He really wants to tell the secret but he knows he cant but like a ticking time bomb eventually itll spill
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They are grouped together in the middle to the left-hand side of the periodic table. The metals consist of the alkali metals, alkaline earths, transition metals, lanthanides, and actinides
I'm not exactly sure, but I think this statement is true, although the antagonist can sometimes be a rival to the protagonist without knowing. It really depends.
There are many ways that this can be interpreted. One answer can be Curly's wife. She was bored with life there and liked talking to men so if she hadn't been flirtatious and promiscuous, Lennie wouldn't have ended in the situation. On other hand, you can say that it was Curly's fault since she wouldn't have behaved so if he paid more attention to her and was a better husband.