Carlson Flashcards
“Tell you what, I’ll shoot him for you, then it won’t be you who does it”
unsympathetic towards Candy’s feelings (doesn’t want to let go of his long-time friend)
“You god-damn punk”
brutal
“you come for me an’ i’ll kick your god-damn head off”
- tough and physically unafraid of Curley
- follows Slim’s lead
- disliking towards Curley and he lets his feelings be known to all where he appears worked up
- this is surprising as Curley is the boss’s son and could easily get him fired but Carlson didn’t care
“During the conversation, Carlson refused to be drawn in”
lonely character
“powerful, big-stomached man”
- physically strong
- shows he has a very poignant and compelling character
“He ain’t very small”
“chuckled softly at his own joke”
shows that he likes to jokes
“why don’t you get Candy to shoot his dog and give him one of the pups to raise up”
pragmatic and has a lack of emotions/is insensitive
“Carlson stepped back to let Slim precede him”
respects Slim
“I don’t see no reason for it”
- shows that Carlson has no personal attachments in the matter and doesn’t think about Candy’s personal emotions for the dog
- he’d willingly shoot Candy’s dog showing no compassion and sympathy with him at all
“Ranch workers are the loneliest guys in the world”
-Carlson comes across as aggressive and shows no sympathy towards the characters with friendships as he might’ve never experienced it himself (jealousy)
“It won’t hurt him none at all”
- another side to his personality: thinking about other people’s feelings (showing sympathy)
- unusual change in his day to day life
“Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys”
- Carlson is unable to put himself in the position of George when he shoots Lennie. He’s different as George and Lennie both had someone who cared about them (each other)
- he shows a lack of empathy towards George
