Curly's Wife
"She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward." Page 31, paragraph 4.
This shows that she's flirty because this gesture could be taken in the sense that she's trying to show off her body to George and Lennie.
"'If he ain't, I guess I better look someplace else,' she said playfully." Page 31, paragraph 8.
This shows that she's flirty because she's toying around with them, and she COULD have said this because she wanted to see what they would say if she were to leave.
"She smiled archly and twitched her body. 'Nobody can't blame a person for lookin'' she said." Page 31, paragraph 10
This COULD be implying that she came in to check out the two new guys, which makes her flirty.
George
"'Listen to me, you crazy bastard,' he said fiercely. 'Don't you even take a look at that bitch. I don't care what she says and what she does. I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be." Page 32, paragraph 7
This shows two things, the first being that George cares for Lennie and is looking out for him. It also shows that George is very street smart.
"'You gonna have trouble with that Curley guy. I seen that kind before. He was kinda feelin' you out. He figures he's got you scared and he's gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets.'" Page 29, paragraph 2
This shows again that George is looking out for Lennie, and that he's street smart.
"'If he tangles with you, Lennie, we're gonna get the can. Don't make no mistake about that. He's the boss's son. Look, Lennie. You try to keep away from him, will you? Don't never speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room. Will you do that, Lennie?'"
Again, this also shows that George is looking out for Lennie and that he's street smart.
I agree, George is really smart and always watches out for Lennie. You said that George told to leave Curley's wife alone, because it will only get him trouble, but Lennie probably isn't listening and still thinking she's so pretty and beutiful and wants to talk to her. You also said that George is looking out for Lennie about Curley, which seems Lennie can get a hint he's mean, but probably doesn't know what to do about it. So our charecters are very different, one being smart and know how to deal with situations, the other not knowing what to do at all.
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