Answer:
fictional setting
Explanation: that's my best guess .
This type of figurative language is a simile. This person is is being compared to a hornet, which aren't "mean" insects.
The death of Curly is an example of the law of club and fang. He learns that violence doesn't just come from men with clubs, it also comes from dogs with fangs.
We don't know, we don't have the book. Explain maybe?
