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The Importance Of Curley's Presence And Men
Our initial impression on Curley is that he was intimidating, problematic, untrustworthy, and cold.
Curley picks a fight with Lennie because he doesn’t like big guys and prefers little guys.
Curley’s presence showed that George and Lennie get intimidated by him.
George gave advice to Lennie about do not having any trouble with Curley. I think this is a good advice because Lennie does not know how to control himself if he ever gets in a fight.
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