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George Milton is a rather pessimistic person and has a short temper. He is always warning and correcting Lennie. Although he can be a bit cruel to Lennie, George shows that he truly cares about him and is very protective of him.

Author's intention
George is a dynamic character, which means his thoughts and actions unfold throughout the story. Although he is apparently a tough man, he does care about Lennie. His sense of responsibility evolves from being responsible for Lennie to being responsible for everyone around him. As evidence is the following quote: "Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much."  "Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night."

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Lennie Small is quite naive and innocent. George describes him as a person who only brings trouble. Lennie has a mental disability, which makes him dependent on George, which only makes things more difficult for their daily lives.

Author's intention
Lennie is a static character. His personality, actions, and motivations remain the same throughout the entire novel. The author uses Lennie as a symbol of the "wise fool," who is mentally inferior but capable of revealing the best and worst in others. As evidence is the following quote: "But not us! An’ why? Because .... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why."

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Curley could be considered the villain of this novel. He is the son of the boss and takes advantage of the power he has over the other men on the ranch to treat them cruelly and provoke fights. Because he is small in stature, he looks to fight big and tall people like Lennie so he can show off.

Author's intention
Steinbeck uses Curley as the novel's antagonist, since Curley is the character who stands in opposition to the protagonist (George), in Of Mice and Men. Curley is insecure about his masculinity, due to his small stature, so he tries to prove it by fighting other men. As evidence is the following quote:  "Well.... tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he's mad at ’em because he ain’t a big guy".

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Slim is a calm, observant, quiet and intelligent man, who understands and knows many things. He is considered the prince of the ranch, because he is skilled and good at most things he does.

Author's intention
The character Slim is a well-received character who plays a supporting role through his ancient wisdom and commitment to the other characters. He is a static character throughout the novel, who does not change throughout the events, and is always calm, strong, and kind, and offers helpful advice. As evidence is the following quote: "Candy looked helplessly at him, for Slim's opinions were law".

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Candy is a friendly former ranch worker who has lost a hand in an accident at work and now works as a cleaner at the ranch. He clings to the dream of being free and in control of his own time and life.

Author's intention
Being a secondary character, Steinbeck uses Candy to be able to represent what happens to everyone who ages in American society: they are discarded. For this reason, Candy's fear of losing her job due to her physical disability can be evidenced. As evidence is the following quote: "He pointed with right arm, and out of the sleeve came a round stick like wrist, but no hand".

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Crooks is the stable hand who takes care of the horses and lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. He is lonely and isolated, as he experiences a significant amount of racism and discrimination.

Author's intention
Steinbeck uses Crooks to represent black people in America and show the reader how they were treated. As evidence is the following quote:  " '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."

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Carlson is a laborer on the ranch where George and Lennie work. He is an aggressive man who owns a Luger pistol and takes any opportunity to use his gun.

Author's intention
Carlson is one of the key supporting characters in 'Of Mice and Men', as he foreshadows Lennie Small's actions. As evidence is the following quote: "Look, Candy. This of dog jus' suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-"

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Curley's wife is a manipulative woman with a bad temper. She uses her beauty to flirt with the ranch hands and make Curley jealous.

Author's intention
Steinbeck decides not to name Curley's wife so that he can use her as an objectification tactic to demonstrate her role as the embodiment of certain characteristics, but not of the true personality. As evidence is the following quote:  "Awright," she said contemptuously. "Awright, cover 'im up if ya wanta. Whatta I care? You bindle bums think you're so damn good. Whatta ya think I am, a kid? I tell ya I could of went with shows. Not jus' one, neither. An' a guy tol' me he could put me in pitchers . . ."