Of Mice and Men Part 2

In section 2, one character that stood out to me was Curley. He was described as a thin young man with a brown face, brown eyes, and a head of tightly curled hair. He wore a work glove on his left hand, and, like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots. My first impression of him was positive. I saw him as a gentle young man who would have a commanding aura. But, I immediately was proven wrong.  Upon seeing Lennie and George, he stopped, and his gaze turned cold. His arms bent slightly at the elbows, his hands curled into fists, and he bent into a slight crouch, getting into some sort of fighting position. He insisted that Lennie would talk, and said "Well, nex' time you answer when you're  spoke to" before walking away. Based on what I learned, I think that Curley is more of a snarky character who is too full of himself. He seems very judgmental, sizing George and Lennie up before even really knowing them.

Contrary to my previous belief, perhaps Curley only acts they way he does because he is lonely. In the previous chapter, George said "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." I believe that Curley is jealous of George and Lennie because of the bond they share, the bond that he wants to have with someone. He wants to share a special bond with someone so that he would stop being lonely, which is why he married his wife. Even though Curley seems to be a very unlikable character, I hope that he will be able to find a friend in the end.