Violence and hostility Flashcards
George usually snaps at Lennie, almost using him as an outlet when he feels stressed.
“So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you’re a crazy bastard!”
George uses threats to make Lennie comply, even though he doesn’t seem to actually want to follow through.
“You gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you?”
Whilst George does seem to act very cruel towards him, in the end he cares deeply for Lennie.
“Blubbering” like a baby! Jesus Christ! A big guy like you!”, followed by, “Aw, Lennie!”
Curley’s wife uses violence as a way to assert her authority over Crooks as well as make herself feel empowered.
“Well, you keep in your place then….. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.”
Curley constantly seeks fights and is ready to use violence as a means to sort out any problems.
‘He glanced coldly at George then at Lennie.’
How is violence or hostility caused?
Violence or hostility is normally caused by someone’s fear fear, their anxiety or someone’s jealousy toward another character
How does Lennie’s and Curley’s violence differ?
Steinbeck identifies a difference between someone like Lennie’s violence as Lennie cannot totally comprehend what he’s doing and he regrets it immediately after. On the contrary, Curley from the outset is hostile towards everyone that has a lower status to him.
Why are the ranch workers normally hostile?
The ranch workers are normally hostile to others to protect themselves. Due to their nomadic lifestyles they consider it easier to push people away then let them in. This further shows the point that anger and hostility is due to fear. As the workers get to know Lennie and George they discover that trust and companionship is not necessarily a bad thing
what suggests violence around Candy’s dog?
You seen what they done to my dog?
