The power dominates with the character of Curly who is a small man with a lot of feelings. But unfortunately for Lennie, Curley puts his anger towards him through cruelty and manipulation to show Lennie that he is dominate and in charge of him and the farm. In the book, it talks about what it means to be human or a mouse. I think Curley is the mouse because he shows other people on the farm that he feels threatened from other men who are bigger then him and takes control of them. After Curley leaves Lennie scared, George tells Lennie that when Curley gets the chance to hit him that he wants Lennie to fight back for
The power dominates with the character of Curly who is a small man with a lot of feelings. But unfortunately for Lennie, Curley puts his anger towards him through cruelty and manipulation to show Lennie that he is dominate and in charge of him and the farm. In the book, it talks about what it means to be human or a mouse. I think Curley is the mouse because he shows other people on the farm that he feels threatened from other men who are bigger then him and takes control of them. After Curley leaves Lennie scared, George tells Lennie that when Curley gets the chance to hit him that he wants Lennie to fight back for