CURLEY

CURLEY

1. 'wore high-heeled boots'

   • has to prove his status
   • Is compared to Slim in this regard, as Slim doesn't need this.
   • Living in his father's shadow
     • Insecure about his lack of power, which comes out as anger.

2. 'cockier'n since he got married'

   • Needs a wife to quell his insecurity.
   • Misoginist
   • Feels he owns his wife
     • Makes her miserable.

3. 'He hates big guys'

   • Makes workers see him as pathetic
   • Creates a mouse trap for opponents.
   • Has the American dream, but is still unhappy. Steinbeck conveying how it is doomed.

4. 'Shoot the guts'

   • No sympathy
   • Wants to cause as much pain as possible.