Between The Line Questions

What was the main theme?

I believe the main theme was that don’t mess with someone bigger than you. People need to understand that looks can be deceiving. Like with Lennie and Curly. Curly didn’t like Lennie because he was a big guy. But Curly believed that Lennie wasn’t strong enough. Well, until he saw Lennie break his knuckles and he couldn’t use his hand again.

What kept happening over and over again at the ranch?

The workers at the ranch joined together as a brotherhood. When Curly’s wife was killed they all came together to go find Lennie. Curly wanted to kill him for killing his wife. They also came together when it was time to do their job and get it done. That was a motif in this story.

What was the conflict between Curly & Curly’s wife?

The conflict between Curly and his wife was that he wouldn’t let her have any friends or talk to anybody. He wanted her to just talk to him and no one else. She wanted to talk to people because she felt lonely. But, he never hardly talked to his wife which left her feeling alone in life and sad. That’s why she talked to the other guys who worked at the ranch.