Kisean callis
Mrs. Keblish
English II 6TH hour
16 January 2014
Character motivations
I. George is a great and nice man who really cares about Lennie
A. George feels obligated to take care of Lennie
a. The reason he feels obligated to take care of Lennie is because he almost killed Lennie
b. George knows Lennie can’t do anything by himself and will soon get himself killed
B. George sees Lennie as stupid and not independent
a. George doesn’t think Lennie could find his own food or shelter
b. George believes that if Lennie lived alone he would constantly be taken advantage of
c. George and Lennie have a nice relationship and at times George may see Lennie as good for nothing but I think George sees Lennie as a brother
II. Curly is the ranch owners father he is outspoken and very angry all the time
A. In the movie curly tries early to intimidate Lennie and George
a. On the first day that George and Lennie met curly he tried to belittle them
By letting them know who his father was
b. Curly threatened to beat them up after their first few days on the ranch
B. Curly is very rash and harsh and does not like Lennie especially
a. Curly was mad at Lennie because his wife continuously came and tried to talk to Lennie
b. Curly beat up Lennie
c. Curly never liked Lennie and was happy to know that Lennie was dead maybe a little angry that he could not have killed Lennie himself he always saw Lennie as a in the way good for nothing retard
III. Curly’s wife was a very flirtatious and scandalous woman who often tried to cheat on curly
A. Curly’s wife was very flirtatious
a. Many times Curly’s wife would come outside the house and try to flirt with the other ranch workers
b. She often tried to throw herself onto Lennie
B. She always longed to get attention from Lennie and George
a. On their first day on the ranch Curly’s wife was all in their cabin asking if they wanted to see their dress
b. Before curly died she continued to try and...