2018 OMAM blog (C period)

This part was a page turner! Yet Curly's wife is dead, and sadly so is Lennie. Lennie killed her!It was in an accident, yet she's gone. He was just petting her hair. " And then she was still for Lennie broke her neck." She scared him, and he held on, not aware of the trouble that would follow. He killed a puppy, and now the wife of the ranch owners' son. He ran to the bushes for safety and waited for George. Many people like Slim, and George wanted him dead. " The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied.  He then pulled the trigger." Two people died, one accidentally, and the other for love. George didn't want to kill him, yet he didn't want Lennie to suffer a long, hard death.

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...

In the end of part 6 George makes a huge decision and kills Lennie! George and Lennie's relationship was very tight through out the book. You could clearly see that George was the leader of the pack. He definitely made all the decisions for Lennie. Lennie was a very nice person but could not make logical decisions for himself. Lennie loved to touch and pet anything that was soft. When he decided to touch Curley's wife's hair he got a little too aggressive and couldn't let go. Curley's wife yelled "'Let Go...'" (91). She started to scream which startled Lennie and caused him to break her neck. Lennie was not sure what to do and ran down to the bushes like George had told him. Lennie was so scared and waited for George to find him. After awhile George came back and, "He pulled the trigger" (106). I was shocked! This reminded me of the time that Candy had to shoot his dog that he loved so much. When George shot Lennie it was to keep him out ...

In Part 5 Lennie kills Curley's wife. Shocking as it is, it didn't surprise me. When Lennie accidentally killed the dog, he gets mad at the dog first. A common thing most children will do is blame anyone BUT themselves. Soon after that Curley's wife entered the barn and started talking to Lennie. She tells him to "'feel [her hair] right aroun' there an' see how soft it is'" (90). Just like the incident in weed Lennie doesn't want to let go of the soft hair. When Curley's wife starts screaming, Lennie covers her mouth in order to keep him out of trouble. In result of Lennie covering her mouth he snaps her neck. He doesn't realize what he has done until it is too late. Lennie runs away from fear of resentment or punishment (like any other child). Personally, I think that Lennie was only trying to keep himself out of trouble and thanks to his child like behavior he just created more than there was to begin with. Do you agree?

Why was Lennie's imagination so vivid in the last chapter? When Lennie had escaped from the farm after he killed Curly's wife, Lennie started to imagine George and his dream. Lennie was thinking of there dream so much he pretended it was real. I think Lennie was actually hallucinating from when he killed Curly's wife. Lennie was running to the safe spot George told him about. I think Lennie had so much guilt for what he did that he just started hallucinating. Lennie was thinking about the mice George promised him and the mice were talking. Lennie was also "talking" to George like he was there next to him but in reality he was not. Lennie then saw "from out of [his] head there came a little fat old womam". Lennie was all over the place after he killed Curly's wife. I think as a result lennie started to hallucinate to a time in his life he would like to be. What mental state do you think lennie was in?

Why did George kill Lennie? In part six, something totally deplorable happened.  GEORGE KILLED LENNIE!  When I first read that part I couldn't make my brain to understand what had just happened.  I re-read that part easily 5 times.  It happened so fast!  After Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife, I didn't think it could get any worse!  But it did. My first opinion on the matter is that George knew the guys were coming after Lennie to "shoot him in the guts" so maybe George wanted Lennie to not get hurt so badly.  Maybe George wanted Lennie to go to heaven so Lennie could get the "fatta lan" that's waiting up there for him.  George's last line to Lennie is, "'Sure, right now.  I gotta.  We gotta"'(106).  I think that George couldn't bear the thought of one of the other guys killing Lennie, so he killed Lennie himself.  Lennie is portrayed as a very innocent characters throughout the book, and so when he got killed it ...

While I was reading the last part of OMAM it came to me that it was very similar as the third section. The biggest similarity to be was the mercy killing. In part six George put the gun, "Lennie's head, at the place where the spine and skull were joined" (105). Slim said he would do the same thing when killing Candy's dog. In my opinion part three foreshadowed part six BIG time. Candy and his dog were very close like George and Lennie. Lennie reminded me of a puppy, he followed ever direction given to him and was very gullible. While Candy didn't kill his dog, and his dog wasn't a puppy I still felt it was very foreshadowed. While I may have not seen the foreshadowing while I was reading it all made sense to me at the end. What do you think. Do you think it was foreshadowed?

In part 5 in of Mice and Men, Lennie kills Curley's wife, on accident. Then, in part 6 in  of Mice and Men,  George finds Lennie hiding in their safe spot by a river. George talks Lennie as if he didn't care that Lennie killed someone and that it was no problem. However, after that George "[steadied the gun] to the back of Lennie's head" (106) and shot him dead. I think George cared about Lennie but knew his "mental" condition was unfixable which is why George was nice to Lennie before he shot him so Lennie didn't grab on to him or attack him. Also, I think that George wanted to live his own life without having to look after and care for Lennie.

In Of Mice and Men, George kills his best friend Lennie. George didn't want to harm Lennie, for he was his more then a friend, he was family. But George had to or else Lennie would have a slow miserable death. Lennie loved soft things, while he was feeling Curley's wife's hair he accidentally broke her neck. He didn't know his own strength. Curley was enraged because he loved his wife so he said "'I'm gonna get him... I'll kill that son-of-a-b- myself. I'll shoot 'im in the guts'"(96). George didn't want his only family to suffer so he decided to put him out of his misery. Lennie died dreaming of what he wanted most. What would you do if your best friend (practically family) was going to suffer? Would you put them out of their misery?

  George kills Lennie. I was in tears because it was his best friend. He did it because Curley was going to make it long and suffering. I was still crying when I realized the George had done it so he would die happy. What made me the  saddest was the lines "'J* ch*,Lennie! You can't remember nothing that happens, but you remember ever' word I say'"(103). This kills me because  it shows us how much he cares about George and how he remembers everything because he cares that much. Then after Lennie is killed George throws the gun away. He seem terrified of what he just did. Slim walks over and sits on the bank with George to tell him that it will be okay, but for George he just killed his best friend. Carlson and Curley don't see what the big deal is. To them it was Lennie's life for killing Curley's wife's life, but for George he will never be able to look at himself the same way ever again.

I think that the shooting of Lennie links back to the mercy kill of the old dog. George knew that Curley would punish Lennie greatly and at the very least send him to a mental institution. George also knew that none of the options were good ones and decided to take matters into his own hands. When he came upon Lennie, he told him to " 'look acrost the river' " (105) and that he would describe their dream future so Lennie could envision it clearly. This way when he did shoot Lennie, Lennie would die thinking happy thoughts and not painfully. George also "brought the muzzle of [the gun] close to the back of Lennie's head...He pulled the trigger" (106). This is the same way that Carlson killed the dog to prevent the dog from feeling anything. It was clear that George didn't want to end Lennie's life from the fact that his "hand shook violently" but he was able to steady his hand before he shot resulting in a quick, clean death rather than ...

I think that in the last part of the book George killed Lennie because he knew that Curley would make it way more painful and cruel than if he did it himself. When George found Lennie he made sure that Lennie's last thoughts were happy ones by telling Lennie to, '"look acrost the river"'(105). George knew that Lennie loved hearing about the land they were going to get, so he told Lennie all about it to make sure that he was happy when he died. This shows that George only killed Lennie because it was the best option available. I also think that it was very hard for George to kill Lennie because it took him two tries. The first time he couldn't bring himself to do it and the second time his hands were shaking uncontrollably. The only reason George was able to do it the second time was because he knew how bad Lennie's life would be if he didn't do it. George didn't kill Lennie out of anger like Curley would have, he killed him out of love.

I part 4 we get to meet a new part of Crooks. Under all his defense he is a very emotional person. He says to Lennie"'s'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black. How'd you like that? S'pose you had to sit out here an' read books. Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody- to near him"(72). He is so lonely and yet he can't do anything because of how he is viewed. Then when Curley’s Wife comes in and everyone is telling her to leave. After candy tries to get her to leave and fails crooks says that he will tell Curley she replies with” ‘listen n*r,’…’you know what I could?’ Crooks seemed to grow smaller, and he pressed himself against the wall.’ Yes, ma’am.’ ‘well you keep your place then, n*r. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t funny.’ Crooks had reduced himself to nothi...

One underlying aspect of the book was the small almost friendship that began to grow throughout the chapters. Shortly after they first meet, Slim and George talk about Lennie and after that point, the two start to do more together while leaving Lennie behind. Sometimes it almost seemed like George was getting ready to move on. But then after George realized Lennie had killed Curley's wife and run, he seemed to be in a permanent state of shock for the rest of the book. But throughout all of it, Slim was helping George get through by offering his sympathy and advice. When Curley finds out what happened and goes on a rampage directed at Lennie, Slim tries to help by saying, "'Curley-maybe you better stay here with your wife'"(98). Without Slim at least attempting to calm Curley down, the entire ending of the book might have changed because of Curley or the police shooting Lennie. When they finally find Lennie and after George kills him, George is visibly shaken up an...

In OMAM, part 5/6, Lennie sits in the barn with the dead puppy that he accidentally killed. Slowly and quietly Curley's wife creeps behind him and Lennie has to quickly cover up the dead puppy. Lennie and Curley's wife then have a long conversation mainly about Curley's wife's life and the life that she could've had. A little while later Lennie tells her that he likes to pet soft things. Curley's wife tells him about her hair and how thin and soft it is. She "[takes] Lennie's hand and put it on her head. 'Feel right aroun' there an' see how soft it is. Lennie's big fingers fell to stroking her hair. 'Don't you muss it up,' she said" (90) Letting Lennie pet her hair is a big mistake he might do something to ruin the moment or just do something so bad to mess EVERYTHING up. Like maybe he might have to leave the farm? Well yes he does, he doesn't let go of her hair when she tells him to. She "...jerked her head sid...

In part 4 Of Mice and Men something that immediately caught my attention was the power of the words that Curley's wife used. It all started when Candy and Lennie entered the room. Right when they walked in Crooks could feel that the tension was going to build up. Crooks was obsessing over the fact that they were in his room, so he told them to get out. Candy and Lennie ignored him, because they needed a place to talk. After the fact, Crooks was fine that they were in his room, It rolled off his shoulder with in 5 minutes. A few minutes later, Curley's wife walks into the room. It seems that Crooks tolerance rate was low for her. He demanded that she had no right messing around in here, and coming into a colored mans room and that she better get out. This wasn't the way Curley's wife wanted to be treated. She shot back,"' Listen, n**... Do you know what I could do to you if you open your trap?'" (80). Even though Crooks said nothing back she continues,...

In part 4 of OMAM we meet Crooks. He is an African-American on the barn, and likes to keep things tidy. No one ever comes to his place on the ranch because he is negro. When George is out with others on the barn, Lennie goes to see him. When Lennie loudly enters the room, Crooks immediately responds. "'You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.'" (68) Right when Lennie walks in, Crooks expresses that he does not want Lennie, or anybody, to go in his room. He could be reacting this way because no one ever hangs out with him. He might be mad at people because they judge him by the color of his skin. He tells Lennie to leave again, saying "'I ain't wanted in this bunkhouse, and you ain't wanted in my room." (68) Crooks makes it clear that he is not wanted in the bunkhouse, so he could just be upset about the way people treat him. He is lonely and has no friends or family that could make him fee...

Is Curly's wife really devoted to him? Maybe? Maybe not? Curly's wife seems very into other men. Considering the fact she is the only lady there, she might want to talk to others. She is also controlling, like when Crooks, says he wants her out, " You keep your place then n_____." She believes that because she is Curly's wife, he uses the power to gain respect.  People are terrified of her, and what could happen because of the so-called power she has. Her personality towards others is very demeaning, and uses that power  to get her way. She also seems to "talk" to other men, " Hi Slim",  " Hi good-lookin. " She seems to know Slim quite well. I believe that she's messed with other guys, being the only girl, she must get lonely only talking to Curly.

In Part 4, Crooks confessed his loneliness to a wandering Lennie. When Lennie first walks in, Crooks is reserved and expresses annoyance at Lennie for walking in uninvited. When Lennie refuses to leave, Crooks grudgingly allows him to stay. Eventually, Crooks starts talking to Lennie when he starts asking questions about why Crooks isn’t in the bunkhouse. Crooks admits bitterly, “‘They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, all of you stink to me’” (68). While Crooks doesn’t outright admit it, I think he is envious of George, Lennie, and the other workers. He has worked longer than them, but they still have more respect than he will ever have. Crooks also confides, “‘Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody- to be near him. (...) A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody’” (72). This further strengthens my suspicion that Crooks is lonely and simply wants a friend. Sure, he has his own little room, but he doesn’t have anyone who will...

Crooks is not wanted in the other rancher's room because he is an African-American, so he doesn't want them in his room. At night he just sits in his room wishing he could go into the other men's room, or have someone with him. When Crooks gets to go into their room he is just there for the other ranchers entertainment. One night Lennie came into Crooks' room Crooks said, "' ... I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain't wanted in my room'"(68). Crooks was just so lonely he had forgotten how nice it was to have someone to talk to. Crooks was very sharp with Lennie when he first entered the room, but his loneliness slowly faded. Crooks and Lennie talked about how Crooks couldn't do all the things the other men could because he was African-American. After Lennie and Crooks talked Crooks said, "'... A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody'"(72). Crooks was talking about himself. He started feeling bad for himself becau...

Crooks is very inverted, so how will he feel when Lennie comes and talks to him? We have never heard much about Crooks until chapter 4. When Lennie walked into Crooks bunk, Crooks was very defensive. Lennie did not know what he did wrong. Lennie claims, "I ain't doing nothing," (68).  I think Crooks is not use to any of the other men coming in to his bunk. At the ranch Crooks is treated very unfairly because he is African American. Since Lennie is new to the ranch, he just wanted to make friends. Crooks was unfriendly to Lennie at first, but he eventually warmed up to him. I realized since Crooks is not exposed to the other men a lot, he does not know how to react when they come into his bunk. Crooks eventually warmed up to Lennie so much he admitted he liked him. I think maybe if the other men open up to Crooks like Lennie did they will realize Crooks it just like them. Do you think the other men will finally open up to crooks? Do you think Crooks will start to talk more...

In part four it caught my attention that Curley's wife doesn’t have a name. Crooks, Candy, George and Lennie where all talking when suddenly, " They swung their heads toward the door. Looking in was Curley's wife " (77). Even when they are talking about her they call her Curley's wife. After I took this into consideration I realized why they might call her this. While this book took place in the mid to late 1930's and Woman had the right to vote the defiantly didn’t have the same rights as men. I noticed that all of the men had names. When I noticed that it came to me that by having her not actually have a name it shows how she is lesser then the men in the story. Curley is named Curley not Curley's wife's husband (that’s a mouth full). Its showing how the men have the right to have a name but the woman don't. This was big issue especially in 1920's to 1930's. Another reason she might not have a name is because she is the only girl in the b...

One of the big things that happened in Part 4 was the conversations between Crooks, Lennie, Candy and Curley's wife. But what changed throughout the scene, was Crooks' attitude. At first he was not welcome to the prospect of talking to Lennie and seemed to view him as the big crazy new guy. But he begrudgingly invites Lennie in anyways and begins to talk to him. But what I found most interesting was that maybe Crooks didn't have the best intentions with Lennie when his " face alighted with pleasure in watching [Lennie's] torture"(71). A small hint of resentment towards his superiors came from Crooks as he began to pick at Lennie under the guise of a conversation. And because of this it seems like this will be yet another person picking on Lennie. But then Crooks apologizes for his hostility and even shares more information about himself. Then Candy arrives and Crooks goes back to his corner and assumes his harsh personality. But when Candy and Lennie convince ...

In part 4 I noticed that even though Crooks initially kicked Candy and Lennie out of his room, he seemed to enjoy their company. When Lennie first goes into Crooks room they surprisingly have a lot in common. Crooks asks Lennie if George, "'Jus' talks on, an' you don't know what the h*ll it's all about?'" (70). Crooks relates to this because he doesn't always understand the others on the farm, and they don't understand him. When Candy joins them in Crooks room they talk for a while and even Crooks is enjoying their company. Unfortunately, Curley's Wife comes into the room asking where Curley is, and is told to leave almost immediately. Since Crooks was getting annoyed with Curley's wife he speak back to her. She threatens him and reminds him how others see him. When she leaves he says, "'You guys comin' in an' settin' made me forget'" (82). When Crooks admits this he is implying that Lennie and Candy made h...

In part 4 Lennie went into Crooks room without being invited! When Lennie was going to see the puppy's he spotted his room. You could definitely tell that Crooks was not very happy when he stepped in the room. He said, "'You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room'" (68). At first he came out very aggressive and rude to Lennie. Crooks was never let it their room and didn't want him in his room. I think that he did that to feel like he had power too.  After a little crooks was alright with Lennie being in his room. Crooks said, "'Come on in set awhile'" (69). Crooks sees that Lennie isn't as smart and is not their to start any conflict. With the other men on the ranch they would only go in his room for work. He wast sure how to react at first. I think that because Lennie has an intellectual disability he almost sympathies with him. It is really hard for Crooks and Lennie to fit in. He was able to have a real conversation w...

In OMAM, part 4, Lennie enters the barn looking for his puppy, he stumbles upon Crook's room and finds Crooks sitting on his bunk. As soon as Lennie enters, Crooks immediately wants to know why Lennie is nosily peeking inside and smiling. Crooks said sharply, "'You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me'" (68). Lennie's smile starts to fade after the harsh manner that Crooks speaks to him in telling him he has no right. After the conversation goes on Crooks begins to notice Lennie's intellectual disability and he starts to mess with Lennie. His face lightens with pleasure because of his torture, Crooks suggests to Lennie that "George went into town tonight and you never heard of him no more.' Crooks pressed forward some kind of private victory. 'Just s'pose that,' he repeated" (71). Crooks really doesn't want to be mean, he just wants and desperately needs a friend. He has...

Crooks is an interesting character. He is targeted because of his skin color, but when he realizes Lennie is an easy target, he immediately turns around and picks on him. He start suggesting that George won't be coming back and his "face lighted with pleasure in his torture" (71) when Lennie starts to become worried. He seems to be someone who appreciates company, but when Lennie comes in, he says, " 'You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me' " (68). Later on, when Candy comes in, "it was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger" (75), but he still acts like he doesn't want the company. I think that Crooks is trying to hide how much company pleases him because he worries that it would be used against him. When Curley's wife got mad at him, his immediate reaction was to clam up, hide, and reduce  "himself to nothing. There was no personality, no ego — nothing to...

Why do all the boys always think that Curley's wife is up to something?       When I read part 4 in Of Mice and Men, something was corroborated for me.  All the boys definitely think that Curley's wife is up to something.  At first I didn't blame them because she was never loyal to her husband.  Instead, she checked out other guys that were at the ranch.  And she was often "looking for her husband", or she "lost something".  She never really lost something, nor was she ever really looking for her husbandh.  But, I noticed something when she went into Crooks room, and all the guys wanted her out.  While the guys were telling her to leave she said, "'Well, I ain't giving you no trouble.  Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever' once in a while?  Think I like to stick in that house alla time? (77).'"  I realized that this was true, no one, including me, ever really thought she was just trying to have someone to talk ...

In part 4 in of Mice and Men Curley's wife shows up looking for Curley, again. In each of the previous parts in the book Curley's wife and Curley are playing a game of hide and seek. It seems like those two spend more time looking for the other then together, which is why I wondered why they got married in the first place. Also, Curley's wife described Curley as just "' [a] swell guy '" (78) and Curley's wife doesn't really talk about how great Curley is and how much she loves him, if she actually does. She usually asks the buckers where Curley is and gives Slim "the eye" which made me think that she doesn't like Curley and may be interested in other men.

In part four of the book I was drawn to the predatory nature of the characters, especially Crooks. When the rest of the men on the ranch are gone, Lennie goes to Crook's room. When Crooks sees Lennie standing in the doorway his predatory nature kicks in. Crooks immediately stops rubbing his back and tells Lennie that, "'You got no right to come in my room"' (68). I think that Crooks stopped rubbing his back so that he did not appear weak, this is something that animals do in the wild so that they do not get attacked by other animals. It was also like he was marking his ground by saying that Lennie was not welcome. Later on in the book Curley's wife comes into the room and asks what happened to Curley's hand. The men answer by saying it got caught in a machine, they were looking out for Lennie. They knew that Lennie could get in a lot of trouble if Candy's wife found out the truth so they stuck up for him just like animals stick up for their packs.

I was wondering why people would call a woman by Curley's Wife. I know that back in the 1930's that women around America did not have a many rights as men. I thought that because Curley was the owners son that maybe his wife would have a different name. I was wrong. While talking to his friends in the bunkhouse, Candy said, "' That b- didn't oughtta of said that to you'" (82). By calling Curley's Wife a b-, it is saying that she is equivalent to a dog. In other words Candy was trying to demean her. I think that the reason that she is called Curley's Wife is because people (men on the ranch) think she is a "lesser" person then themselves. Why do you think she is called Curley's Wife?

Lennie and George have talked about their dream before. A 10 acre plot of land with a tiny windmill and an orchard. Most importantly Lennie can touch his rabbits and feed them alfalfa. They could gather food from the land like fish from a stream and have pigs for the smoker. Lennie said " We could live offa the fatta the lan'". Although I think this dream is very ambitious I think that with a little effort they could pull it off. This would give opportunities for both George and Lennie. I like this dream and I think that they should pursue it. How do you feel about their dream?

Lennie is super powerful and slightly terrifying in the fight with Curley.  After Curley came in and he saw that Lennie was laughing about something before he immediately assumed that Lennie was laughing at him for not being able to find his wife. He then proceeds to hit Lennie and make him back into a corner. "He[Curley] slashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave a cry of terror."63 Lennie is scared and Slim says that he'll take on Curley when George  "'Wait a minute, 'he shouted. He cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled, 'get him, Lennie'" He has to scream that once more before Lennie listens and when Curley takes another swing and Lennie caught it in his hand. After George gets him to let go "Curley sat down on the floor, looking in wonder at his crushed hand . Slim and Carlson bent over him. Then slim straightened up and regarded Lennie with horror ." Slim is for at least a mom...

Throughout half of part 3 the men on the ranch couldn't stop gossiping about Curley and his wife. The men on the ranch really dislike Curley but cant do much about it because he's the bosses son. Curley has a very pretty wife but she is a little to flirty with the other men (especially slim). The men always see her giving "the eye" to Slim. The men said, "He spends half of his time lookin' for her, and the rest of the time she is lookin' for him"(53). They always seem to be playing a game of hide and seek around the ranch. The ranch is not a good place for any women to be especially not for Curley's wife. Curley seemed a little paranoid that day on the ranch when slim and her were missing. He shouldn't have to be worrying about her with another man. Hopefully this does not foreshadow future conflict with the men. What do you think? Do you think this foreshadows future conflict with men?

In pages 62-65 Curley starts a fight with Lennie under false pretenses. Curley walks in while Lennie is daydreaming about his future farm, and Curley thinks that Lennie is laughing at him. Curley, being a hot-headed and arrogant character (see blog post “Curley’s Personality”) starts a fight with Lennie. Today, I am going to analyze Lennie’s actions and reactions during the fight. When Curley starts punching him, Lennie cries out “Make ‘um let me alone, George.” (63) We can tell from this that Lennie really doesn’t want to fight. Slim tries to step in, but George stops him, trying to convince Lennie to fight for himself. Lennie feels scared, helpless, and unsure. He doesn’t want to fight Curley, and quite frankly he’s clueless on what he’s supposed to do. It’s at this point when all he can hear is George telling him to attack Curley, that he grabs Curley’s hand. For most people, this wouldn’t mean anything. However, Lennie is extremely strong, and doesn’t know his own strength. Lenni...

Lennie and George have always thought of there big dream, but how would they feel if Candy came too. Lennie and George have a big dream planned for them to live one day. They were talking about it in front of Candy. Candy has been on the ranch forever and he is a swamper. Candy is getting sick if being a swamper and wants to tag along with George and Lennie when they set out for there big dream. Candy really wants to be with Lennie and George to make the dream come true. "You know where's a place like that?" Candy does not even think the dream can come true but he wants to go on the journey with them. Even when George described the big plan where they will get a lot of money and be able to have fun. Candy did not quite think it can happen, because Candy had been on the ranch for a while, and he just wants to be "free". Do you think the dream can happen? Do you think Candy will go on?

George and Lennie loved to talk about their dream. When they were talking about their dream together Candy overheard. Candy was very enthralled by the idea of owning a ranch. Candy tried to butt his way into their dream plans about a ranch. Candy said " I ain't much good but I could cook and tend to the chickens and hoe the garden some" (59). Candy wants to be a part of George and Lennie dream of buying a ranch so he can be useful and have someone there to take care of him before he dies. Candy would only do a little bit of work because he has a missing hand, and not many other places would hire him. However, he is willing to give up all of his money to help buy the ranch and live the American dream. This would be a good solution for everybody because it is impossible for them to do it alone. Candy thinks that the dream is a good idea, and a great investment for all of them. 

In Part Three George says that he knows where farm is that Lennie him and Candy can go to. When Candy comes in and asks if he knew a place where they could go George immediately responds by saying "' S'pose I do, '" While reading this It got me thinking … Did he actually know a place or was he fibbing. In my opinion I think he was lying. But why would he lie ? My answer is simple. I believe he felt bad for Candy because his dog had a mercy killing. It was very sudden for him to talk because he had been quiet the whole night and he butted in. I also think George could have just said it out of shock. Sometimes when someone surprises me and then asks me a question I am so shocked that my initial response is yes. Just like Georges.  What do you think? Do you think George knows a farm, or do you think he lied? If you think he did lie why do you think he did so? 

In chapter 3, There is a big fight. Curly beats up Lennie, and Lennie fights back out of fear. He ends up breaking Curly's hands. Lennie was beat up for smiling about his dream home, and Curly thought he was laughing at him for not being able to find  his wife. Curly is very serious about his wife who does look and tease other guys, yet Curly is oblivious because he loves her. He keeps his hand in vaseline for her. My personal intake was that Curly was just trying to stir up trouble, and he was doing a great job of it. I really think Lennie was scared and didn't mean any trouble, yet he still managed to get himself into a bad situation.

Something that caught my eye in Part 3 of Mice and Men was the fight between Curley and Lennie. I think the fight happened because Curley inside is intimidated by Lennie because of, Lennie's big size. Curley wanted to prove to himself and to others that he is the strongest and overall better man here. In result, he wanted to start a fight with Lennie for no apparent reason. Lennie at first didn't fight back, but once George kept picking on him to, he grabbed Curley's hand and didn't let go.  Now with Curley's broken hand he has a reason to be scared of Lennie. Even though Lennie did the damage, he didn't mean to. This makes Curley even more mad. I think this fight is foreshadowing Curley wanting to get revenge back on Lennie. I feel he will do this in a harsh manner, because Lennie "humiliated" Curley. In addition, Lennie won't fight back this time because he doesn't want to hurt anyone, this will lead to Lennie being in critical damage. But I ...

In OMAM, part 2, Curley's wife comes in the scene at the bunkhouse. She says that shes looking for Curley while also showing herself off the other men. Lennie "watched her, fascinated" (31). As soon as she left Lennie "still stared at the doorway where she had been. 'Gosh, she was purty'" (32). After she leaves George tells Lennie to stay away from her because she is dangerous and she could get him in big trouble especially if Curley found out that Lennie was looking at her thinking about how pretty she is. George doesn't want to risk loosing another job because of Lennie's foolishness. But Lennie is just too innocent to cause any harm he states that "'[He] never meant no harm...Honest I never'" George tells him gross and things that will make Lennie scared of them so that he stays away and suddenly "Lennie [cries] out...'I don' like this place, George. This ain't no good place. I wanna get outta here'"...