After the discovery of his dead wife, Curley becomes enraged and claims he will shoot Lennie in the "guts" in chapter five, page 96 (Penguin Books paperback):
He worked himself into a fury. "I'm gonna get him. I'm going for my shotgun. I'll shoot him in the guts. Come on you guys."
In chapter five Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife while the two are alone in the barn. After telling Lennie about her life, Curley's wife becomes comfortable with the big man and, after their discussion about petting soft things, she allows him to stroke her hair. Unfortunately, Lennie becomes too rough, and when the girl pulls away, he breaks her neck because he is unaware of his powerful strength. Candy first discovers Curley's wife and, obviously suspecting Lennie, quickly alerts George, who asks Candy to wait a few minutes before calling the other men. During this time, George steals Carlson's gun which he will later use to shoot Lennie. When the other men arrive on the scene, Curley, rather than mourning his wife, immediately seeks revenge against Lennie and organizes the men to find him. He tells them to "Shoot for his guts."
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