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At first Lennie doesn't fight back, but then George says get Curley to Lennie so Lennie grabs Curley's fist and breaks his hand and doesn't let go until George starts slapping him.

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Why does Curley attack Lennie and what happens to Curley?

Curley attacks Lennie out of anger and aggression, blaming him for the death of his wife. In retaliation, Lennie crushes Curley's hand, revealing his immense strength and inadvertently causing Curley significant harm.


How does curley react to Lennie silence?

Curley thinks that Lennie is making fun of him through his silence. Lennie is very large and Curley is short. Curley is defensive about his height and dislikes Lennie's silence.


What does George warn Lennie about Where does he tell him to go?

One warning that George give Lennie is to stay away from Curley because he fears that if Curley tries to fight with Lennie, Lennie will hurt Curley, and they will lose their jobs. He also says to stay away from Curley's wife.


Why does Lennie hurt Curly and what does he do to him?

Curley was in the bunk room beating up Lennie. Curley was looking for his wife and saw Lennie laughing. Curley thought Lennie was laughing at him when he really wasn't. Curley then started to beat up Lennie while George is screaming to Lennie to fight back. Lennie then grabs Curley's fist as he is about to punch him again, and Lennie crushes Curley's fist. The damage to Curley's fist was so bad he was taken to the hospital. Slim forces Curley to say his hand was crushed by a machine. There were hardly any bones left in Curley's hand, and Curley was crying.


Who see's curley's dead wife?

all of the ranch hands see Curley's Wife in the barn, lennie is the first to see her, then candy, then george and then the rest of the ranch hands


Why didnt Lennie fight back at first when curley hit him?

Lennie didn't fight back at first because he was to frightened to defend himself.


What happened between Lennie and curley?

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. :)


Why did Curley attacked Lennie?

Curley fought with Lennie because he thought he was superior than everyone else on the ranch since he was the boss's son and since at that time, Lennie was laughing, Curley thought that Lennie was laughing at him. Obviously, as I said before, Curley thought he was better than everyone and he thought that he shouldn't be laughed at by such a low person so he punched Lennie because of his own stupidity and snobbishness.


What is two things george tell Lennie to do with regard to curley?

Well at first he tells him to stay away from him, but when he starts to get punched by him he says to fight him.Two things that George tells Lennie to do with regards to Curley are to "keep his distance" and "stick up for himself".


Why does curley attack Lennie?

Curley attacks Lennie out of rage and insecurity. He is a small man who feels threatened by Lennie's size and strength, and he targets Lennie in order to assert his dominance over him and prove his own toughness to the other ranch workers. Curley's aggressive behavior reflects his own feelings of inadequacy and a desire to prove himself.


Why did curley beat up Lennie in omm?

Curley beat up Lennie in "Of Mice and Men" out of anger and jealousy. Curley was upset over his wife's flirtatious behavior towards the ranch workers, including Lennie. Being a small man, Curley also took out his frustrations on Lennie to assert his dominance and power over him.


Where does curley plan to aim if he shoots Lennie?

Curley plans to shoot Lennie in the stomach, to cause a slow and painful death.