Curley’s Wife
Crooks
 She comes into the barn because she
is lonely.
 She is rejected by the three misfits,
and that’s when she starts to be mean
to those people to feel more
powerful.
 She thinks the only way to befriend
someone is through her
attractiveness. She has low selfconfidence if she can only rely on
her looks.
 He takes advantage of Lenny’s
naivety/innocence because he wants
to feel more powerful than
somebody else. (power)
 Excludes others because he is
usually the one excluded. (power)
 Takes back the offer to work at the
ranch because Curley’s wife reminds
him of his lack of power. (power)
 Feels hope about the opportunity to
work at the ranch.
 Wants to return to a happy part of his
life.
 As an adult realizes his father was
right about white people. (power)
 Opportunity to give/get
companionship. Pretends not to like
the company but he really does.
(power)