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steven13
steven13
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High School - 9th Grade

According to Candy, what is Curley good at in "Of Mice and Men"?

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Posted by steven13 on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM and tagged with candy, characters, curley, of mice and men, stregnth.

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  1. rshaffer Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    In Chapter 2, Candy, the old swamper, tells George and Lennie that Curley is good at boxing.  This foreshadows the conflict to follow between Curley and the other men, especially Lennie.  It also gives proof to Curley's personality trait of being scrappy. 

    In addition, Candy saying that Curley is good at boxing gives support to the fact that Curley suffers from "Napoleon Complex" a.k.a "short man's syndrome."

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/ofmice/chapter-2-summary-analysis

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    Posted by rshaffer on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at 5:28 PM