2018 OMAM blog (C period)

As I read the last page of the book, my eyes widened in horror as George killed Lennie. I decided to start blogging with the horror fresh in my brain and the tears fresh in my eyes. I know a lot of other people are going to say maybe George always wanted to kill Lennie. I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but that doesn’t mean that it is right. I have the complete opposite view of this. I think George killed Lennie because he loved him. When Lennie ran away, he saw a vision of his Aunt Clara. When she told him that he had been bad to George, “Lennie moaned with grief” (101). We know that Lennie feels remorseful for the things he’s done, and when George comes up the hill, Lennie is expecting him to be furious. However, when George tells Lennie that he has never been mad at him, Lennie is confused. This is when we know something is wrong with George. He doesn’t seem to have any emotion, and he acts like a robot. I also think that Lennie has been thinking like this fo...

At the end of the book, it took a surprising turn. George shot Lennie, his best friend, doing the job before anyone else could. If my best friend were to do anything like Lennie did, there is no way I would shoot them. Although I wouldn't do that to my best friend no matter the circumstance, I can see why George did the deed. George knew where Lennie was hiding, he knew that people were on the look for him, and he knew the outcome if someone were to find Lennie before he did. In the moment, George must of thought it was the right thing to do. Even though these aren't the actions I would take, George did this act out of love. He couldn't see his friend go because of someone else, he had to do it. If you were in George's position, what would you have done? Kill Lennie yourself, or let someone else do the dirty work?

In part 5 of OMAM, Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife. He starts petting her hair, and he eventually becomes too violent. In part 6 Curley is planning on killing Lennie for what he did, but before he could, George does it for him. In order to distract Lennie from the gun that George has, he acts all nice, and talks to Lennie about the rabbits and the good life that they will have together. George says to Lennie that they are "'.... gonna get a little place.'" (105) Although it may seem like George is just talking to Lennie, he is just trying to distract. "He reached into his side pocket and brought out Carlson's Luger;" (105) Eventually, George shoots Lennie. When the rest of the boys come down to where George and Lennie were, no one seemed surprised that George shot him. I think that maybe George shot Lennie because he wanted to be on everyone good side since Lennie was connected to George. Since Lennie killed Curley's wife, that might carr...

In chapter six there is a very unusual turn of events, George kills Lennie. It all started when he starts to touch Curley's Wife's hair. when she tells him to let go he gets aggressive with her and accidentally breaks her neck. In one of the first chapters George tells Lennie that if he does anything bad that he go hide in the bushes so, that is what he did. Soon after George arrived. George raised the gun and steadied it, " ... he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie's head"(106). A minute later Lennie was dead. I wondered why George would do such a thing. I think that George had, had enough of Lennie and needed to have a life without the constant worry. I don't understand why they would talk about their dream right before he got killed. What do you think about this situation and what would you do if you were George in this situation?

In part 4, I observed and identified the way characters interacted with each other. I especially took note of Crooks and Lennie's actions. Lennie, being the kind of fellow he is, was not very well aware of the situation. Back in the 1930's, there were still issues about race. Crooks is a man of color, and isn't treated like a human. He lives separately from the rest of the men simply because of the tone of his skin. Since these microaggressions are towards Crooks, he is antisocial. He likes his space, and he makes that very clear. So, when Lennie comes into Crooks' quarters, he gets defensive. Then, Lennie asks why Crooks isn't wanted in the main room with the other workers. Crooks reply's, "'Cause I'm black...'"(68) Crooks in this way shows his "animal like self". Animals are protective of whats there. Crooks is very protective of his surroundings, space, and the items he's allowed to own. Crooks shows this dominance similarl...

In part 5/6  Of Mice and Men  a very shocking ending came to place, George pulls the trigger on Lennie. The weird thing is George was talking about a happy life with Lennie, and how they will have a farm together. They would have the dream life. All of a sudden George suddenly changes his mind. I infer he did this so Lennie could die happy and die knowing George wasn't mad at him. In addition, I think the reason George,"'Raised the gun and steadied it [and] pulled the trigger"'(106). Was because he didn't want Curley to get the pleasure from doing it. George wanted to put Lennie out of his misery. Also, I think George wanted to not be bothered with Lennie anymore, and him causing trouble. This death brings a deeper meaning to the story because George was willing to kill someone they love for money. Most people now would not do that. It was a mercy killing that was sad to picture be done. In the 1800's it was important to have a job, family, and money. I gu...