"The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line....

His closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand."
1. Closed Fist - shows the hidden aggression
  1. Lost agression
  2. Here Curley has really lost the fight.
2. Lost - Makes Lennie seem even bigger
  1. Links to Curley boxing - he has lost something for once!
  2. Lost his honour - often frowned upon
3. Big hand - Simple language
  1. Compared to the use of techniques before
    1. Shows Lennie's simplicity
4. Use of word hand - gentle reminder that Lennie is human and childlike.
  1. Keeps going the theme of hands throughout
Links to previous quote
1. Lennie takes little time to lose his temper
  1. Like a goat
  2. Adds to our sense of Lennie's disabilities
Limpness and weakness
1. Opposite of Curley's initial behaviour
  1. Juxtopostion
Simile here
1. Fish links to the bear before
  1. Bears hunt fish
    1. 'Huge Paws"
  2. Fish out of water, Curly is out of his depth
Curley has been caught - on a line.
1. Links to menial work done on ranches
2. Curley is trapped
3. Defenceless

Resource summary

	Created by Libby Dallin about 9 years ago