In part two of OMAM, I chose to follow the character Curly. This young man had a brown face, brown eyes, and tight curly hair. He is also, handy, somewhat rude, and of a higher status. It said in the book "He wore a work glove on his left hand, and, like he boss, he wore high-heeled boots." From this passage I am assuming that Curly is of higher status then the swampers. I can support my thought further because, it also stated in the book that Curly gave Lennie and George aggressive looks, and talked to them rudely. If Curly was a swamper, he wouldn't have talked or looked at new people like that.
A few pages later it reads, "That's the bosses son." From this mans attitude and stature, I can conclude that he is rude and unwelcoming to others because, he thinks that he is too important. He is also mean because, Curly knows that his dads the boss, so he can do almost anything and not get punished.  In the book, another reason why Curly was being overly rude to George and Lennie was because, he apparently hats big guys, such as Lennie. He hates them because, he's a small thin boy. Once again, another reason why curly may be rude surfaces. Maybe he's showing off for his newly pronounced wife.
Both men George and Lennie are nervous that Curly will hurt them. I think this is foreshadowing because, the author wouldn't have put so much detail into how scared of Curly they were, if he isn't going to do anything later in the book. So, I think that Curly is going to do something to either phisaclly or mentally hurt probably Lennie.