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...

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...

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...

Curley is an interesting character in Part 2. He purposely tries to pick a fight with Lennie to prove how tough he is. Today, I will be analyzing why I think Curley acts this way. The swamper told us that Curley is the boss’s son. I believe that this puts a lot of pressure on Curley’s shoulders to do great things. Curley seems to be arrogant and cocky by nature, but I also think that’s because he’s use to people treating him like that. The swamper informs George that, “S’pose Curley jumps a big guy an’ licks him. Ever’body says what a game guy Curley is. And s’pose he does the same things and gets licked. Then ever’body says the big oughtta pick on somebody his own size, and maybe they gang up on the big guy.” (26) Since Curley is somewhat short, if he fights a bigger guy and wins, he looks really tough. However, if he loses, he can blame the big guy because it was an “unfair fight.” Finally, Curley is the only worker with a wife. Unfortunately, she isn’t the most loyal wife. She often...