Tension in Of Mice and Men
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... gainst him which is unusual on the ranch because normally people only care about themselves. Carlson insults Curley, "You god-damn punk" and then even Candy joins in with joy "Glove fulla Vaseline". It seems now that Curley has lost face in front of his fellow workers. Tension is created in this past section because Curley is now more than likely very angry, because he glares at Candy, and he is bound to lash out at someone but the reader is trying to anticipate who and when it will be.
I think Candy insulting him, an old cripple, is the last straw and his temper snaps and his attitude changes from apologetic to aggressive. For example his eyes light up when he sees Lennie and he shouts at him "Come on, ya big bastard". I think the reason Curley has picked on Lennie is because h ...
