Curley has a wife, is a strong well built farmer and even, the bosses son. However, he still is extremely lonely which he expresses by how he acts and how mean he is to the other men. One case of when Curley was angry, was when he believed Candy was in the Barn with his wife and he believed Slim was in the barn with his wife. One major flaw of Curley, is the fact that he is a small guy and he tries to make himself look above everyone else by wearing elaborate boots and picking fights with the larger workers on the ranch to make people respect him, but he can still be compassionate which is shown when he says “Well, I didn’t mean nothing, Slim. I just ast you.”(62) Finally, one of Curley’s worst insecurities is how jealous he gets of his wife flirting with the other men, which causes him to lash out at everyone and be on edge twenty four
Curley has a wife, is a strong well built farmer and even, the bosses son. However, he still is extremely lonely which he expresses by how he acts and how mean he is to the other men. One case of when Curley was angry, was when he believed Candy was in the Barn with his wife and he believed Slim was in the barn with his wife. One major flaw of Curley, is the fact that he is a small guy and he tries to make himself look above everyone else by wearing elaborate boots and picking fights with the larger workers on the ranch to make people respect him, but he can still be compassionate which is shown when he says “Well, I didn’t mean nothing, Slim. I just ast you.”(62) Finally, one of Curley’s worst insecurities is how jealous he gets of his wife flirting with the other men, which causes him to lash out at everyone and be on edge twenty four