character profiles

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.