| A | B |
|---|
| George | A small, quick-tempered man who journeys with and provides care for Lennie Small. |
| Of Mice and Men | California/late 1930's->Salinas Valley |
| Lennie | A big, muscular, babyish migrant worked who is mentally retarded and likes to pet soft things. |
| Curley | Short, quarelsome, the son of the ranch's boss |
| Curley | Has a glove full of vaseline |
| Curley | Attempts to requite for own small height by picking fights with taller people like Lennie |
| Curley | Has a flirtatious wife |
| Curley's wife | Known as a flirt--lonely--does not like life |
| Candy | An elderly handyman who is missing a hand on account of accident |
| Candy | He takes part in George and Lennie's futre desription of farm, offering own wages and savings |
| Candy | owned Lulu |
| Slim | A talented mule driver, |
| Slim | Known as the "jerkline skinner" |
| Crooks | The African American stable hand, who works with horse etc. |
| Crooks | A bit jealous of Lennie's enthusiasm toward his dreamlike vision of owning land |
| Carlson | A ranch hand who persuades Candy to allow him to shoot the old man's dog Lulu |
| The boss | The man in charge of the ranch |
| Whit | A ranch hand |
