1) At
the beginning of the chapter, Slim tellsthat he is impressed with 's strength and
says,
Say, you sure was right about him. Maybe he aint
bright, but I never seen such a worker. He damn near killed his partner buckin barley. There
aint nobody can keep up with him. God awmighty, I never seen such a strong guy (20).
Slim's comments regarding Lennie's strength foreshadows his
impressive display of power during his fight with Curley at the end of the chapter. During the
fight, Lennie ends up breaking Curley's hand by simply squeezing it. Slim's comment also
foreshadows Lennie accidentally murdering Curley's wife. Lennie "damn near killed his
partner" while working and accidentally breaks Curley's wife's neck while petting her
hair.
2) When George tells Slim what happened to Lennie in Weed, he
foreshadows Lennie's deadly interaction with Curley's wife later in the story. Similar to his
situation in Weed, Lennie attempts to pet Curley's wife's hair but breaks her neck...
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