The first time I wore the glove, I was just doing crap around the house. I cant express that enough.
Latest answer posted April 02, 2020 at 11:40:36 AM.
What do their actions tell you about each of them?
Curley is jealous and suspicious so he tries to keep his wife content sexually, hence the glove, but he fails to pay attention to her emotional needs which is why she is constantly seeking the attention of anyone on the ranch that will pay it to her. Yes, rubbing Vaseline into your new or old goalie gloves will significantly increase their gripping strength. As fields began to be built around the country, players started wearing gloves for protection. It was a few hours, and afterward, no noticeable difference in softness, plushness, and it didnt cause me to feel any other Curley-esque feelings, like the need to punch a really big guy or accuse people of sleeping with my wife. Curleys hand gets crushed by Lennie, but its not explicitly stated which hand. Or, tell them about this experiment, and tell them you're going to claim, when asked, that the glove is there and filled with Vaseline to "keep it soft. If you expected it to be super disgusting and super warm. Ive also read theories that Curley beats his wife, and somehow keeping his hand soft makes sure he doesnt damage her in some way. Got sore because the boss had fired his pal and stuck a pitchfork right through his stomach. You dropped the ball, Steinbeck. Describe Curley and his wife in Of Mice and Men. He is reported to wear one glove on one of his hands because the ailment began on that hand (the left hand). He suffers from a little guy complex and so always feels the need to indulge in public displays of masculinity. I dreaded putting it on every time. I thought the most useful thing I could do here would be to present some of the more popular theories and then present my findings. I wasnt exactly experienced at sex, but I was into the stage where you suspect something like a glove stuffed with lube is about sex, even if youre not sure how. I should clarify, I didnt wear it through airport security. The last reason we want to keep using Vaseline on our gloves is that it reduces friction between the ball and your hand.
He manages to make Curly creepy and fucked up in a way thats permissible in middle school classrooms.
Thank You. Who are the experts?Our certified Educators are real professors, teachers, and scholars who use their academic expertise to tackle your toughest questions. In John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men, theres an antagonist, a real asshole. What page number is Curley's description? Hes in an insane asylum in California right now. Nothing.
"'pg.60 Also, I took my glove off when I visited a middle school for work. "Well, I tell ya what--Curley says hes keepin that hand soft for his wife." Why do baseball gloves have a finger hole? In Of Mice and Men, how and why does Lennie kill Curley's wife? It's just revolting as an idea, and it's revolting in practice. Curley's hand then becomes a symbol, not just of impotence, but of his true personality beneath all that macho bravado. Or your face. My latest book, Suicide: A Memoir, can be purchased in ebook and paperback form at Amazon. If you miss the look of disgust in your partner's eye, this is the way to go. :). We couldnt stop him until it was too late. If youre interested in repulsing your partner a little, explain to them that youve worn a glove fulla Vaseline and would like them to feel. My earlier books, Beauty and Terror and The Degas Manuscript, are also available for purchase as Kindle e-books at Amazon.com. Latest answer posted October 30, 2016 at 9:04:47 PM. Interesting. But it wasnt because of sexual libertinism, it is for those of us who "get it" nowdays. He tells George about it when they arrive at the ranch and he says it with disgust. Want to play in a freezing game while still showing off the guns? Curley's quite an insecure guy, especially when it comes to his wife. Also, I don't see a lot of support for the theory that Curley is beating his wife. Likewise, you give me a glove full of Vaseline, that glove and its Vaseline better be important later on. The earliest extant gloves, however, are a snappy linen pair that tie at the wrist and were discovered in King Tutankhamun's Egyptian tomb in 1922. Wearing the glove was absolutely disgusting. This makes so much more sense now. The first official game of baseball was played in New York City on April 19, 1846.
I didnt think Id be able to explain this unless there was someone on staff whod taken freshman English recently. His propensity for violence shows a lot of pent up aggression and energy - energy not being released sexually. Theodore wants to be the best at what he does, and he always looks for new ways to improve himself and his agency. The thumb of an infielder's throwing hand is also left ungloved so that it can be used as a hammer to signal the pitcher during a meeting. Steinbeck, John
The most common cause of this disease is thought to be auto-immune response where the body attacks itself. Other than people find it disgusting and a terrible idea.
He didnt kill a girl. Curleys wife said his hand got busted up so he's trying to tend to it with vasaline I bet. That image will now be stuck with her, just as it sticks with readers of the book. In the continued search for answers regarding Curleys glove, I didnt find anyone using Vaseline like Curley, but I DID find some pretty interesting uses for Vaseline. "Thats a dirty thing to tell around," he said.
Infielders who leave their index fingers out of their gloves do so to give extra padding to their gloves to protect their hands when catching a line drive (or any hard-hit ball, due to their proximity to the batter). And since better grip means less blurriness when making saves, this habit is very useful for improving game performance.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'sportsmanist_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_5',118,'0','0'])};if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-sportsmanist_com-medrectangle-3-0')}; The traditional method of applying Vaseline to the inside of a glove is with a cotton ball.
I hate to tell you how many times I saw him do it.
But that still won't be enough to justify the strangeness of the concept. There are several treatments for vitiligo but none are guaranteed to work for everyone.
"It appears that he used them when riding in his chariot," says Michael Redwood, a leather and glove expert and author of Gloves and Glove-Making. Curley is a very little man in physical stature who is forever trying to prove himself and he recently married a young beautiful woman who has eyes for other men on the ranch.
Hed go from town to town, burn himself with fire or acid, and apply Vaseline to the wounds. Were reading this classic novel in English class, complete with its thematic yadda-yadda, its pastoral blah-diddy-blah. What better thing to do with this baby-ed hand than crush it until bones crack through skin?
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Although there was some interesting stuff out there, including the nightmare fuel of EATING Vaseline, there wasnt a lot of concrete evidence as to the why behind Curleys glove. This theory has the least merit, if you ask me, and its proponents dont seem to know a lot about the non-existent relationship between the pain of being punched and the softness of the punchers skin. All in all, this is one of those habits that most goalies already have, but if you don't then no need to worry about it anymore because it will only help you save more goals. (Additionally, Georges comment about eggs and impotence makes the glove even more significant, as stated in Laricks comment above. It looked like shed chopped the top part off a tool box, the sectioned part where you can put little screws and washers and crap like that.
Finally, goalies say it makes removing dirt from their gloves easier after a game or practice. Copyright 2020 - 2022 Sportsmanist Inc. Why does Curley wear a glove full of Vaseline?
This could be because the person seated next to me took out of her bag the largest pill organizer Ive ever seen.
This is partly about a classic novel, but more than that, its about a time I decided to wear a glove fulla Vaseline. Thanks for undertaking this important experiment. (And in the movie, Curly's wife is pretty hot). Granted, I was young the first time I read this book. And it disturbed a young Pete. Curley never actually touches his wife.
The glove is based on something in reality. For my woman." Not one person I talked to about this said, Hmm. One gets the impression that Curley's just trying to prove his virility with the other men, in much the same way that he likes to challenge the bigger guys to a fight.
It also helps keep down stink bugs in warm climates like in North America where they like to nest in old equipment bags and benches! And it's not good. We've also heard that, and it's real and it works. Of Mice and Men
As difficult as this would be to explain to a TSA agent, I felt a middle school administrator would be, rightly, even more suspicious. wearing a single glove definitely gets you looks here and there. Now that Im Old Pete, the glove still doesn't make sense. @unknown: Your chronology's a little 'busted up.' How long have Curley and his wife been married in chapter 2 in Of Mice and Men? For research purposes.
Its stuck in my head since 8th grade.
Latest answer posted December 20, 2020 at 12:19:48 PM. See, Curley is impotent.
We dont get a scene of Curley touching his wife either.
Whatever. None of them really explain the glove, the Vaseline, or the fulla. Thats why he is so angry too. Curley wears a "glove fulla Vaseline" because he's "keepin his han' soft for his wife" according to Candy the swamper. Its such an oddity that I dont know why Steinbeck would just cram it in there if it wasnt something that he encountered and it stuck out in HIS mind. In addition to being a near-perfect novella with only two noticeable flaws (Steinbeck's sexist failure to characterize Curley's wife as anything other than a stereotypicalThirties'bitch in heat' who spends much ofthe novel delivering Mae West and Jean Harlow lines (when not threatening to have people lynched)and his decision in the last chapterto ridiculously externalize Lennie's superego as thevoicesof Aunt Clara and a rabbit), Sacred Space: The round Reading Room at the British Museum, The old library at Trinity College, Dublin, Beauty and Terror: Essays on the Power of Painting, Goodbye, Gabo : Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014. He's very passionate about his job, and it shows in everything that he does. Because agricultural labor is physically demanding and hard on one's hands, the Vaseline will keep at least one of Curley's hands from getting chapped and rough, something he evidently expects his wife would dislike You've undoubtedly heard that top-level goalkeepers rub Vaseline on their new gloves to increase grip.
Why does George kill Lennie in Of Mice and Men?
I worked alongside him for many weeks. The Baltimore team won the game 11-8. When baseball adopted its own rules in 1857, it became necessary to have a mitt with enough openings for the player's fingers but still provide some protection for his hands. Which hurts more: boxing gloves or bare hands. What the hell for?" I got nobody to talk to, I got nobody to be with. Which makes me think he perhaps doesnt care all that much, is kind of a jerk, and why would a jerk care about the softness of his hand in regards to his wife?
Of course, the best way to learn how to play baseball is with practice, but keeping your equipment lubricated will make any lesson more fun. Curley wears the Vaseline glove long before his injury in chapter 4.
But like most grown-up things (films", wine, the enduring popularity of Bob Dylan) I never got it. You know what I mean. Buy him a drink and he'll talk books all day. The other problem, book-wise, is that Steinbecks no Chekov. This is mostly due to his suffering from vitiligo, a skin disorder in which the skin loses some or all of its colour. Curley is doing exactly whats stated, keeping his hand soft for his woman, either at the womans request or because its Curleys preference. But there are some literary-type theories, stuff related directly to the book. Is there leather on the back of the glove? Its like trying to fill a party balloon with gel deodorant. These gloves had eight fingers and two thumbs per hand, giving them a total of 16 fingers and palms suitable for catching a ball. Vaseline is weird shit. I thought the glove full of Vaseline was a 1930s fleshlight. I re-read the book.
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Thanks. If you hide a pistol in the first act, that pistol better re-emerge later on. Nomex is used to make them. For now, we just have to know that MJ wore a glove to cover up his sick hand. The Baltimore Canaries and Philadelphia Pioneers teams competed before a crowd of 1,000 people. George studied the cards absorbedly. Okay, the biggest problem is that its a glove fulla Vaseline. Based on multiple readings of the play, plus a letter written from Steinbeck to Clare Luce, who played Curly's wife on Broadway, I've come the conclusion that Curly is a deeply closeted homosexual. The evidence against, Curleys wife says, He aint never home. The openings and materials involved just dont work well together. It's clearly not very effective because Curley's wife continues to throw her sexuality in other men's faces with disarming regularity. eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. Typically, there is no leather on the cuff, the back of the hand, or between the fingers (also called fourchettes). After exhaustive internetting didnt get me any answers, I decided there was only one thing for it.
"Yeah, I seen it." Nuff said. Baseball's early players often used their bare hands to catch the ball; they didn't wear gloves because there were no fields to cut down on injuries from foul balls. Its not like lotion where it feels like itll absorb into your skin. He killed a ranch foreman. Unprintable: The LitReactor Podcast Episode 29 - Celebrating 10 Years of LitReactor! Latest answer posted August 27, 2011 at 4:36:26 PM. Indeed, a good chunk of the novel is based in true-life shit.