Of Mice and Men Part 2

Lennie seems afraid to stay at his new job because he's afraid that he will get hurt or tourmented by Curly. George told Lennie to stay away from Curly in order for him to keep the job and get the money they desperately need. He also wants to leave because he thinks he will get in trouble for bothering or touching Curly's wife. "Well, you keep away from her, ' cause she's a rattrap if I ever seen one. You let Curly take the rap. He let himself in for it. Glove fulla vaseline, " and from hearing those words from George I personally think made him a little frightened. " Ya know, Lennie, I'm scared I'm gonna tangle with that bastard myself. I hate his guts. Jesus Christ! Come on. They won't be a damn thing left to eat." George is trying to help Lennie understand that he doesn't want to be at his that job no more than Lennie does. He's trying to tell Lennie not to be afraid of Curly but just to ignore and stay far away as possible so nothing at all goes wrong. george hates Lennie and if anything were to be said negatively to him from Curly I think he would go ballistic.