He took an arrow to the hand.
In chapter 3, Curleys hand was crushed by Lennie when George demands him to fight back. Curley is embarrassed that this happens to him. Carlson offers to say that his hand was "Caught in a machine" if Curley does not get Lennie and George fired by the boss. Curley then agrees to this decision.
Curley's hand is crushed by Lennie when he defends himself against Curley's aggression. This incident leads to deeper tensions between Lennie and Curley throughout the story.
They say that Curley got his hand caught in a machine, but, he in fact got into a serious fight with Lennie which in result left him with a crushed hand.
If I can remeber I think Lennie broke it when Curley was beating him up. Like Lennie crushed his hand with his own hand.
yuck no
Tart is not a character in John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men." It is possible that there is confusion with another character or book.
Lenny crushes mice and puppies in "Of Mice and Men" due to his lack of understanding his own strength.
black stable-hand
"Of Mice and Men" was first published under the same title in 1937.
In "Of Mice and Men," Candy receives $250 as compensation for losing his hand in an accident on the ranch.
In John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men," Curley's wife dies accidentally when Lennie snaps her neck during a struggle in the barn. Lennie was trying to quiet her because she was screaming, and he didn't understand his own strength.
Candy tells the story of losing his hand on page 61 of "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.
Mike orcutt is why the flashback happened.
he is and old ranch hand
In the novel "Of Mice and Men," Candy is missing a hand, not a limb. After losing his hand in an accident, he becomes self-conscious and feels marginalized on the ranch where he works.
In Chapter 4 of "Of Mice and Men," the men on the ranch go to the whorehouse in town. Lennie is left alone and ends up having a conversation with Crooks, the stable hand. They discuss their dreams and loneliness. Curley's wife also visits them, revealing her own loneliness and frustrations.