He is a dirty devil, he uses it in a sexual act with his wife
its full of vaseline
In John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men," Curley's glove was filled with vaseline to keep his hand soft for his wife. It is suggested that he uses it as a way to manipulate and control others.
Candy mentioned that Curley wore a glove filled with Vaseline on his left hand to keep it soft for his wife. Curley's wife enjoys soft things, so he wears the glove to maintain a soft touch for her.
The swamper tells George that Curley is a boxer and keeps his left hand closed and glove full of vaseline to keep it soft for his wife.
The swamper tells George that Curley wears a glove filled with vaseline on his left hand to keep it soft for his wife.
The swamper tells George that Curley wears a glove on his left hand that is full of Vaseline to keep it soft for his wife. He mentions that Curley is always looking for trouble and picking fights with the workers on the ranch.
He says he is keeping that hand "soft for his wife" which is a sexual allusion.
He took an arrow to the hand.
The Gloved Hand - 1911 was released on: USA: 8 April 1911
Curley wears a glove filled with Vaseline on his left hand because he lost it in a farming accident. This is to keep the hand soft and protect it from further harm. It also serves as a symbol of Curley's masculinity and power, as he feels insecure about his small stature and wants to assert his dominance on the ranch.
Yes, Curly's wife is genuinely curious about what happened to Curley's hand. She is known for being flirtatious and seeking attention from the ranch workers, including Lennie and George.
Curley wanted to fight George I think, so he picked on Lennie. He hit Lennie a couple times and then Lennie stopped a punch in mid-air and squeezed Curley fist and brokenit ending his boxing career. Then Lennie Lille Curleys wife and he runs away and George kills him. :)