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How Does Steinbeck Present The Conflict Between Lennie And Crooks

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In the novel Of Mice and men there are many different conflicts between characters. There is conflict between Lennie and Curley, and there is conflict between crooks and the whole society. There is also many characters that you begin to learn about more as the book goes on. You learn how life has treated them. You learn what has happened to them, and what they have been through. In the novel you also learn about the motivations that the characters had to keep them going and to help them through the hard times, And kept them from giving up on life.
The book Of Mice And Men demonstrates different types throughout the entire book, the main conflict that i want to focus on is the conflict between Curley and Lennie, and everyone vs. Crooks. The conflict between Curley and Lennie started as soon as George …show more content…

Curley then tried all the time to get Lennie to do something that would offend or make Curley mad so he could fight with him. Lennie then had to stay as far away from Curley as he possible could. “look Lennie. You try to keep away from him, will you? Don't ever speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room.” And Lennie did good till curley came into the bunkhouse after assuming that slim was with his wife in the barn. “Lennie was still smiling with delight at the memory of the ranch. Curley stepped over to lennie like a terrier. “What the hell you laughin’ at?” Lennie by this point tried to get out of there but was attacked by Curley. Who started to feed punches into Lennie’s face and gut. Lennie didn't do anything until george yelled at him to. when he reached out with his massive hand and crushed Curley’s hand breaking it. The conflict between Curley and Lennie was nothing close to the same as the conflict between Crooks and

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