quote: “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely. ”
character traits:large, strong, lumbering, simple-minded man who is usually unaware of his actions and surroundings.
physical description: a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, wide sloping shoulders
George
character traits: sharp quick tempered men
physical descripton: small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features
quote: “we'll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens. And when it rains in the winter, we'll just say the hell with goin' to work, and we'll build up a fire in the stove and set around it an' listen to the rain comin' down on the roof.”
Curley
quote: thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair.
character traits: he is a very mean, angry and aggressive character
physical description: Curley is a thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair.
quote: She had full, rouged lips and wide-spread eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers.
physical description: She wears too much makeup and dresses like a whore with red fingernails and red shoes with ostrich feathers. Lennie is fascinated by her and cannot take his eyes off her.
character trait: She is flirtatious, manipulative, lonely, and a dreamer. She is a symbol of the failed American Dream