Character Name: |
Meaning/ Source: |
George Milton | George= "Farmer" (Greek).
Milton= From a story about "paradise lost," Poet Milton is physically blind. George is spiritually blind to the importance of his friendship with Lennie (p. 114). |
Lennie Small | Lennie= "Bold lion" (Teutonic). [On page 8 and 9, Lennie pets mice. This may be an allusion to Aesop's Fable.] Small= Presents irony. He is actually big, but small-brained. [p. 39] |
Curley | Typical name for "bully." [Also "Cur"? Middle English for:
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Curley's nameless Wife | It is significant in it's absence. [In contrast to the prostitue that has a name: Susy. p. 57-58.] Curley's wife is called by many other nicknames:
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Carlson | Another word for "Farmer", this time it's in Old German. |
Crooks | Crooked spine. [p. 22, 74] |
Candy | "Sweet". |
Whitey and Whit | "From the white field" (Old English). |