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Because Curley feels self-concious about his height and his wife so he wanted to pick a fight with someone who was very big (which made him look powerful) but was also a bit stupid and would more than likely be obedient to being hit by the boss's son. So he obviously chose Lennie, but George wanted to protect Lennie without getting in the fight and he could see that Lennie was being more emotionally hurt than physically hurt by Curley because Lennie couldn't understand why he was picking a fight with him so George insisted that Lennie fought back. So when Lennie did fight back (he obviously doesn't know his own strength) fought back, but by accident he crushed Curley's hand in the process.
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Why does curley agree not to get Lennie fired from crushing his hand?
So that he can avoid the embarrassment that he was beaten by Lennie. Slim is the one who warns Curley that if he gets George and Lennie canned everybody will find out about his loss and he will be the laughing stock of the area.
What does Lennie break in the Of Mice and Men?
He breaks a puppy, Curly's hand, and Curly'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.
How does Lennie end up in a fight with curley?
No they don't. Lennie crushes Curly's hand, but Slim persuaded Curly into saying that he got his hand caught into a machine,and in return nobody would find out how Curley, the winner of a boxing tournament called the 'Golden gloves' tournament, lost to a simple ranch worker. Curley's father only knows that Curley got his hand caught in a machine.
Who is missing a right hand in Of Mice and Men?
Hands reoccur throughout the book. Curley's vaseline hand, the ranch hands, Candy's missing hand, Lennie's strong rough hands, the hands of solitaire that George plays, Curley's crushed hand. All of these are included in the hand motif.
Why doesn't Curly like Lennie in the book mice and men?
Curley is the son of the boss of the ranch that Lennie and George go to work on. Curely is pugnacious and is very protective of his wife. Curley ends up getting in a fight with Lennie and gets his hand crushed and wants to kill Lennie for that and for killing his wife. That is who Curley is.
What was the novel 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck about?
This book is about two men named George and Lennie who travel together during the great depression. when they go to there new job they meet this guy curly who thinks he is the "tough guy in the barn". so curly tries to beat up Lennie but that doesn't work because Lennie breaks curly's hand. then curlys wife comes in the barn a little later in the story and Lennie starts to pet her hair and he cant stop so she starts to shout and fidget and curly doesn't no any better so he hangs on to her and accidentaly snaps! he neck. curly find out but Lennie ran away George finds Lennie and tells him all about the fantasy place that they are going to and George shoots Lennie in the back of the head.
Does curly wife really want to know what happened to Curleys hand?
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.
What page does george say Lennie works as strong as a bull in 'Of Mice and Men'?
George says that Lennie works as strong as a bull on page 8 of "Of Mice and Men."
What does Lennie break in the book Of Mice and Men?
A few things actually but limited to a puppy and the farmer's daughter in law or wife(depending on who owned the farm at that point.) He breaks the puppy, Curly's hand, and Curly's wife.
What happened to Curlys hand in Of Mice and Men?
He took an arrow to the hand.
In Of Mice and Men what offer does Candy make to George?
Candy says that Curley treats Lennie badly because he is scared of and envies Lennie's strength. Curley wants to act tough, so he verbally insults Lennie. Lennie is not intelligent enough to know what to do, so he is passive until George tells Lennie what to do.
