Of mice
and men Character profiles.
Name: George
Age: around early 30’s Appearance: dark face, sharp strong
features, small, restless eyes.
Job: works around. Dreams: to find a solid place to live and
work. Other: loses temper easily, over
tired most of the time.
Name: Lennie. Age:
around early 30’s. Appearance: large,
pale eyes, bear like hands, wide sloping shoulders, walks heavy. Job: works around. Dreams: to find a solid place to live and
work. Other: very forgetful, mind of a child
(mentally disabled).
Name: Curley. Age:
probably late 20’s. Appearance:
little guy, head if light curly hair. Job: light weight boxer. Dreams: doesn’t have any, may already be
living them. Other: married, short
temper, always picking fights, bosses son so untouchable, picks on bigger guys.
Name: Candy. Age:
old man. Appearance: stooped
shoulders, one hand. Job: tidies up
bunkhouse, can’t work on fields as loss of hand. Dreams: probably too do something other
than cleaning. Other: lonely, ‘old
swamper’, brush in hand ready to work.
Name: Curely's wife, name unknown. Age: probably 20’s. Appearance:
full rouged lips, red painted nails, hair hung in little rolled clusters, shoes
with red ostrich feathers, wide spaced eyes.
Dream: wouldn’t have one, already married to
bosses son. Other: inappropriately
dressed for living on a ranch shows she’s not there very often, wears lots of red
symbolising passion or love, gets attention of the other men.
Name: Slim. Age:
unknown. Appearance: long black damp hair, walks like loyalty,
tall man, ‘when he is finished combing his hair’-cares about appearance. Dream:
could be to move away from the ranch. Other:
respected- prince of the ranch, best at his job, seen as wise by
others, seen as a leader, ‘moved with a majesty’-confident and assured.
