The son of the ranch owner.
'Wore high-heeled boots' (p26)
'Alla time picking scraps with big guys' (p26)
'Curley's pretty handy' - (p26)
Curley starts on Lennie in Chapter 3 - After Curley has punched him a few times George tells Lennie to 'let 'im have it' so Lennie crushes his hand.
Curley's dream - to be a boxer 'Curley's pretty handy' His dream is destroyed when his hand is crushed - comment on the American Dream.