Lennie leaves Curley's wife in the barn because he accidentally killed her in a fit of panic. He takes the dead puppy to the river because he wants to give it a proper burial, as he doesn't understand the severity of his actions towards the puppy in the same way he does with Curley's wife.
In John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," Curley's wife enters the barn where Crooks, Lennie, and Candy are in Chapter 4. The scene explores the characters' loneliness and dreams, highlighting the pervasive themes of isolation and longing in the novella.
curley's wife tells Lennie that "You are nuts , but you kinda nice fella".
It is Candy who finds Curley's wife dead in the barn. Curley's wife's body is discovered by Candy, George, and Lennie after they learn about the tragedy.
lennie kills curleys wife
She suspects that lennie did it (and she is right)
pg 31
okay so his wife dies at page 1
eventually lennie, and georgre and lennie's dream
because Lennie is in the barn petting the dead pup when curleys wife walks in and starts talking to him. she offers Lennie to feel how soft her hair isand when Lennie is feeling the hair , she starts getting upset and starts screaming, Lennie tries to tell her to stop and she wouldn't so he shook her and when he stoppped she was limp.
Curley's Wife
Lennie is initially captivated by Curley's wife and sees her as somebody he can talk to and confide in. However, he eventually becomes afraid of her when she starts to show her flirtatious side, as he is worried about getting into trouble by angering George.