Of Mice and Men Chapter 5:Curley's Ignorance

I definitely agree with you.  Curley is a very self-centered, cruel individual, and I too hope something bad happens to him at the end of the book.  I found it very sad when Lennie killed Curley's wife.  I didn't feel especially bad for Curley's wife, since she purposefully caused trouble with Lennie, but for Lennie. Lennie is such an innocent character at heart, although his actions do not immediately describe him as such.  But now he was done the unforgivable, and killed another person.  Even if you did know Lennie very closely, as George did, it is very difficult to forgive him for that.  Some crimes are so serious that they extend beyond the range of forgivability due to mental illness.  I also feel especially bad since Lennie killed Curley's wife.  Curley is the one man who hates Lennie the most out of everybody on the ranch.  Curley, in his blind ignorance, cannot see the fact that Lennie is disabled. Instead, Curley sees a large, stupid man who broke his hand and flirts with his wife. Instead, Lennie is a kind, mentally disabled individual who can get angry sometimes, but mostly simply is kind to people and wants others to return the favor.  I fear that this novel will not end well for Lennie, since Curley will spread his ideas of the man to all his workers, and they will listen to him since he is their boss.