Carlson From Mice And Men

A laborer on the ranch. Carlson is an aggressive man who owns a Luger pistol which he prizes and cherishes. He leaps at any opportunity to utilise his gun, including when he shoots Processed'due south erstwhile dog and offers to try to shoot Lennie after he kills Curley's wife. A dimwitted human with little empathy or capacity for cocky-reflection, Carlson often acts as a also-ran to Curley.

Carlson Quotes in Of Mice and Men

The Of Mice and Men quotes beneath are all either spoken past Carlson or refer to Carlson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, similar this ane:

"Carl's right, Candy. That dog ain't no practiced to himself. I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I got old an' a cripple."

Folio Number and Citation: 45

Explanation and Assay:

"Maybe information technology'd hurt him," [Candy] suggested. "I don't heed takin' care of him."

Carlson said, "The manner I'd shoot him, he wouldn't feel zip. I'd put the gun right at that place." He pointed with his toe. "Right back of the head. He wouldn't even quiver."

Related Characters: Candy (speaker), Carlson (speaker)

Page Number and Citation: 45

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Carlson Character Timeline in Of Mice and Men

The timeline below shows where the character Carlson appears in Of Mice and Men. The colored dots and icons signal which themes are associated with that appearance.

...other words, she'south flirtatious, and has been making eyes at Slim and a worker named Carlson e'er since arriving on the ranch. (total context)

...big stomach comes into the bunk house. Slim introduces him to George and Lennie as Carlson. Carlson asks Slim whether his dog had her litter of puppies withal, and Slim says... (total context)

Candy comes into the bunk house, his sometime dog trailing behind him. Carlson, another laborer, comes into the bunk house, lamenting at having lost at horseshoes to the... (total context)

Lennie and Carlson come into the bunk house together. Lennie gets into bed, and Carlson begins cleaning his... (total context)

Slim, Curley, Carlson, and Whit all enter the bunk house. Slim and Curley are arguing—Slim says he's sick... (total context)

...crying in pain, but Lennie doesn't let go until George tells him to. Slim and Carlson stand over Curley, and remark that they need to get him to a dr.—it hardly... (full context)

Carlson takes Curley abroad to get to the doctor in town. George tells Lennie to launder... (full context)

...Curley is furious, and vows to kill "the big son-of-a-bitch" before running from the barn. Carlson runs out to get his pistol. (full context)

...be "no skilful" to proceed Lennie in a cage for the rest of his life. Carlson runs dorsum into the barn, shouting that Lennie has stolen his Luger. Curley suggests they... (total context)

...the "little place" they'll soon take in a gentle voice. Behind Lennie's back, George pulls Carlson's pistol out of his own pocket and cocks information technology. He stares at the base of operations of... (full context)

...getting him. Slim sits down beside George and, seeing his distress, tries to comfort him. Carlson asks George if Lennie had his gun, and George says that he did. Carlson asks... (full context)

...what he had to do. He gingerly leads George back through the brush. Curley and Carlson stare after them as they go, and Carlson asks what in the hell could be... (full context)