That he will not get to tend the rabbits that George said he would on their dream farm if he acts good
That he wont get to tend the rabbits.
Lennie fears that George will no longer let him tend the rabbits. This punishment is especially terrifying to Lennie because it jeopardizes his dream of living on a farm with George and tending the rabbits.
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.
Curley didn't like Lennie primarily because of his size and strength, which made him feel threatened and insecure. Additionally, Curley's fragile ego was wounded by Lennie's unintentional defiance and lack of fear towards him. This led to Curley frequently targeting Lennie to assert his dominance and boost his own self-esteem.
The fight between Lennie and Curley shows that Curley is aggressive, combative, and quick to assert his dominance. On the other hand, Lennie is portrayed as simple-minded and unintentionally destructive, reacting impulsively out of fear and self-defense rather than malice.
Lennie was obsessed with soft objects. Curley's wife allowed Lennie to touch her hair and couldn't stop. Lennie was so strong he broke her neck.
Lennie reacts out of fear and clumsiness when Curley's wife allows him to stroke her hair. Curley's wife reacts flirtatiously and engages with Lennie momentarily before realizing he can be dangerous.
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".
Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife by breaking her neck while trying to stop her from screaming. In fear of being lynched by an angry mob, George is forced to make the difficult decision to shoot Lennie to spare him from a more brutal death.
After Lennie kills Curley's wife, his Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit appear in his imagination to scold him. Aunt Clara represents Lennie's morality and guilt, while the giant rabbit symbolizes his fear and anxiety about the consequences of his actions.
Pages 77-83 of "Of Mice and Men" depict the aftermath of Lennie's accidental killing of Curley's wife. The tension and fear among the characters increase as they realize the severity of the situation. George is faced with a difficult decision on how to handle Lennie's actions and their consequences.
The giant rabbit is a manifestation of Lennie's guilt and anxiety over his actions, particularly regarding the death of the puppy and Curley's wife. It symbolizes Lennie's fear of consequences and his own inner turmoil.