How Does Steinbeck Describe Curley's Wife

1a) Crooks – “a lean negro head, lined with pain, the eyes patient” (Steinbeck 87) – when describing Crook
“’I can do it if you want, Mr. Slim.’” (87) – Crook says to Slim. This is the first time George sees him in person. Crook is the only one who shows him respect by calling him Mr.
“being alone, Crooks could leave his things about, and being a stable buck and a cripple, he was more permanent than the other men” (104) – when further describing Crook
“’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, you all of you stink to me.’” (106) – Crook is talking to Lennie when he comes into his bunk.
1b) Candy – “’Then—it’s all off?’ Candy asked sulkily.” (134) – at the end when George makes it seem as if their dream won’t come true.
“’Well—hell! I had him

I get awful lonely.’” (125) – She is the only woman and Curley restricts her from talking to the guys
“’I don’ like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella.’” (128) – Curley’s wife isn’t even happy with him. She is only with him because her dad is dead and her mom doesn’t want her
2) “They let the nigger come in that night. Little skinner name of Smitty took after the nigger… The guys wouldn’t let him use his feet, so the nigger got him. If he coulda used his feet, Smitty says he woulda killed the nigger.” (55) – to show the loneliness of Crook and how he’s different; yes they are necessary for character development, this reveals something about both the people who say it, in this case Candy, and Crooks; yes, this is it.
3) Curley’s wife’s death – when Lennie killed the woman before that made them leave before this. – “he wants to touch ever’thing he likes. Just wants to feel it. So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up” (77) when George is talking to Slim; “That was your own Aunt Clara. An’ she stopped givin’ ’em to ya. You always killed ’em.”