The book's setting ends where it began, in the clearing of the river. Sad things happen in this chapter like with Lennie. When George finds out what Curley will do to Lennie, he shoots him, knowing that he doesn't want Lennie to suffer and be in pain. Now, Lennie is dead and Curley is wondering why. Curley wanted revenge on what Lennie did to his wife, but now he can't get any. Slim agrees with George's actions and tells him he had to. There was no way of saving Lennie from Curley without doing that. The Candy talks about the dream farm with George but he disagrees. He does this because the dream farm was Lennie's idea and without him, it would be weird. It wouldn't be a dream without Lennie George says.
"A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope head from side to side; and it swam the length of the pool and came to the legs of a motionless heron that stood in the shallows. A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically." This is describing the setting before the chapter actually starts. If you noticed, it is the same place as where the book started. The descriptions are dangerous and sad because they show what conditions everywhere was in and this shows the mood even before the chapter starts.
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Chapter 5 starts out with Lennie holding his dead puppy, asking why he died. While grooming the puppy, Curley's wife comes in and sits next to Lennie. She asks him to pet her hair because she knows how good a groomer Lennie is. Curley's wife tells Lennie everything that is a problem to her especially about the ranch hands. She warns Lennie to not pull too hard but he gets excited and pulls very hard. While Curley's wife is crying out, Lennie panics and grips it even harder. The more she struggles, the more Lennie grips tighter. Soon enough, Lennie has broken her neck. Once Curley's wife dies, Lennie immediately calls George, knowing that he'll know what to do. George thinks that the other men will blame George for it so he tells Candy how to inform them. Curley finds out about the death and knows that Lennie did it, so he gets his shotgun and gets ready for revenge....
"The whole country is fulla mutts." This quote is being said by Curley's wife talking to Lennie. She is saying that there are a lot of people out there who don't care about anything, not even themselves. They don't take care of how they dress. In Chapter 4, we meet a new character Crooks, who is an African American. Lennie, by accident, goes into Crook's house because the light was on. Crooks yells at him to go away and Lennie does not understand why. He then invites him in and they have a conversation. Lennie gives up their secret of the barn and Crooks is amused and wants to go there. Then, Crooks tells Lennie about his life and the discrimination people put to his family, the only black one for miles. Crooks tells Lennie that George may never come back and Lennie is frightened and scared. Candy then joins them and talks to Lennie about them raising rabbits. Soon after, Curley's wife arrives and disturbs the men. All she did that day was complain about her unhappy marriage with her husband, Curley. Crooks threatens her to leave or else the boss will find out what she was doing. Once everyone leaves, Crooks realizes that as he, a black farmer, wouldn't want to go to Lennie and George's farm.
"Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land." ~This quote is coming from Crooks and is talking to Lennie. He means that if you do something good, you don't always get what you want. He read a lot and behaved, but he never got land and never went to heaven. In Chapter 3, a lot happens that affects the characters in many ways. George first has an important conversation with Slim about the town they live in and how he treated Lennie. Lennie's new puppy, given by Slim, is greatly appreciated by George and Lennie. Carlson is another character we meet and is another complainer about Candy's dog. People thought that Slim was with Curley's wife but Lennie says no. Curley apologizes for his suspicion. Curley then attacks Lennie, because he was day dreaming and not paying attention. Curley did this to let his anger out but Lennie was seriously injured. On George's command, Lennie brakes Curley's hand. Lennie is now scared as Curley was brought to the hospital. George comforts him and tells him that it was not his fault. The Chapter ends with Lennie saddened about what happened to the people around him.
“S’pose they was a carnival or a circus come to town, or a ball game, or any damn thing.” Old Candy nodded in appreciation of the idea. “We’d just go to her,” George said. “We wouldn’t ask nobody if we could. Jus’ say, ‘We’ll go to her,’ an’ we would. Jus’ milk the cow and sling some grain to the chickens an’ go to her.” George's vision on the farm becomes even more real when Candy offers his life saving for a down payment. They become more visional and can imagine more. In the beginning of Chapter 2, the bunkhouse where George and Lennie will now stay is being described, all the windows and colors of the walls. George is scared that the bunk is infested with lice, but Candy tells him not to worry. George asks about the boss and Candy tells him that the boss was disgruntled with George because him and Lennie didn't show up the night before when they were supposed to come. The Boss asks them a couple of questions and figures out that George has been speaking for Lennie the whole time. The boss thinks they are suspicious, and asks why they are so close in relationship. The boss also thinks that George is taking advantage of Lennie. We then meet the boss's son, Curley, who is stern and not nice. Candy's dog is half-blind and is like a nimrod. Curley hates Candy's dog because of its ugly features. Curley doesn't like Lennie because he is tall and Curley is short. Curley is jealous of Lennie's height. Later, Curley's wife is introduced to Lennie and he can't stop talking about her and how "purty" she is. George pulls him way from her and Lennie is sad. Slim, the most respected ranch hand, enters the bunkhouse and calms everything down. As Chapter 2 ends, George and Lennie eventually leave the bunkhouse.
"The Old man came slowly into the room .... The swamper watched him until he was settled...." This quote shows how Candy cares for his dog just like George cares for Lennie. They have the same respect for each other. Their relationship is the same. Chapter 1 was more of an introduction to the main characters and the setting of the story. This story takes place in Soledad, California with characters George and Lennie. George, who is small and quick witted, has full responsibility of his friend, Lennie, a large, child-like man who has problems with his brain and is autistic. A different contrast is that normally the big person is in charge, but in this case, George, who is small, is in charge of Lennie and takes control of his actions. They are migrant farmers. Lennie loves mice and likes to play with them all of the time except he never realizes it but he winds up killing them because he squeezes them so hard. He is given a rubber mouse from his Aunt Clara but he doesn't like it because he can't pet the fur. This chapter explained who everyone was and what relationship the characters were in.
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They belong no place... With us it ain't like that. We got a future....." This quote is said by George talking to Lennie. He is saying that the two are not like the other ranch hands and they are very divergent from each other. They, unlike the others, have a dream for the future. Their great friendship is shown throughout this section and George recognizes it immediately. |
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