Of Mice and Men

why does curley's wife become afraid of lennie as he's stroking her hair?

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Lennie wouldn't stop and he was tightening

his grip on her hair. She knew what Lennie

had done to Curley.

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Basically because he strokes her hair way too hard. When she protests, Lennie fears he will get in trouble from George. It all goes downhill from there.