One of the conflicts from the novella, Of Mice and Men is that there is tension between Curley, George and Lennie. Other than mutual hatred between George and Curley, there was a fight between Lennie and Curley. This was caused when Curley thought that Lennie was laughing at him. In the novella it says, "His eyes slipped on past and lighted on Lennie; and Lennie was still smiling with delight at the memory of the ranch." This quote is saying that Curley thought Lennie was laughing at him and got mad. This would't be a huge issue if Curley hadn't always hated Lennie. He hated him because Lennie was a big guy and Curley wasn't, he was envious. In the novella when Candy talks to George it says, "'Well tell you what. Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys...Kinda like he's mad at 'em because he ain't a big guy." This shows that Curley hates big people.
This conflict is Man vs Man because George and Lennie are going against Curley. This conflict has affected the plot because it causes Lennie and Curley to fight. In the text it says, "'Looks to me like ever' bone in his han' is crushed." By crushing Curley's hand, Lennie could get George and himself in trouble. They could be fired and this makes another conflict. George and Lennie's feud with Curley also jeopardizes their dream because they might no be able to get enough money to fund their dream if they are fired.
Another conflict in, Of Mice and Men is that Crooks is very lonely because he is black. Many people don't respect him so he is by himself all the time. This conflict is Man vs Society. In the novella when Crooks talks to Lennie he says, "'You got George. You know he is coming back. S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you could't go into the bunkhouse and play rummy 'cause you was black.'" This quote explains that Crooks he doesn't have anybody like George. He is all by his lonesome because he is black.
This conflict has had an affect on the plot when Crooks said that he could come along with George, Lennie, and Candy to their ranch, even though he dismissed his comment after. He probably said that he wanted to go because he didn't want to be alone and he could actually enjoy life instead of just reading and playing horseshoes by himself. This could affect the plot because if people find out that they might allow a black person to be around them then there could be fights since people were very racist back then. It could also affect the plot because he could reveal to Curley or the Boss that they are planning on leaving. Then they could be fired or payed less money.
A third conflict is that Lennie has a mind of a young child. This conflict is Man vs Self. Lennie can't think like an adult and he can't remember very well. This shows that he probably has some sort of mental disability. In the novella it says, "'So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I! Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard!'" This quote explains that Lennie can't remember things and people suspect that he can't either. This conflict has affected the plot because people have become suspicious about him. They don't understand why he does what he does so they think that he is crazy. The Boss already has an eye on him because Lennie wouldn't talk because George told him not to.
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