George assumes a dominant role with Lennie, acting as a parent. Because Lennie tends to involve George in difficult predicaments, George must be responsible, level-headed and ready to deal with any tragedy that may arise. -
Lennie
Lennie Small. A gigantic, mentally disabled man, Lennie is simplistic and docile. He obsesses over simple sensory pleasures, particularly finding great joy in touching soft things, whether a cotton dress or a soft puppy. Although Lennie is inherently innocent, he is still capable of great violence, for he lacks the capacity to control himself physically and has a great protective instinct, especially when it comes to his friend, George. -
Candy
An old, crippled man who has lost his hand, Candy is the swamper at the ranch. He remains attached to his aging dog, who has become so weak and sickly that it depends entirely on Candy to survive. Still, when Carlson objects to the dog's smell, Candy allows Carlson to put the dog out of its misery. Candy is a passive man, unable to take any independent action. he offers Lennie and George money in order to buy a piece of land with them. -
Curley
The son of the ranch owner, Curley is a man of short stature who is nevertheless a formidable boxer. Curley is aggressive, boastful and cocky, with a volatile temper and a tendency to provoke conflict with the weak, as he does with Lennie. Part of Curley's bravado stems from anxiety over his new wife, who everyone widely suspects of being "a tramp." He spends a great deal of time monitoring her, believing her to be off with other men when she is not under his supervision. -
Curley's Wife
Generally considered to be a tramp by the men at the ranch, Curley's wife is the only major character in Of Mice and Men whom Steinbeck does not give a name. She dislikes her husband and feels desperately lonely at the ranch, for she is the only woman and feels isolated from the other men, who openly scorn her. She still holds some small hope of a better life, claiming that she had the chance to become a movie star in Hollywood, but is a bitter and scornful woman who uses sex to intimidate them.
