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Direct characterization:

large stomach

Carlson is the bigger guy at the ranch. he has a large stomach.

Indirect characterization:

Mean

a little boss

cocky

rude

proud of his luger (his gun).

Carlson is often mean and rude to the other farm hands. hes a little bossy and likes to have things his way. candy's dog was killed because Carlson didn't like having him around.

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Direct Characterization:

mule driver

prince of the ranch

ageless face

slim

tall

hansom

Slim is known as the prince of the ranch. He's a tall and hansom man with an ageless face. He's the mule driver and the lead hand supervisor of all the farm hands.

Indirect Characterization:

sympathetic

peacemaker

popular

wise

trustworthy

His high rank at the farm leads him to be very popular. He's a sympathetic guy that tries to make the ranch pleasant. He's also very wise and trustworthy. He often ends the fights that Curley starts.

# data[].attributes.body
Direct Characterization:

good looking

young

curly hair

wears red lipstick.

This woman is young and good looking. She has curly hair and wears red lipstick.

Indirect Characterization:

lonely

broken dreams of a better life

self-obsessed

sad

This self-obsessed young woman has broken dreams of a better life. She feels sad and lonely because shes got no one to be friends with on the ranch.

# data[].attributes.body
Direct Characterization:

old

lost one hand

white facial hair

Candy's the old man at the farm. He has white facial hair and lost one arm while working.

Indirect Characterization:

feels useless

passive

fear of getting fired

Since Candy's old, he feels useless at the farm and is scared of getting fired. Hes a kind hearted man.

# data[].attributes.body
Direct Characterization:

African American man

crooked back

Crooks is an African American man with a crooked back.

Indirect Characterization:

lonely (lives alone in the stable)

proud

bitter

caustically funny

Crooks is lonely because he lives alone in the stable. He has isolated himself from the other man because of the color of his skin.

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Direct Characterization:

the boss's son

wears high heeled boots to distinguish himself from the farm hand

young

married

Curly hair

small

slim

has rough hands.

Curly is the boss's son. He wears high heeled boots to distinguish himself from the farm hands. hes young and small. He has a slim figure but rough hands. His curly hair is one of his obvious physical features. He's married to the only woman on the ranch.

Indirect Characterization:

aggressive

mean-spirited

belligerent

bossy

insecure

racist

Curly is aggressive and likes to start fights with the farm hands. He's racist towards crooks. Underneath his mean spirit, he's insecure about his figure.

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Direct Characterization:

wiry

small

slim

dark face

slim arms

strong hands

restless and dark eyes

angular face

George is quite a small slim guy. Because hes so small, he uses Lennie to get a job at the farm. He has slim arms but strong hands. He has a dark and angular face with restless dark eyes.

Indirect Characterization:

quick-witted (intelligent)

protective

bossy

impatient

loyal to Lennie

George is an intelligent farm hand. he has a very strong friendship with Lennie. he is protective and loyal to Lennie, but sometimes he can be quite impatient with him because of his mental deficiency.

# data[].attributes.body
Direct Characterization:

mental deficiency

tall (7 feet)

large and muscular

shapeless face

large pale eyes

Lennie is a 7 foot tall man. He has large pale eyes and a shapeless face. Even with his mental deficiency, his muscular makes him a great farm hand.

Indirect Characterization:

irresponsible

innocent

kind/gentle

immature

childlike

fearful

emotional

obedient

His mental deficiency leads him to be quite irresponsible and immature. His irresponsibility makes him rely on George therefore he can be very obedient. His childlike personality can make him emotional and in some cases fearful. Although he can be painful to have, around he keeps George company.