Blog Response #1 - Of Mice and Men Chpts 1 & 2
COMMENT - DAY 1: Review your JOTS for chapters 1 & 2. Then, complete the following:
PARAGRAPH #1
A. Decide which main character (either George or Lennie) has most caught your attention in these two chapters.
PARAGRAPH #1
A. Decide which main character (either George or Lennie) has most caught your attention in these two chapters.
B. Explain WHY this character has caught your attention, including evidence from the text.
Be sure to consider the following questions as you plan your answer.
- The main character _____________ has caught my attention because ______________.
- An example of this can be found on page ____ when _____ says "_____________________."
- This makes ______ interesting because _____________________.
PARAGRAPH #2
C. Decide which minor character (Candy (old "swamper"), Curley (he has curly hair), Curley's wife, Slim, Carlson),
has most caught your attention in chapter 2.
has most caught your attention in chapter 2.
D. Explain WHY this character has caught your attention, including evidence from the text.
Be sure to consider the following questions as you plan your answer.
- The minor character _____________ has caught my attention because ______________.
- An example of this can be found on page ____ when _____ says "_____________________."
- This makes ______ interesting because _____________________.
REPLIES - DAY 2: Read through the posted blog comments. Reply to TWO: one you agree with and one that you disagree with and/or can followup with a clarifying question. Clearly explain why you agree or disagree with the author of the blog comment AND/OR explain your question in detail.
Lennie.he (by his own admission) is quite stupid and forgetful. But he shows himself to be wise because he cares only about life and basically says screw $
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you about how Lennie says screw money. Lennie, because of his mental deficits, can't comprehend the fact that he needs money. The fact that George takes care of him so much makes it so that he doesn't understand that he can't survive on his own and his own whimsical life that he wants to live makes it so that he thinks he doesn't need work. It's clear that Lennie doesn't want to work but he doesn't know that he won't get money if he doesn't work, and therefore he can't accomplish his dreams of living on the ranch with all of the rabbits. So it's not him saying screw money I'm just gonna live life, it's him not knowing that he needs money.
DeleteI disagree with you about how Lennie says screw money because i think he doesn't fully understand that he needs money due to his disability. He doesn't realize how much he is going to need it in the future.
DeleteThe main character lennie has caught my attention because he is not that bright and he thinks different than others an example of this can be found on page 16 when lennie says “Let's have different color rabbits fluffy ones” this makes lennie interesting because the way he thinks about the different color of rabbits he is not thinking about the color he is thinking about just fluffy ones and it is cool to see the way that he thinks and what he says
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was curley's wife because of how flertashus she was it seems like there is a whole other dark side of her. An example of this can be found of page 31 it says “Well if he aint he then i better looks somewhere else” she says playfully this makes curley's wife interesting because she is married to curly but she is super flirty with the other guys on the ranch.
What if Curley's wife gets bored with Curley and she wants to be with other guys. Because in the book it show us that Curley's wife is like all over Lennie and she usual flirts with the other guys on the farm too.
DeleteI completely agree with you on your thoughts with Curley's wife. She most definitely is an interesting character. To add on to your thoughts I can only predict that maybe she is the only female there surrounded by guys who likely have muscles. Perhaps she is taking advantage of that and capturing these guys attention. Like how guys show off in front of a group of girls. Or I was thinking authoritistically and I got to thinking deeper about why the author would make this character. She's probably gonna be a problem further on in the story for Lennie or she's irrelevant and gives us more input on others like the old guy. :) #nottobesexistoranything
DeleteI completely agree with your context and think that curly's wife is very flirtatious and also to add my own insight i think that curly's wife does this because maybe curly does not fully pay attention to her and she likes getting that wanted attention from other men.
DeleteI agree that she was flirtatious with the guy at the ranch. That is weird that she was hitting on the men.
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because he had the dead mouse in his pocket .
ReplyDeleteAn example of this can be found on page 5 when George says " “I don’t know why I can’t keep it. It ain’t nobody’s mouse. I didn’t steal it. I found it lying’ right beside the road.”."
This makes Lennie interesting because he must be touch sensitive.
The minor character Slim has caught my attention because he is the only African man on the ranch .
An example of this can be found on page 33 when the narrator says "This was Slim, the jerk-line Skinner."
This makes slim interesting because he is only African man on the ranch and it was the great depression .
I agree with you on Lennie. The way he think's and act's due to his mentality caught my attention and was very interesting to me.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because sometimes I am like him. I get angry sometimes and say things I don’t mean to say at all. I didn't mean it but some people take it like I meant it! A example of this can be found on page 11 when George says “Well, we ain’t got any, ” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Why, I could stay in a cat house all night. I could eat any place I want, hotel or any place, and order any damn thing I could think of. An’ I could do all that every damn month. Get a gallon of whisky, or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” This makes George interesting because he was like me because sometimes I explode like a bomb and say stuff I don’t mean to say.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy has caught my attention because sometimes I am like a swamp person like Shrek. Shrek is a swamp person and he likes to be alone but found a best friend Donkey. A example of this can be found on PDF page 10 - 11 “Tell you what,” said the old swamper. “This here blacksmith—name of Whitey—was the kind of guy that would put that stuff around even if there wasn’t no bugs—just to make sure, see?”. This makes Candy interesting because he is sometimes like Shrek.
I like how you brought your own emotions and feelings into how you feel about George, and then related to his actions as well to help develop your point of view.
DeleteI also like how you brought your own feelings in and compared them to the text. Candy is called "Swamper" and that is cool how you thought of Shrek.
DeleteI agree with you on George and how you brought up your own personal connections with him. I feel like George can connect with anyone due to his anger.
DeleteWhile your comparison of Swamper to Shrek is interesting and entertaining, I think that Candy and his nickname is more of a social classification made to make a clear connection to his special job.
DeleteThe main character that caught my attention was George, he has no attachment to Lennie yet he still takes care of him like he's his own and he's always doing things in the best interest of Lennie even after he pushes him to the point of snapping. One example of this is on page 13, right after George snapped on Lennie because he was so mad he still says “I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me.” I find this interesting because almost anyone else who got put in Georges situation would have already ditched Lennie for their own sake.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention is Curley's wife, she has everything she needs and could ever ask for yet she isn't grateful and faithful to those who make that possible, such as her husband. One example of this is on page 31, ““Oh!” She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.” I find this interesting because she has no reason to be flirting with them every chance she gets when she already has a husband and almost everything is provided for her, she's just a selfish and ungrateful person.
I agree with you because even when Lennie makes George mad, George is still committed to taking care of Lennie no matter what.
DeleteI agree with you when you say anyone else in George's situation would have ditched Lennie. George does not have to stay with him and he has many good reasons to leave Lennnie. He still chooses to stay though. That says a lot about him because he didn't leave Lennie all by himself.
DeleteI disagree with your statement " George, he has no attachment to Lennie yet he still takes care of him like he's his own." I think george has alot of attachment with lennie. But he doesent show it.
DeleteThe main character that has caught my attention the most would have to be George. Right away we see that it’s obvious that Lennie is slow and child like. George is forced to take care of him and treat him like a toddler. On page seven he exclaims what a pain Lennie is and states “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” But when Lennie tells him that he could live in the woods by himself George tells him he needs to stay with him. Refusing to let him be by himself. Another example of him caring about Lennie is on page thirty-seven when Lennie and George were just told about the five puppies that Slim has. Lennie wants a puppy and George tells him he’ll ask about it, despite the chance that Lennie will kill the puppy. Because he knows a puppy would make Lennie happy. These two scenes show that even though Lennie is a huge pain in George’s side, he cares a great deal about him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that has caught my attention is Curly. He’s the bosses son and has a pretty wife. He acts like he’s the boss and picks a fight with Lennie for no reason. All when his dad wasn’t around, I’m curious to see if he acts like that when he is.
I like how you state that George does take care of Lennie, but I think that George doesn't have to take care of Lennie. I think that George continues to take care of Lennie because Lennie doesn't know how to take care of himself and George deep down knows that if he leaves Lennie and something happens to Lennie, George knows that it would be on him. I think that idea/feeling influences George to keep Lennie around because knowing something happened to Lennie because George left him behind would leave George with guilt and regret.
DeleteI also believe that George asking Slim about the puppy for Lennie isn't really caring for him so much, but more of he knows that it will keep Lennie busy and out of trouble. I think the caring part of that situation would be the fact that George knows there's a chance that Lennie could accidentally kill the puppy, but will ask anyway to make Lennie happy. I also think that George kind of wants the puppy too because then it wouldn't be just George and Lennie and they would be less lonely.
I would like to ask what else grabbed your attention about Curly because I agree that it makes you wonder if Curly acts like that around his father, but what else grabs your attention about Curly? My interpretation about Curly is that he acts the way he does to be like his father. I also have the idea of Curly acts the way he does because he's scared and/or insecure because of him being smaller compared to the bigger guys and I get this idea from page twenty-six when George is talking to the swamper about Curly. The swamper stated “Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. Kind of like he's made at ‘em because he aint a big guy.” which fits very well into my idea.
I disagree with the fact that George is forced to take care of Lennie. I think George is taking care of him because he truly wants to and loves him like he is his own brother. We clearly saw Lennie try to leave George but he insists on him staying. On page 15 George says “...Look, Lennie. I want you around here…” proclaiming that he indeed does want to take care of Lennie and enjoys his company. If George didn’t want him to be around anymore, he would of left him already.
DeleteI agree with you that George truly cares about Lennie even though Lennie causes much trouble for him. Another thing I noticed concerning the puppies is on page 13 after George throws away the mouse Lennie kept. “”No--look! I was jus’ foolin’, Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me. Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em.” He paused. “Tell you what I’ll do, Lennie. First chance I get I’ll give you a pup. Maybe you wouldn’t kill it. That’d be better than mice. And you could pet it harder.”” This shows that George meant his words because later on in chapter 2, like you said, George tells Lennie he’ll ask if they could get a puppy. I believe this helps readers understand George’s loyalty to Lennie.
DeleteI also find your thoughts on Curley’s behavior around his dad interesting! In fact, I think it’s really weird how Curley is quick to treat one of his father’s workers so poorly. It makes you wonder how Curley was raised and I’m curious to see an interaction between Curley and the boss.
The Main character George has caught my attention because he wants his own life without Lennie but when Lennie says he’ll go away, George doesn't want him to. An example of this can be found on page 12 and 13 when it says “ “If you don’ want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time.” “No--Look! I was jus’ foolin’ Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me…”. This makes George interesting because he keeps complaining about how he could have a better life without Lennie but when Lennie says he’ll go away, George doesn’t want him to.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because he gets so frustrated when a man bigger than him comes around. An example of this can be found on page 26 when the swamper says “ “Well… tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of guys. He hates big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy…” This makes Curley interesting because it’s almost like he’s jealous of big guys because he’s small.
You make a very valid point when you that George yells at Lennie but the things he is saying he does not mean them. George was just frustrated with Lennie at that moment, that's what I think. That's why George yelled at Lennie because he was very frustrated with him that's why he said "i'll go away".
DeleteI agree with what you say about George he gets mad at Lennie easily and say's he doesn't need him, that he could have it so much better without him but in reality he really does care about Lennie, because Lennie offers to leave but George doesn't really want him to go and tells him that he was only joking around.
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DeleteI agree with what you said about Curley being jealous of the bigger guys. It is stated that Curley doesn't like any of the guys that are bigger than him. He only likes to start fights with the bigger guys and doesn't say anything about the little guys. I think he's jealous and we wants to have problems with them to show that even though he's smaller the bigger guys aren't any better than him.
DeleteYou make a valid point when you say George wants a life without Lennie and then when Lennie says he will go George is quick to say no stay with me. I think that George can be rough and a little mean to Lennie for there own good like how he was drilling "no talking" into Lennies head to make sure they got the job. He also just got heated in the moment and said some stuff I don't think he meant to say. Right after the argument it says “He looked across the fire at Lennie’s anguished face, and then he looked ashamedly at the flames.” which makes me think he really didn't mean what he said. I also wonder if George made a promise with Aunt Clara to keep Lennie safe and watch after him.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he always looks out for Lennie and has his back. He does what’s in the best interest for Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 14 when George says “With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.” This makes George interesting because he lets Lennie know that they will always have each other. Even though Lennie is not the smartest, has to be reminded of things, and sometimes gets in George’s way George still is always with Lennie. He doesn't leave Lennie to go have a better life style and get a girl. This shows that George is a good guy and cares for Lennie A lot.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley’s wife caught my attention because she is very flirtatious even though she has a husband. An example of this is on page 31 when the book states “ She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.” This makes Curley’s wife interesting because she is a “tart” she is trying to make all they guys notice her even though she is married to Curley.
You make a very valid point with Curley’s wife. I also noticed that even though she is a married woman, she finds it necessary to flirt and position herself in a way that she thinks would be appealing to the other men. She has only been married for a short amount of time and already has her eyes on other men. On page 15 of the PDF George replies to the swamper, “ Yeah? Married two weeks and got the eye? Maybe that’s why Curley’s pants are full of ants.”
DeleteI agree with your thoughts on Curleys wife, she likes to put herself out there and make other people notice her but do you think shes doing this because shes not getting enough attention from Curley himself? And could her flirtatious actions be noticed by Curley and that is what is causing Curley to be kind of a jerk himself?
DeleteThe main character George, has a lot of different personalities compared to Lennie. George wants to live on a farm with an acre of land and raise rabbits for Lennie. George knows he can't get this unless he finds a way to make money for a long time. Lennie on the other hand, always gets into trouble which causes the both of them to leave they're jobs. Lennie, being mentally challenged unintentionally makes George angry at him all the time. “You crazy fool. Don’t you think I could see your feet where you went across the river to get it?”. Although George did not purposefully take away Lennie's mouse out of meanness, he was only doing it because “it wasn't fresh”. At the ranch, George and Lennie both met Curley and his wife. The old man George and Lennie both met when they first got there said Curley always picks on big people. “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. Hes alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like hes mad at ‘em because he aint a big guy”.
ReplyDeleteA main character I want to give notice to is George because even though lennies a burden George still works hard to take care of him. George is a clear and coherent thinker which is a strange partner to the burly and mentally challenged Lennie. He thinks hard about things and makes plans and most of all takes care of Lennie even though he doesn’t need to. George gets mad at Lennie more than once and he doesn’t try and hide that fact that Lennie frustrates him, like when they’re sitting next to the river bed in chapter one and he says “An’ whatta I got,” George went on furiously “I got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get into trouble”. This shows that Lennie makes George unbelievably angry but the fact that Lennie is still with him and he still takes care of Lennie is amazing.
ReplyDeleteA minor character that caught my attention is Curley because He’s tiny compared to big guys and still tries to beat them up. This isn’t because he’s incompetent it’s simply because he has everything figured out. On page 26 when the swamper said “Well Curley’s pretty handy,” the swamper said skeptically “Never did seem right to me. 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 thing and gets licked. Then ever’body says the big guy oughtta pick on someone his own size.” It’s clear that Curley is a very intelligent person and because of this he gets praise. He also is the boss’ son and this gives him a big head and he’s extremely cocky because of it.
I agree with you about George helping Lennie all the time. George always seems to help Lennie by giving him reminders all the time so he wont forget despite how mad George can be at Lennie. "O.K.----O.K. I'll tell ya again. I aint got nothing to do. Might jus' as well spen' all my time tellin' you things and then you forget 'em, and I tell you again."
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because how unique he acts, almost as if he is a child in an adults body. An example of this can be found on page 6 when Lennie muttered “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.” The it Lennie is referring to is a dead mouse he found on the side of the road. Lennie slipped it into his pocket and kept it for comfort. This makes Lennie interesting because you would never find a grown adult in our society like this in our day and age. His personality is just so rare, it fun to see what Lennie does next.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because of how confident and brave he is, being so small. An example of this can be found on page 26 when the Swamper says “Tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain’t you? Always scrappy?” This makes Curley interesting because he could easily be smashed by any big guy. Curley might be acting this way because he thinks his dad will protect him, being the owner of the place but, one day I think he will cross the wrong line.
I disagree i feel that Curley only picks on bigger guys to show hes not to be messed with.
DeleteI disagree with you on Curley being confident. He seems more cocky than confident in my opinion. He's a lightweight boxer, so he can fight. That with being the bosses son means that he probably thinks he can say and do whatever he wants. Both those things seem to be why he picks on the bigger ones because if they do anything to him he can either try to fight them or just go to his dad and get them fired for standing up to him.
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DeleteI'm not sure I understand what you are disagreeing with. I am going to assume it's my reasoning you not agreeing with because my claim was how I was intrigued by how confidant Curley is, and your statement “i feel that Curley only picks on bigger guys to show hes not to be messed with.” supports it. Correct me if i'm misinterpreting what you wrote but, if the reasoning is what you meant to have an objective opinion about I think we have the same position on Curley, we are just a little mixed up. Because I also do believe that Curley only picks on bigger guys to show that he’s not to be messed with. Yes, Curley is trying to SHOW he’s dangerous but, that doesn't mean he IS dangerous. Yet, nobody is falling for Curley's attempts at looking menacing, because we can hear the Swamper tell George that Curley is just a little guy that's always picking scraps with big guys and seems even jealous he's not a big guy. And that leads to where I started, where is this little guy getting the confidence to try to show that he's not to be messed with? Especially when he is arguing with men four times his size. Thanks for the reply.
Andrea Malotte
DeleteI would say cockyness is part of confidance. I've never met someone who is not confident but is cocky. To have the courage and bravery to face the social pressure of bullying and insulting someone you just met is the definition of confidence to me.
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ReplyDeleteThe Main character George has caught my attention because he has many very different personalities. One example of this can be found on page 6 of PDF when George says ” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want” . Another example of this can be found on page 14 when George says “ O.K. someday - we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and an’ a cow and some pigs and --.” He also says “ Tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove.” This makes George interesting because you never will really know what Georges mood is and you will never know what he will do.
I disagree. All of George's actions are mostly predictable and nonsensical. His personality is boring and unoriginal, there are thousand's of book characters with George's personality. I can see why George is always mad at Lennie because I can relate to George in many ways, when dealing with younger children you need to be strict and mean in a way. George is supported by evidence that is used in our time.
DeleteAlthough it may seem that George’s mood tends to change randomly, I think that there is actually something in particular that is causing his sudden moments of frustration and I think that the reason is his stress building up from the times Lennie causes trouble. I also believe that he acts aggressively towards Lennie at times because he worries that they will not be able to reach their goal and that they will have to keep migrating which I think pushes George to react negatively against Lennie as a way to pressure him so that he can stop causing trouble.
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ReplyDeleteThe minor character The Boss has caught my attention because he seems to be quiet more relaxed and understanding than what I would think of. This example can be found on page 11 and 12 of the PDF when The Boss says “You got your work slips?” George reached into his pocket and produced the slips and handed them to the boss. “It wasn’t Murray and Ready’s fault. Says right here on the slip that you was to be here for work this morning.” George looked down at his feet. “Bus driver give us a bum steer,” he said. “We hadda walk ten miles. Says we was here when we wasn’t. We couldn’t get no rides in the morning.” The boss squinted his eyes.” This makes the boss interesting because all he did was squint his eyes when I would think they would be fired or forced to do something and all they got was a squint.
I disagree with saying the Boss is calm and laid back because right away when he comes in to meet them he gets mad at them for not being there in the morning I think he was only laid back because it is early in the morning also the way he raised his son clearly reflects how his father use to act so it clearly shows how the boss is with temper and how laid back he really is we will just have to see further in the book.
DeleteI disagree on your thoughts about the boss because when he walked into the room the George and Lennie were in he was questioning them quite a lot and when George responded for Lennie it seemed like it was making him mad because the boss would like to have an answer from Lennie himself. And the fact that Curley is the bosses son shows a lot on how Curley was raised and reflects on the boss and shows us that hes not too good of a person himself.
DeleteAlthough both George and Lennie are interesting characters, George has definitely caught my attention more. This is due to his loyalty to Lennie despite all the trouble Lennie causes him. At first glance, it would appear George is the independent party and Lennie is the dependent, but there must be something Lennie provides George to the point where he is willing to move, even more commonly than an average solo migrant worker, constantly. George even desires a future where he can see Lennie in it. An example of this can be found on page 14 when George says, “Someday--we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and--” before being interrupted by Lennie continuing on about their future, which suggests the two have talked about it before enough times for Lennie, who shows his struggle with remembering things early on in the book, to know the plan by heart. I find this interesting, and extremely touching, because George also claims on page 11, “You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out...You crazy son-of-a-bitch. You keep me in hot water all the time.” But, after this outburst, George, “looked ashamedly at the flames.” Lennie’s actions frustrate him, yes. Anger is a secondary emotion, after all, so it’s more or less telling of how much George values his friendship with Lennie that he still manages to work hard for their life together.
ReplyDeleteThere are two minor characters that concern me and I worry about their influence on the story and George and Lennie’s plan for the future: Curley and his wife. Curley, though, interests me a lot more because I like his character. I feel like he’s a good example of a typical bad person. On page 26, the old swamper Candy explains, “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.” This, combined with the fact that Curley’s wife was flirting with Lennie when she stumbled into the bunk house, very much makes me worried Curley will try to fight with Lennie, or at least make things very difficult for him. Lennie’s past actions, touching a woman’s dress and then being attacked for that, makes me wonder if Curley would try to accuse Lennie of assaulting his wife. I like hostile guys like Curley because their actions are caused by very human emotions, like fear or resentment. Curley, being a smaller man, has a grudge against those with a larger build, which is rather cliche in itself, but still reasonable. The fact that Steinbeck created this kind of character, a man who hates the very kind of person one of the main characters are, amuses me and I actually quite like it. Curley’s presence makes the story much more dramatic and eventful because of his negative attitude towards the main characters.
I agree with the fact that Curley will want to start something between Lennie and him, about Curley's wife. Curley's wife is flirtatious, and Lennie doesn't always have restraint, such as when he touched that girl's dress. I think something will happen between Curley's wife and Lennie, and Curley will twist the situation and start something since he already disliked him, and he's probably just looking for something that would give him the excuse to start something with Lennie.
DeleteI really like how you mention that George is loyal to Lennie despite all the trouble Lennie get them in, I wouldn't have thought of that and it's also really interesting how you mention that George can see a future with Lennie in it and even desires it even though he knows life would be a little easier with Lennie out of it and I like how you say that Lennie must provide something for George to keep Lennie around. I absolutely love how you state and point out that Lennie and George have talked about their future together numerous times before to where Lennie can at least remember that. I also like how you added in that when George bursts out at Lennie that he feels guilty afterwards and doesn't want to hurt Lennie despite how Lennies actions frustrate George. I like how you say that the anger is a secondary emotion compared to how much George values his friendship with Lennie and works hard for a future together.
DeleteI love how you start off your sentence with saying that two certain minor characters concern you and how they influence the story and George and Lennie’s plan for the future, but I think it would be interesting if it was George, Lennie, and their plan for the future. Do you like Curly because you think he is misunderstood? I like how you tie in Lennie's past mistakes and how it might affect his work. I also like how you talk about how Curley's actions are caused by the intense and sensitive human emotions, I agree that Curly having a grudge is reasonable and Cliche, but I think it would be smart to add that it still doesn't make it right for Curly to treat others the way he does.
Logan I do agree with you I also liked how they mentioned that George is loyal to Lennie despite all the trouble Lennies got them in. But maybe that's because he's loyal to Lennies aunt Clara and the promise he made her. Because he thinks that even though Lennies aunt Clara is dead George still says on page 13 "No you stay with me. Your aunt Clara wouldn't like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead." So that shows me that George keeps his promises to people even if there dead
DeleteAmelia i agree with the interest with George because he seems to be rude to Lennie before and where in page 16 Where he was mad at Lennie to lose there jobs "Cause i can jus' as well go away,George,an' live in a cave.""You can just go to hell" said George." This shows that he was rude to Lennie but he does care about him
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he seems to be the leader between him and Lennie. Also even though Lennie is childish and gets into a lot of trouble that hurts both of them George still wants to take care of him and be there for him. An example of this is on page 13 when George says “I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself, No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn’t like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead”. This makes George interesting because even though Lennie says he will go live in the hills which could make George’s life so much easier than it is now he tells Lennie to stay with him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because even though he is small he likes to pick fights with the big guys like he has some kind of grudge against everyone who is big and he is small. An example of this can be found on page 26 when Candy says “Well....tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain’t you? Always scrappy?” This makes Curley interesting because he has some kind of grudge against big guys and he absolutely hates them. This makes me thing that there is some kind of back story that has made him hate these bigger guys and I hope we find out by the end of the story.
I sort of disagree with the part about Curley, because if you've been somewhere for a long time and new people show up, you may put them in their place. I think that Curley was making sure that George and Lennie weren't going to get in trouble and mess things up.
DeleteI agree with the George section. It shows just how much George cares for Lennie even though he treats Lennie like a small child. Yes, Lennie messes up, a lot but he can't help himself with the mind of a 8 year old and the body of a 20-30 year old man, Lennie needs George and George needs Lennie, mainly just for money and extra muscle, but in the few times George shows care for Lennie he really puts his point across with Lennie. If Lennie did tun off George would have not got the job and Lennie could have died.
DeleteI agree with you about George being the leader because Lennie literally can not take care of himself. When he says "somebody'd shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself" he means this in a half literal sense. Lennie would end up doing something to piss someone off and they would shoot him, but they wouldn't actually mistake him for a coyote. Also George cares about Lennie so much that he won't give up on him.
DeleteI disagree about Curley. In my opinion, I think Curley just wants to look and sound tough around Lennie and other big guys for how small he is so he doesnt have a fear of getting beaten up by them. Curley may have been thinking Lennie was gonna beat him up because Curley doesnt know that Lennie is mentally challenged. George does a good job at covering this up so they both dont lose their new jobs on the ranch.
DeleteMicah I disagree with you on that he just wants to make sure Lennie and George don't mess things up. He obviously has a past with big guy's in general and not just George and Lennie. Candy even says “Well....tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain’t you? Always scrappy?” indicating that this isn't just something on the ranch this is something beyond it. He also seems to be walking and talking in a bad mood like on page 37 he says "You seen a girl around here?" he demanded angrily." He just seems to be angry in general and much more angry towards bigger guys.
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention, because you never know what he will do next. An example of this can be found page 8, when Lennie went to go get the wood, but he really went to find the mouse. The text says, “in a moment Lennie came crashing back through the brush.” This makes Lennie interesting because he is unpredictable. I am guessing he has short term memory loss, because he can’t remember little things. He can only remember the big things.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention, because I feel Curley and Lennie will probably start a fight. Lennie big and Curley likes to start fights with big people, and Lennie does not like him. An example of this is on page 26 when the swamper says, “He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.” This makes Curley interesting because he is not scared of big guys.
I agree with you on Curley but not on Lennie being the main character
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he acts like a big mean guy like when Lennie does something he isn't supposed to do he acts mean to lennie and yells at him. Or when he meets some of the ranchers he is very defensive and men when he talks to them. An example of this can be found on page 24 when George says "Well, that was a lie. An’ I’m glad it was. If I was a relative of yours I’d shoot myself." Also when he thought the Candy was listing to their conversation and George says “You was pokin’ your big ears into our business.” This makes George interesting because George is small but he acts like he is a big tough guy and that you should be scared of him but he also has a heart because he also protects Lennie at some times
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curly has caught my attention because he also is small and acts like his big and strong like George does. Right away Curly has a problem with Lennie because Lennie is a big guy and Curly doesn't like big guys because he wants to be big. An example of this can be found on page 26 when Curly says "Well, nix’ time you answer when you’re spoke to." This makes Curly interesting because when he ask if they are the new guys, George answers and Curly says “Let the big guy talk.” so right away you can see that Curly has a problem with Lennie.
I agree with your statement that curly acts tough and wants to act big but picks on big guys to make them feel bad because on page 25 Curley and George says “ “You the new guys the old man was waitin’ for?” “We just come in,” said George. “Let the big guy talk.” Lennie twisted with embarrassment. George said, “S’pose he don’t want to talk?” Curley lashed his body around. “By Christ, he’s gotta talk when he’s spoke to. What the hell are you gettin’ into it for?” Because for this I think he is already trying to scare Lennie into talking we he will be scared of him.
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because of his disposition and the way he thinks or perceives things. An example of this can be found on page 5 when we discover that he has a dead mouse in his pocket. We discover this when it says “Come on, give it here.” Lennie held his closed hand away from George’s direction. “It’s only a mouse, George.” “A mouse? A live mouse?” “Uh-uh. Just a dead mouse, George. I didn’t kill it. Honest! I found it. I found it dead.” This caught my attention because most people would run with disgust on their face when they see a dead mouse rather than keeping it to pet. This shows how Lennie acts and thinks like a child would.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was Curly. He caught my attention because of his demeanor towards Lennie and George. On page 25 it says “His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped. He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists.” This caught my attention because he was very quick to judge just by the way they looked without knowing anything about them. He acts high and mighty even though in reality his father is the boss not him.
The main character George has caught my attention the most because he sets his own needs and desires aside and takes Lennie’s into consideration. An example of this can be found on page 13 when George says, “I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me.” This makes George an interesting character because his actions show that he has a big heart because even though he seems stressed and frustrated from having to look after Lennie for so long, he still cares about Lennie and he thinks that it wouldn’t be safe for Lennie to be out in the wild by himself and therefore he refuses to let him go.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because of his unreasonable point of view. This is shown on page 14 of the PDF when Curley is being described by the swamper. The swamper goes on and says, “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.” This makes Curley an interesting character because he sees everyone differently. It seems like Curley wants to make everything a competition whenever he meets a “big guy” so that he is able to prove that even though he’s a little guy, he is better. This helps conclude that Curley’s thoughts are strange because he was trying to create a fight with Lennie when Lennie never said or did anything that would provoke him.
I completely agree with you on Curley. His irrationality makes him look bad, he needs to stop picking on every big guy he sees because it’s just a waste of time. Due to him being the boss’s son, it’s understandable to see why he is the way he is. Which Lennie of course is very worried, telling George, “I don’t want no trouble,” followed by “Don’t let him sock me, George.” I feel as though Curley might try to separate George from Lennie which may cause even bigger problems.
DeleteI agree with your thoughts on Curley and how he wants to make everything a competition. Curley is small but tries to be tough.For example on page 13 of the PDF it says “He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists. He stiffened and went into a slight crouch. His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious.” Curley was looking at George and Lennie like he was ready to fight. His fists were curled up, he looked at them coldly and he didn’t even know there names. He was trying to intimidate them to show them how tough and scary he can be. I think he feels vulnerable around big guys and might even notice that his wife tends to flirt around with them. Curley’s wife flirts with Slim and he’s a tall guy and when she saw Lennie she immediately started flirting with him. On page 16 of the PDF it says “Hi, Slim,” she said. Slim’s voice came through the door. “Hi, Good-lookin’.” If Slim calls Curley’s wife “ good-lookin’ “ then it’s probably because she allows him to and she flirts back with him. Curley might be wanting to make everything a competition with big guys to try and show everyone that he may be small but he’s tough and maybe because he wants to show his wife that he’s handsome and doesn’t need to flirt with anyone.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because of his unique way of thinking. An example of this can be found on page 9 when Lennie found George’s hidden mouse. He says “ I wasn’t doin; nothing bad with it, George. Jus’ strokin’ it.” This makes Lennie interesting because he loved the mouse’s softness so much that he kept it, even after it died. He saw nothing wrong with touching and carrying around a old dead mouse
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because of his attitude toward Lennie when they first met. Curley is a small guy who wants to be big and tall, just like Lennie. His jealousy to bigger men is also revealed by the swamper on page 14 of the PDF. He says, “ Well… tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy....” This makes Curley interesting because him and Lennie serve as character foils to each other.
Yeah because Curley was so rude towards Lennie just because he was a big guy and that Curley didn't like big guys and he prefers small guys like George.Also he is the boss son. Curley seems very interesting
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ReplyDeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because of how he sticks up for Lennie and tries to protect him and helps him to remember things. An example of this can be found on page 31 when George says “say it over to yourself, Lennie. So you won’t forget it.” This makes George very interesting because he tries to help Lennie and he really is like a burden to George and it takes a lot out of him to help him. Lennie really needs George to help him to remember to help him get work.
The minor character Curly has caught my attention because of how ignorant he is and he doesn’t seem like a good character. An example of this can be found on page 25 when Curly said “ By Christ, he’s gotta talk when he’s spoke to. What the hell are you gettin’ into it for?” this makes Curly interesting because of the way he talked to Lennie was rude and he sounds very ignorant and jealous of Lennie.
I agree with you about your feelings about Curley. He doesn't have any respect for the other characters in the book and tries to pick a fight with Lennie for a non valid reason. But do you also think he could be like this because of his wife? Later in the text she was flirting with Lennie and probably has flirted with other men, do you think Curley has noticed this flirting and it has made him mad?
DeleteI totally agree with you on this I never thought of it that way. I also remember the swamper saying that they had just been married. On page 28 swamper says” yeah? Married two weeks and got the eye? Maybe that’s why Curly’s pants are full of ants.” I truly wonder if she is getting sick of him or if she is just “tart,” meaning that she is wanting to get with other guys and isn’t satisfied with one.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he is protecting Lennie like a big brother. He is making sure that nobody messes around with Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 25 and 26 when Curley is telling Lennie to speak George protects Lennie by say stuff like he doesn’t like to talk or if he wants to to tell you something he will. This makes George interesting because even tho he is small he will always be there to help Lennie in a fight because he will always help Lennie in these situation.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because he is trying to get Lennie to talk. An example of this can be found on page 25-26 when Curley is telling Lennie to answer his question he is asking him and Lennie just stays silent and lets George do the talking. This makes Curley interesting because he has some beef with Lennie and it’s going to be interesting when Lennie actual talks to Curley.
I agree with you that George is like a big brother to Lennie and protects him. Although it might seem like George does not like Lennie and does not care about him it shows that he does care and would fight for Lennie when he starts talking bad about Curly. This shows the reader that George will always be there for Lennie if he needs it.
DeleteI Really Agree With George Protecting Lennie Like A Big Brother But Something Tells Me That George Really Hates Lennie And Might Shoot Lennie. I Feel Like George Wants To Shoot Himself To Stay Away From Lennie. George Really Hates Lennie Really Much Like People Hating Movies They Watched 100,000,000 Times.
DeleteI agree with you on the fact that George is like a big brother to Lennie. George makes it clear that his life would be better without Lennie there but he doesn’t mean it. He gets mad at him like any other brother would get mad that their siblings. Although you see him as a big brother I also see him like a babysitter too. He has to constantly watch over and make sure he’s doing the right thing and starts out of trouble.
DeleteThe major character Lennie has caught my attention because I feel that he will be tempted by Curley's Wife. Since we know that Lennie has a hard time remembering things, and controlling his emotions, he may not be able to control his feelings towards her. Lennie may be strong, but he isn't very bright, which the wife may take advantage of. An example of this is on page 31 where the author says “Lennie’s eyes moved down her body”, and on page 32 where he says she’s pretty. This makes Lennie interesting because based on how George “parents” him, he always has to be quiet, and can’t get in trouble. From what we know about Curley’s Wife, she could potentially lead Lennie to make bad choices.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character “Curley’s Wife” has caught my attention because even though she has been vaguely described, I feel she will be an important piece of the story when it comes to the decisions of the other characters. An example of this can be found on page 31 where she is overly flirtatious and tries to seduce the men in the bunkhouse. This makes Curley’s Wife more interesting because she disrupts how the main characters should be acting, add more to the story in general.
I agree with what you said about Curley's wife because I also think that Curley's wife is going to be a big part of the story in the near future. I feel like she will soon get to overly flirtatious with Lennie or George because I feel like she likes the new guys on the ranch. When Curley finds out he might try to kill one of them because he doesn't like them already.
DeleteI disagree with what you said about Lennie and Curleys wife, even though he may have a hard time remembering things and is not as smart. That doesn't mean he cant tell right from wrong and he cant learn from his own mistakes. I feel like if she does try to do something with him he'll just make a huge scene because he knows its not right and doesn't want to mess things up for George again.
DeleteI disagree with you because I don’t think Lennie knows the difference from right or wrong despite how many times George has to remind him, as many people stated he acts like a child and some children may know sometimes it’s wrong to do certain things but they still do it. Also, it seems like Lennie has an interest for Curley’s wife, calling her “purty”.
DeleteI disagree with what you said about Curley's Wife because in the story it says “ She had full, rouged lips and wide spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers.” And this makes me think she is over the top with her appearance and all she is wearing is read show more about her personality.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he’s always mean to Lennie but yet always makes sure to show that he cares about him. An example of this can be found on pages 6 & 7 of the PDF when George says “I got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out.” and when he also says “No—look! I was jus’ foolin’, Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me. Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em.” He paused. “Tell you what I’ll do, Lennie. First chance I get I’ll give you a pup.” This makes George interesting because in the first quote he is telling Lennie all the bad things he does and how George is always having to fix the problems he creates. George is being mean to Lennie and basically telling Lennie that he’s just a burden. After this, in the second quote George apologizes to Lennie because he was being mean and didn’t mean the things he said. He notices how Lennie got upset and immediately apologized because he cares for Lennie. I think George is desperate to get a job for him and Lennie where they can settle and just live life easy. There’s a lot of problems they have going on and I think that George doesn’t really have anyone to turn to talk about things other than Lennie so his emotions build up and he lashes out at Lennie without meaning to hurt his feelings.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because he doesn’t like Lennie very much. An example of this can be found on page 14 of the PDF when Curley says “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.” Curley was speaking to Lennie and it seemed like he was giving him a hard time because he wasn’t much of a talker. This makes Curley interesting because he just met Lennie and is already trying to give him a hard time. I think Curley is doing this because Lennie is tall and he’s a short guy. Curley might have something against tall guys. On page 14 of the PDF Swamper(another minor character) says to George “Well . . . . tell you what. Curley’s like alot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. “ Based on the way Curley treated Lennie the first time he saw him, this makes me think that Swamper is right and this is Curley’s perspective on big guys. He doesn’t like big guys because he’s short. I think he feels that way because he might feel vulnerable around them since they’re bigger guys, so he tries giving them a had time to show them he’s tough. Curley has a similar perspective as George except George isn’t a huge fan of short guys like Curley. He refers to Curley as a mean little guy and tells Lennie how he’s seen the type of guy Curley is before and to stay away from because he’ll bring trouble to Lennie.
I agree with George always being mean to Lennie but he doesn't always mean what he says to but he does care about Lennie.
DeleteI agree with your first statement about what causes George’s outbursts. It helps understand why he tells Lennie all the things he does wrong but how he still wants him to stay with him. Although it seems that George is tired of Lennie and that all George does is yell at Lennie, he does show that he cares about him throughout the first two chapters. An example of this is at the beginning of chapter one when he tells Lennie to not drink so much of the water because it could be dirty and he could feel sick again. This example shows how even though George often tends to lose his patience with Lennie, at the end of the day he still cares for Lennie and his well being.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he can always find a way to get out of trouble in any situation. An example of this can be found on page 214 of the PDF when George and Curley are having a conversation and George said, “suppose he dont wanna talk.” This makes george interesting because he got them out of potentially losing the job because Lennie might say the wrong thing. Even though George almost got himself into a fight he saved them from an even bigger catastrophe.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy has caught my attention because he seems like he's looking out for Lennie and George even though he doesn't really know them. An example of this can be found on page 15 of the PDF right after Curley and George get into an argument Candy says, “Well she got the eye.” Even though this quote does not clearly state how Candy looks after Lennie and George it makes him interesting because right after George and Curley get into the argument Candy walks in to the room and gives Lennie and George a little dirt on Curley by talking bad about his wife.
Please note the following: 214 is actually 14
DeleteI Agree With George With Being A Hero. What I Mean Is He Saved Himself And Lennie From A Fight And Stopped It From Getting Into A Bigger Problem. My Question Is What Do You Mean About Candy Looking Out For George And Lennie. I Thought He Was Sometimes Like Shrek
DeleteAlthough Candy was helpful to George and Lennie by telling them the dirt about Curley’s wife, I don’t think he did it because he was worried about George and Lennie. Candy seems like a very nosey guy. For example on page 13 of the PDF it says “ He stopped suddenly, stepped to the open front door and peered out. “Say, what the hell you doin’ listenin’?” George is yelling at Candy ( swamper) because he was being nosey and listening to their conversation. If he was trying to listen to George and Lennie's business and had dirt on Curley’s wife than he probably gets into everyone's business. I think Candy might just be talking and making it seem like he cares about George and Lennie to find out some dirt about them.
DeleteI agree with what you said about Candy being a noesy guy but I disagree with you because I think that he did try to help Lennie and George. I think that he overheard the argument between George and Curley and decided that he should go and give the new guys some advice and tell them why Curley is the way he is. I don't think that Candy is worried about them I just thinks he's looking out for their well being.
DeleteI feel like Candy had information about Curleys wife being flirtatious because it's hard to find privacy in the small living space they have. Also she’s flirtatious with all the guys there and she’s not very sneaky about it, she doesn’t hide her intentions (flirting) very well. Maybe Candy is eavesdropping too much, but maybe he doesn’t mean to and maybe he’s just in the wrong place at the wrong time with no intentions of being in other people’s business.
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because he is kind of a trouble maker. An example of this can be found on page 8 when George says “Gi’me that mouse!”. George was scolding Lennie for having the dead mouse. This makes Lennie more interesting because you figure out that George is going to have to deal with Lennie more.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was curley's wife because she is self centered. An example of this can be found on page 31 when it says “she looked at her fingernails” also when it said “she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward”. This makes her interesting because she knows that she is pretty but it goes to show that she is self centered and cares about her body.
I agree with you that Curley's wife is pretty self centered and you used good evidence to back it up. She just got married to Curley and already has a reputation that should be pointed out as well.
DeleteI disagree with you when you say that Lennie is a “troublemaker”. I wouldn’t call him that considering he has a mental deficit. He doesn’t do anything on purpose, it’s not necessary his fault, so I wouldn’t consider him a “troublemaker”.
DeleteI kinda disagree because Lennie doesn't mean any harm I wouldn't consider him a "troublemaker"
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because it's clear that he feels misunderstood and is frustrated because of this. Lennie has also caught my attention because we learn that Lennie tends to forget a lot and he genuinely feels sorry about it but he can tell it still gets George upset and Lennie feels bad about it. An example of this can be found on page 23 when Lennie and George had just got done talking to the boss but Lennie spoke and he wasn't supposed to and George goes off on Lennie saying “So you wasn't gonna say a word. You was gonna leave your big flapper shut and leave me do the talkin’. Damn near lost us the job.” Lennie then stares at his hands and replies with “I forgot George” and George yells at him again talking about how he always forgets and how George has to talk Lennie out of it everytime, and now the boss has his eyes on them. This makes the whole situation interesting because now George and Lennie need to be even more careful than they already had to and it kind of leaves you thinking to yourself what's going to happen next. You ask yourself if they're going to get fired and have to run, again.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley's Wife has caught my attention because she is a flirtatious woman and is married to Curly which is the bosses son. She also caught my attention because she flirts with George when she asks him if he’d seen Curly and after she leaves George tells Lennie to stay away from her and it makes me wonder if something is going to happen with her and George and Lennie and they get in trouble.
I agree with you that Curley's wife is flirtatious. When she was flirting with George it made me wonder if that's going to turn into a habit and cause problems between them, and Curley might take it the wrong way. In the second part you could've added the part where she leans on the door frame with her hands behind her back to make herself more noticeable.
DeleteI agree that Lennie seems misunderstood, but I don’t think that he’s frustrated. I think he’s more disappointed in himself when he forgets things. He always looks down when he forgets, likely in disappointment. He wants to remember things and that shows when he repeats to himself that he can’t say anything when they get to the ranch, but he ended up forgetting and he looked at his hands so he wouldn’t have to look at George. This shows that he’s disappointed and ashamed in himself when he forgets, not frustrated
DeleteI disagree with how you see Lennie because I said in my post that he is a troublemaker because of the fact that he gets George and himself into trouble often although he may not want to get them in trouble he still does
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because of his feeling toward being with Lennie or without him and just traveling alone by himself.2 pieces of evidence supporting my claim is on page 7 where it said” I could get along easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail. I could live easy and maybe have a girl.” another piece of evidence supporting my claim is when there in the house and there talking about their lives and George says” There nothing wrong with traveling with someone.” This shows that the character is uncertain weather he like traveling with Lennie or if he's certain he has much of an choice.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character is the dog it has caught my attention because it is old and does not do much on the ranch but the owner chooses to keep him because of his background with the dog . A piece of evidence supporting my claim is on page 24 where it said” Yeah. had i ever since he was a pup. God he was such good sheep dog when he was younger.”Another pieces of evidence supporting my claim is on page 36 “ That dog of Candy is so God damn old he can't hardly walk. Stinks like hell ,too ever, time he comes into the bunkhouse I can smell him for two, three days. Why'n't you get candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up?This shows that the dog probably is dislike by everybody else on the farm to the point they want the dog dead and replaced by one of the younger pups.
The main character Lennie has caught my attention this chapter because Lennie doesn't talk so
ReplyDeletehe has people suspicious of him. Lennie was constantly getting into trouble and causing George and Lennie both to look suspicious because George has to do all the talking but when lennie did talk he talks short and similar to a child. Lennie also caught my attention by being childlike when he “rumpled his cards into a messy pile.” (John Steinbeck, pg 36) then asked for a dog, he gave me little brother asking big brother for a toy. This makes the book more interesting because George is going to have to look after Lennie like brother would and if one of them messes up they both mess up.
The minor character Candy or the swamper has caught my attention this chapter because he seems to know all the drama. Candy was caught eavesdropping on Lennie and George's conversation and when he was caught he told George and Lennie about Curley's wife. Candy has also caught my attention because he always seems to be around like when Curley was introduced “He’s a nice fella” the swamper agreed. “You got to take him right. “ At that moment young man came into the bunkhouse; a thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair.” (John Steinbeck, pg 25) It’s just odd how Candy is always there. This makes the book more interesting because Candy keeps you up to date with the drama but dram also leads to many problems.
DeleteI agree with you because Candy does always seem to be there it keeps it interesting. Although i have not seen Candy use the drama on anyone i think he may use it to maybe “blackmail” or use it to mess with someone or get what he wants from them.
The main character George has caught my attention because of how mean he is to Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 22 when Lennie says “strong as a bull,” he repeated. George scowled at him, and Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten.” It makes me wonder why George is always so mean to Lennie for no reason. This makes George interesting because he is always mean to Lennie and I wonder why.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curly has caught my attention because he seems like he is hiding something. An example from the text is from page 37 when George and Curly were talking “Well which way’d she go?” he demanded at last. “I dunno,” said George. “I didn’t watch her go.”Curly scowled at him, and turning, hurried out the door.” It makes me wonder what he might be hiding if he is hiding something.
I don't fully agree with your fist statement because George is also the one who takes him every where and makes sure he has a job and is not getting into trouble.An example of this is when Lennie tells George that he could just leave but George reassures Lennie that he does not want them to leave.
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ReplyDeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he is focused on making money and moving up in the world. An example of this can be found on page 14 in the book when George says ¨someday-we´re gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an´ a cow and some pigs. This makes George more interesting because it shows us that he has a goal to reach one day.
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The minor character Curley has caught my attention because he is super cocky. An example of this can be found on page 26 in the book when Curley says “well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to” after Lennie had finally spoke. This makes Curley interesting because he so cocky one day someone is not going to care that he’s the bosses son and there just gonna start swinging.
I agree with your comment about the minor character Curley being interesting. I also think Curley is cocky. I thought this when Curley said he likes to start fights with big guys.
DeleteAlthough I can see why you think that George's main focus is making money and moving up in the world I disagree. In the text George says, “I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Why, I could stay in a cat house all night. I could eat any place I want, hotel or any place, and order any damn thing I could think of. An’ I could do all that every damn month. Get a gallon of whisky, or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” This proves that if he didn’t watch after Lennie he would go evey month into town and waist his money.
DeleteThe main character that caught my attention was George, no matter how much Lennie frustrates him and gets on his nerves he’s always there for him. George is constantly angry with Lennie but he is still protective of him. On page 7 of the PDF, George says, “ No---look! I was jus’ foolin’, Lennie, ‘cause I want you to stay with me”, this proves that George cares for Lennie even though he is constantly getting mad at him. This makes George interesting because it shows the loyalty in his personality and it reminds me of a siblings relationship, because a lot of the times siblings will say really mean things to each other but in the end they will always be there for each other too.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was Curley, on the outside he acts all tough but it seems like he’s really just insecure. Curley tries to pick a fight with Lennie because Lennie is bigger than him and he wants to prove that he doesn’t fear him. On page 14 of the PDF Candy makes a comment, “ he’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy”. When He said that it made me think about Curley’s personality because he chooses not to like bigger guys because he can’t be one and he wants to be. This makes Curley interesting because he reminds me of someone who bottles up there thoughts and emotions until he finally can’t take it anymore, like when he got mad toward Lennie, maybe he bottled up that anger and when he saw Lennie was a bigger guy he just couldn’t stand that Lennie had what he wanted. (it shows that his insecurities get the best of him)
The main character George has caught my attention because he's very strong and cares for Lennie even though they have no relation to each other. George treats Lennie like a brother but yet he seems annoyed at times because Lennie is mentally slow and maybe doesn't process things as fast as George would like him to. An example of this can be found on page 6 when George says “Now, look- I’ll give him the work tickets, but you ain’t gonna say a word. You jus’ stand there and don’t say anything. If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are,we wont get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, were set. Ya got that?” This makes George interesting because this shows that he cares for Lennie by telling him that he is strong and that he is capable of work but also looking out for not only Lennie but himself by telling Lennie that he lacks smart speech and is slow in the head in a nicer way for Lennie to understand.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because he’s a thin well raised young man and the son of the “Boss” but yet he can get scrappy if he thinks the time's right and necessary especially with Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 15 of the PDF when George says “I seen that kind before. He was kinda feelin’ you out. He figures he’s got you scared and he’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets.” Lennie then says “I don’t want no trouble, Don’t let him sock me, George.” This makes Curley interesting because he is getting into Lennie’s head ahead of time wanting to sock him and Lennie is basically asking for Georges protection. Lennie is just being himself and doesn't want any harm. Lennie and George are only there to help themselves out to get money so they can buy a house and won't have to work for anyone but themselves.
I definitely agree with you on Curly trying to scare Lennie because he is bigger and Curly is shorter and Swamper says that Curly likes to pick fights with the bigger guys because he’s jealous of them. The Swamper says on page 26 “ Well . . . tell you what. Curly’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.” I think this shows that Curly just doesn’t like big guys and he is trying to scare Lennie. It also says on page 26 that George was trying to boost Lennies confidence by saying “ I seen plenty of tough little guys. But this Curly better not make no mistakes about Lennie. Lennie ain’t handy, but this Curly punk is gonna get hurt if he messes around with Lennie.” I think George is just trying to help him to not be scared.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he cares for and takes care of Lennie so much. However, he does that in spite of Lennie making things a lot harder for George. An example of this can be found on page 4 when George says, “An’ you ain’t gonna do no bad things like you done in Weed, neither.” Lennie soon says “They run us outa Weed,” he exploded triumphantly. This implies that Lennie has done something bad back at the old ranch that had gotten them kicked out. This makes George interesting because Lennie makes his life harder, such as him losing their jobs, but yet something is keeping George around Lennie and taking care of him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley’s wife has caught my attention because she is very flirtatious with the workers even though she is recently married. An example of this can be found on page 16 where it is described that “She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.” This makes Curley’s wife interesting because she tries to show off in front of other guys, while she is married.
That is an important and obvious fact about George and Lennie's relationship. Although, I think the way George is towards Lennie goes deeper. Perhaps something in his childhood. Lennie and George are not related but George cares for Lennie so much and doesn't leave. George is loyal to Lennie. This could also be super simple and just be because Lennie is slow and who wouldn't feel bad leaving a person who obviously needs someone to lead them a little ways.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he is a dude who complains about Lennie but has a soft spot for him. An example of this can be found on page 13 when George says, “No--look! I was jus’ foolin’, Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me. Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em.” This makes George interesting because before he was talking about not being able to have certain things because Lennie was always messing things up for him. Another example of this is on page 30 when George says, “Hide till I come for you. Don’t let nobody see you. Hide in the brush by the river. Say that over.” This also made me find George interesting because although George was complaining about how his life would be better without Lennie he protects him and tries to set Lennie up for success.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy/old swamper has caught my attention because of how he talked about the boss. An example of this can be found on page 20 when he says, “Well, he’s a pretty nice fella. Gets pretty mad sometimes, but he’s pretty nice.” This makes Candy interesting because he repeats the fact that the boss is nice twice as if he is debating it. Another example of this is on bottom of page 20 carrying on to 21 it says, “The old swamper looked quickly at him, and then shuffled to the door rubbing his whiskers and knuckles as he went. Them guys just come, he said, and shuffled past the boss and out the door.” I also found this to be an interesting part of Candy because although he told George and Lennie the boss was nice it seems like he’s afraid of the boss because instead of just walking past the boss the author decides to use the description of him shuffling past the boss rubbing his knuckles.
That's a good point that Candy and the other workers may be afraid of the boss. Do you think a part of why they may be afraid of the boss is because Curley, the boss's son works with them, so they feel as though they need to be extra careful with how they act? Maybe Curley tells his dad about some of the workers and things they say or do and they get punished or talked to by the boss. He seems very intimidating from the first impression we had of him, so they maybe they try to not set him off and that's why they seem nervous around him and are afraid of him.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he is trying to keep Lennie safe from the people on the ranch. An example of this can be found on page 32 when George tells Lennie:
ReplyDelete“Listen to me you crazy bastard. Don’t you even take a look at that woman. I don’t care what she says or what she does. I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be.”
This makes George interesting because he doesn’t want Lennie to get caught up with a flirtatious woman that is already married to a lightweight boxer that isn’t afraid to fight Lennie.
The minor character that caught my attention was Curley. He caught my attention because he is a total jerk to Lennie and George, and only cares for himself and his wife. An example of this can be found on page 25 when Curly says:
“By Christ, he’s gotta talk when spoke to, what the hell are you gettin’ in for?”
This makes Curly interesting because he doesn’t know that Lennie is, slow and can’t think when talked too.
I agree with what you said about Curley, I also feel another reason for why hes such a jerk is because hes so small and is insecure. So he feels the need to prove to people that he isn't soft like he might seem.
Deletei agree with what you said about curley, he seems to be super cocky cause his dad owns the place. i feel that because hes so cocky it has a huge influince on why he is such a jerk.
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because Lennie is a bit slow in the head so he’s kinda similar to a child. An example of this can be found on page’s 12-16 when Lennie keep saying “if you don’t want me i can go off in the hills and find a cave. I can go away anytime.” This makes Lennie interesting because he kept repeating himself so George was more positive when he talked to Lennie, like how younger children would do.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy has caught my attention because he tries to make everything seem better. An example of this can be found on page 18, when he was showing George and Lennie their bed’s and he said “tell you what --” he said finally “last guy that had this bed was a blacksmith --hell of a nice fella and as clean a guy as you want to meet. Used to wash his hands even after he ate.” This makes Candy interesting because he is telling George and Lennie that the bed is better then what it actually is, and so he seems like a positive guy.
The main character George has caught my attention because no matter how dumb Lennie may be George still always seems to care for him. An example of this can be found on page 12 when Lennie says “If you don’ want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time.” This makes George interesting because he is always reassuring Lennie that he wants him there with him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy has caught my attention because he tell George and Lennie what to expect on the ranch.An example of this can be found on page 20 when says Candy tells George “Well, he’s a pretty nice fella. Gets pretty mad sometimes, but he’s pretty nice.”This makes Candy interesting because he help George and Lennie when they needed it.
I agree with you. George has said more than once that he wishes for a life without Lennie, but whenever George has an opportunity to be without him, he always stays.
DeleteThe main character Lennie was really interesting to me and has caught my attention. Because he reminds me of some people who I have met. Mostly on his level of mentality and how he works. Sure George is really interesting to me too and I want to talk about both of them but I will focus on Lennie. An example can be found on page six after George finds that Lennie had a dead mouse in his pocket and demanded that Lennie gave it to him. And Lennie says this. “I could pet it while we walked along.” And also on page 11 when George scolds Lennie from retrieving the dead mouse George threw away. “ ‘You crazy son of a bitch. You keep me in hot water all the time.’ He took the elaborate manner of little girls when they are mimicking one another. ‘Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse.’ “ This makes Lennie interesting because I’ve worked with people on the autism spectrum before and the people are all about feeling and touching things. So it was very interesting to read that Lennie has to have the stimulation of touching something soft, like a mouse. So it was something that I thought was interesting about Lennie.
ReplyDeleteA minor character that caught my attention was Curley. This is because of his temper and hatred for guys who are taller than him. We can find this on page 25 after Curley walks into the Bunkhouse and presents himself to George and Lennie. “ ‘We just come in.’ Said George.
‘Let the big guy talk.’
Lennie twisted with embarrassment. George said ‘S’pose he don’t want to talk?’ Curley lashed his body around. ‘By christ he’s gotta talk when he’s spoke to. What the hell are you getting’ into it for?’
‘We travel together.’ Said George coldly. ‘Oh, so it’s that way.’ “ And from page 26 after the Swamper tells George and Lennie who Curley was, and George asks the question why Curley had a problem with Lennie. And the Swamper say’s this. “ ‘Well… tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.’ “ This caught my attention because I was like Curley once. Mostly because that Curley would get angry at Lennie for not speaking, I would always want a response out of anyone I talked to, and if they didn't say anything, I would get angry. So it was very interesting to read about Curley and how he deals with situations, especially stressful ones.
I agree with your thoughts on Lennie, he has the innocence of a child and that makes it difficult to interact with people like George does.
DeleteI enjoyed reading your thoughts on Lennie and his child-like behavior. I was wondering, though, what exactly about Lennie’s want to touch something soft (and, arguably, comforting) do you find interesting? For me, I think it’s amusing how he searches for this stimulation from anything. Examples of this are the woman’s dress (mentioned on page 11), mice (dead and alive ones, pages 9 and 10), and rabbits (mentioned during Lennie and George’s conversation about their goal on page 14--Lennie also specifically says he gets to take care of the rabbits). Although Lennie doesn’t directly state he wants the rabbits to pet, it can be interpreted as such because on page 16, he asks George if they could specifically have fluffy rabbits. Fluffy and soft can be considered synonyms. To have soft rabbits that he gets to tend to means he would be getting to touch and pet them, tying into his need for stimulation of touching something soft.
DeleteThe Main character that caught my attention was George. He caught my attention because he is very straightforward and kind of angry, but he also cares for Lennie. An example of this can be found on pages 11 and 13 when he went on his rant and said, “An’ whatta I got. I got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get,” but he then says, “No- look! I was jus’ foolin’ Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me.” This makes George interesting because he seems to think that he’s making the wrong choice by staying with Lennie, but he chooses not to leave.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention is Curly. He caught my attention because he’s very short-tempered and mad at George and Lennie without even knowing them. An example of this can be found on page 25 when Curly looks at Lennie and George and immediately gets mad from just looking at them. He then gets mad at George for answering for Lennie, and gets mad at Lennie for not answering when spoken to. This makes Curly interesting because he doesn’t even know Lennie and George, yet he gets angry just by looking at them.
I agree with you that george does care for lennie because similar to what you said george gets really mad at lennie but then he cools down and reassures lennie and tells him he’s not a bad person he just needs to learn to remember and listen better.
DeleteSo i think this comment is very good and reliable. And your info is very spot on.
I agree with with your thoughts about George. I feel like he is very indecisive and he doesn’t chose to leave Lennie because I think that in some way he cares for him. It is true that on the surface he acts very frustrated and angry but at the same time he chooses not to leave Lennie which makes him really interesting. The details that the author gives after Georges little rants toward Lennie show his somewhat compassion for Lennie and that engages the reader on George because of his character and personality.
DeleteI agree with you on George because he could have just dumped him on the side of the road and left. But, he always stayed with Lennie. I personally see their relationship as a love hate relationship in a joking way. Even if he were to leave Lennie for thinking that staying with him is a mistake, would him leaving be the true mistake?
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because he’s innocent like a child.
ReplyDeleteAn example of this can be found on page 11 when George says “Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress—jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse—Well, how the hell did she know you jus’ wanted to feel her dress? She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse."
This makes Lennie interesting because it shows how he was interested in the girls dress and didn’t know to let go when she wanted him to stop.
The minor character Slim has caught my attention because he acts very friendly.
An example of this can be found on page 34 when Slim says “Hope you get on my team,” he said. His voice was very gentle. “I gotta pair of punks on my team that don’t know a barley bag from a blue ball."
This makes Slim interesting because he could of just said hi and moved on with his day instead he tries to get to know George and Lennie some what.
I agree with you because Lennie is really innocent and never really seems to know what is happening, why it happens, or why he can't do all of the this he wants to do.
DeleteI agree with you because Lennie is innocent and doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. So when he does things he thinks its okay.
DeleteI agree with you on Slim, the way he said that he had two punks on his team was in a friendly and funny way to make George and Lennie welcome to the ranch. He might have also known, or had a clue to that they would be on his team.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he is dedicated and is desired to find a job but it is hard for him to do this when he has Lennie with him because every job that these 2 have had together Lennie always ends up getting them fired and all George wants is to make money and keep a job.he also also shows 0 attachment to Lennie but yet still manages to keep up with what Lennie does and how he acts.An example of this can be found on page 5 when it explains how much the cards and bus tickets mean to George because in order to get a job they both need work tickets so it is important that both of them have it.This makes the story interesting because the author stresses the importance of how bad Lennie and George need to get a job but they can’t without the work tickets.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that has caught my attention is Curley’s wife because even though she has everything she needs she still seems to be ungrateful and unfaithful.An example of this can be found on page 31 where it explains how stuck up and ungrateful Curley’s wife is.This makes the story interesting because I want to know if Curley and his wife end of staying together.
I agree with what you had to say about Curley's wife, she is extremely promiscuous. It truly shows how ungrateful she is.
DeleteI disagree with what you said about George, he does care about Lennie and it shows through his actions in the story. Like when Lennie says that he can just go live in a cave somewhere. George doesn't let him because he doesn't want Lennie to get lost or possibly die out in the wilderness. it also shows through George's perseverance with taking Lennie with him when he could have easily left him somewhere earlier
DeleteThe main character that has caught my attention is George because he is always talking about how much better his life would be without Lennie holding him back. An example of this can be found on page 11 when George says “God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easily”. This makes George seem so interesting because he wants to get rid of lennie and live on his own but George wants the best for lennie and won’t leave him by himself because he would never make it out their in the real world.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that has caught my attention is Curley’s Wife because she is a bit of a “tart” and she is so flirtatious with lennie. An example of this could be found on page 31 “she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward”. This makes curleys wife seem more interesting because i think that curley's wife acts like a “tart” so that curley will get into a fight with the new guys and get them fired.
I agree with the second paragraph, but I don't think George wants to get rid of Lennie, and he didn't really mean what he said. Otherwise he would've let him go already.
DeleteI agree with the first paragraph. George acts like a sort of parent to Lennie. he gets mad at Lennie and acts like he is a burden but he only wants Lennie to live a good life. and at the ranch when Lennie wants to leave because the people there are mean. George doesnt let him because that is the only way for them to get the life they want
DeleteI agree with the first paragraph because in a way George really wants the best for Lennie and nothing but the best and that's why i feel like George is always on top of everything Lennie does because he wants Lennie to get a job and to make it in the real world.But I also disagree with the fact that you said Lennie could never make it in the real world because in reality he really could he just has to really listen to what george is telling him and take it into consideration
DeleteI don't necessarily agree with the first paragraph even though George has said many things that make it seem as if he no longer wants Lennie however he want's the best for Lennie no matter what he says. For example on page 12 and 13 where George get's angry and lashes out on Lennie so Lennie tell's George he could go off and live in a cave but George prevents him from doing it due to the fact he knows Lennie has no one to rely on besides George.
DeleteThe main character Lennie caught my attention with how he keeps copying George in his actions. An example of this is found on page 4, “drew up his knees and embraced them. Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly.” Another example is on page 19, “George lifted his tick and looked underneath it. He leaned over and inspected the sacking closely. Immediately Lennie got up and did the same with his bed. This makes Lennie interesting because it shows how he’s attempting to be like George. In a way it’s like a younger brother looking up to an older brother.
ReplyDeleteA minor character that caught my attention is Curley. He caught my attention because he’s extremely short-tempered and he wants to fight bigger guys like Lennie. This can be shown on page 26 when Candy says, “He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.” This can also be shown on page 25, “He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists. He stiffened and went into a slights crouch.” This makes Curley interesting because it shows how he is always wanting to fight even if the other person did nothing to him.
I agree with you about Curly. He doesn't even know George and Lennie yet but he got mad just by looking at them.
DeleteYou made a well founded point about Curley. He immediately judged Lennie and George when he first walked into the room. He almost acts as if being the “boss’s son” gives him a safety blanket to do what he wants without feeling bad about it. He was very quick to snap at Lennie when he didn’t respond to his questions. He thinks he has the right to act high and mighty and treat people poorly. He is clearly short wired, on page 25 the author wrote, “His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped. He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie.” We find this line right after the paragraph where we are informed he walked into the room, showing he was quick to create a negative notion about them without have a conversation amongst the two.
DeleteI think that Lennie looking at George as someone to copy from means a lot. Lennie has made many mistakes, however he continues to try his best to not cause trouble. This in fact could be an interesting to see because we may be able to see Lennie grow as a person. It will get more interesting to see what happens when Lennie has to deal with Curley, will he try to handle it as if he were George? Or will he go hide away?
DeleteThat's a tough question to think about now, because I could see Lennie going either way if something were to happen between him and Curley.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he sees the world in a more sensible way than Lennie and all the other characters. An example of this can be found on page 37 when george said “ Ya know, Lennie, i’m scared i’m gonna tangle with that bastard myself. I hate his guts. Jesus Christ! Come on. They won’t be a damn thing left to eat.” This makes George interesting because he don't want to fight the cocky “lightweight boxer”.
ReplyDeleteThe miner character Curley caught my attention because he’s being a bit disrespectful to Lennie and George. An example of this can be found on page 37 when Curley says “you seen a girl around here? he demanded angrily.” This makes Curley interesting because he thinks he controls the world and everyone in it just because he’s the son of the farm owner. (and no he doesn't see the world the same way at the main character because he only cares about himself and he is a cocky person and thinks the world revolves around him.)
The main character Lennie has caught my attention because he is not the smartest character in the story by far but he has one of the biggest impacts, showing how he is a big and strong person but also is very soft and innocent. An example of this can be found on page 6 when Lennie and George say “What you want a dead mouse for anyways?”, “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along”. This make Lennie interesting because as he looks big and mean on the outside he acts the opposite, he hasn't gotten aggressive once but instead keeps himself content with soft things, like the woman's dress in Weed that Lennie just wanted to feel but he was giving the crowd around him that he was trying to touch the lady instead of her dress.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because he is described a very small man but is looking for a fight with Lennie just because he is big. An example can be found on page 25-26 when Lennie says “we jus’ come in” Curley replies “ well nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to”. This makes Curley interesting because he feels like he needs to prove himself because he is small so he acts tough to all the biggest people at the ranch so he can get his point across that you shouldn't mess with him, no matter how small he is, he also has an advantage over everybody else because his dad owns the ranch so he can't be kicked out no matter how much trouble he causes with the other workers.
I like how you said lennie is not the smartest person but has one of the biggest impacts.
DeleteThe main Character George has caught my attention because he is sticking with Lennie even though Lennie gets him in trouble. An example of this can be found on page 11 when George said “just’ wanted to feel the girls dress-- just’ wanted to pet it like it was mouse” this makes it interesting because he could of jest lennie to survive by himself but he didn't.
ReplyDeleteThe minor charter Curley has caught my attention because tried to pick a fight with Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 26 when Candy(the old man) said “We'll… tell you what. Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys” this makes it interesting because he could get Lennie and George in trouble.
I agree with you because George cant trust Lennie to on his own because of his mental deffest. As you stated that Lennie will go up to a girl and try to pet her dress which would get him in a lot of trouble.
DeleteI disagree because although it may look like Lennie is trying to get him in trouble that is never his intentions because its just Lennie being Lennie.But you have to realize that George is doing everything he can for Lennie and George is trying to prevent Lennie from getting them in trouble and to keep a job.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because George is a small man yet he’s so brave to snap about other people. An example of this can be shown on pg 37, George says “Ya know, Lennie, I’m scared I’m gonna tangle with that bastard myself. I hate his guts. Jesus Christ! Come on. They won’t be a damn thing left to eat.” This makes George interesting because in this chapter they meet Curely, the ranch owners’ son and if something happens between Curley and George, it won’t go well.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was Candy because he’s an old man and he was the first to meet the two main characters, George and Lennie. He also has a dog that is old like him. But he also caught my attention because he overheard George yelling at Lennie. An example of this can be shown on pg 13 on the PDF, “I wasn’t listenin’, I was jus’ standin’ in the shade a minute scratchin’ my dog. A guy on a ranch don’t don’t never listen nor he don’t ask no questions.” This makes Candy interesting because he may be the first to figure out that Lennie has a mental disability and why George won’t let him speak.
ReplyDeleteThe main character lennie has caught my attention because the way he thinks.
An example of this can be found on page 12 when lennie says "id find things george. I don't need no nice food with ketchup. Id lay out in sun and nobody'd hurt me. An’ if i foun a mouse, i could keep it. Nobody’d take it from me."
This makes lennie interesting because he doesnt think about what he would eat, who he would talk to and how he would make money to survive.
The minor character Curley has caught my attention because he doesn’t like Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 14 when Curley says “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.” Curley was speaking to Lennie and it seemed like he was giving him a hard time because he doesnt talk. This makes Curley interesting because he just met Lennie and is already giving him a hard time. I think Curley is doing this because Lennie is tall and he’s a short guy. Curley might have something against tall guys. On page 14 Swamper says to George “Well, tell you what. Curley’s like alot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.” Based on the way Curley treated Lennie the first time, it makes me think that Swamper is kinda right and this is Curley’s perspective on big guys.
The main character George caught my attention when he took Lennie’s mouse and threw it into the brush. An example of this can be found on page 8 and 9, when George says “You gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you”, and then he throws the mouse on page 9. This makes it interesting because the mouse wasn’t really bothering George and he didn’t have a good reason to take the mouse away from him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley’s wife has caught my attention because she’s unappreciative and a “tart”, on page 31 she she tries to make herself noticeable when “she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.”, and flirts with them like she isn’t with Curley.
I agree about her being a “tart” . She does not need to be flirting around and getting “jiggy” with the other ranchers.
DeleteI can agree with what you said about Curley's wife because she is indeed unappreciative because of the supporting evidence it shows she is also a "tart". but one thing you may want to add is that she is self centered because she does throw herself at them like she is not Curley's wife.
DeleteLogan... "she tries to make herself noticeable when “she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.”, and flirts with them like she isn’t with Curley."
DeleteThe main Character George has caught my attention because no matter how much Lennie annoys him he still manages to deal with him. An example of this is when page 5 says “God, you’re a lot of trouble,” said George. “I could get along so easy and so
ReplyDeletenice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” he says so much harsh stuff to lennie that he doesn't necessarily mean he just says it out of frustration. The Author makes it seem as if George is forced to take care of lennie which instead it's George deciding to take care of lennie.
The minor character Curley has caught my attention because he acts like he is the boss of the ranch and everyone needs to respect him because he is the son of the owner of the ranch. He seems to already dislike lennie without actually even talking to him. An example of this is on page 26 “Curley’s pretty handy. He done quite a
bit in the ring. He’s a lightweight, and he’s handy.”
“Well, let him be handy,” said George. “He don’t have to take after Lennie.
Lennie didn’t do nothing to him. What’s he got against Lennie?”
The swamper considered . . . . “Well . . . . tell you what. Curley’s like alot of
little guys. He hates big guys" This makes Curley intersting because he hates everyone who is taller than him without knowing them personally. Also since everyone is somewhat afraid of Curley either because his father owns the ranch or because he is a boxer. So if a bigger guy were to try and fight Curley would go against the bigger guy and tell him to pick on someone his own size only to get jumped by Curley and his friends
You make a vaild point when you say "no matter how much Lennie annoys him he still manages to deal with him" I agree because george could just leave but he doesent. That is what makes me see that george thinks of lenny as a brother. Not just a distraction.
DeleteBoth main characters caught my attention. George and Lennie, these are the only characters we see in chapter 1. George is small, smart, and cares about his friend Lennie. Lennie is a large man with serious mental deficits, he is extremely innocent and wants the best for George even though he feels as if he’s holding him back. One of the things that both George and Lennie desire is to make enough money to one day “we’re gonna have a little house and a couple acres an’ a cow and some pigs ‘an live off the fatta the land’” they want to be happy. One of Georges barriers is Lennie and Lennie's barrier is his mental deficit and his constant forgetfulness.
ReplyDeleteCurley’s wife is promiscuous or ‘tart’ as they refer to her in the story. She acts as if shes not married and it's very interesting.
You made a very good point when you say that Lennie innocent. He is very innocent, he does not know what is right and wrong, like a child, because of his mental deficits.
DeleteI like that you used quotes from the book for evidence of your statements
DeleteBut i feel like you could add more evidence for other parts of you comment such as
When you said george feels that lennie is holding him back you should say why or what he is doing to make george feel that way. And when you said so one day and then added the quote you should have said to one day be able to say
i agree with you in the you about curlys girlfriend and how she acts how she isn't even married
DeleteI agree with you about Lennie being completely innocent but I also disagree when you say that both George and Lennie’s desire is to make money. I feel like just George wants the money and all Lennie wants are puppies and rabbits. Lennie tries to do everything the way George wants, he wants to make him happy and proud so he might just be agreeing with George about wanting money when he really feels a different way.
DeleteThe main character that has caught my attention the most is Lennie. This is because Lennie is not that “bright” and he has to be repeatedly reminded.This can be found on page 6 when George to Lennie “Well you ain't getting no mice while you walk with me. You remember where we’re goin’ now?” and Lennie responds with “I forgot again.” Lennie also shows his “forgetfulness” on page 4 when Lennie asks George where they are going. George then gets mad and snaps at Lennie for forgetting where they are going,and having to tell him again and Lennie tries to tell him that he tried not to forget.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that has caught my attention the most is Curley's wife. This is because she is very flirtatious with the other guys at the ranch. An example of this can be found on page 31 when she said “oh!”,”She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward”. This intrigues me because she is not only married but flirting with the guys that Curley knows and works with.
I agree, she is very flirty with the other men at the ranch and just likes to throw herself out there even though she is married to curley then tries to take advantage of them. I also wonder how much curley really cares and knows everything going on.
DeleteI agree, Lennie is very forgetfull about what people tell him, hes more just in his own world and believe's everything people tell him because he doesnt remember most things so he wouldnt really know.
DeleteThe main character that most caught my attention was Lennie because of his desire for small animals.Usually a grown man like Lennie wouldn’t be so obsessed with bunnies or puppies. His actions in the story also draw more attention to him than George, he is forgetful and has a childlike perspective towards things that happen in the story such as on page 33 where Lennie says “let's Go, George. Le’s get outta here. It’s mean here.” He seems to be the only one who is concerned about people being mean while George is more concerned about Lennie doing something that gets him into a bad situation with the people at the ranch and getting them run out of it.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that most caught my attention was Candy, or the “old swamper”. He caught my attention because he is the only character that isn't a sort of antagonist in the story. He hasn't tried to fight anybody like Curly, He also hasn't drowned 4 puppies like Slim, and he also isn’t trying to get anything out of Lennie like the boss. He is the only one at the ranch that is neutral in the story
The main character Lennie caught my attention because of how he behaves and acts in different situations. He always wants to have the right intentions but he doesn't always act or solve the problem in the right way for different situations that he's been in. For example on page 11 George is angry at Lennie when they're about to eat the beans he says "I got you! You can't keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’
ReplyDeletekeep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You
get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out.” showing that Lennie doesn't consider the consequences when he means the best for him and george.
The minor character that catches me attention is curley's wife because she secretly flirts with other men at the ranch and curley is too blind to see it because he just thinks she's faithful when really she is a "tart" and on page 31 she is found flirting with both Lennie and slim while there both in the same room at the same time, then they also know shes married.So that's interesting that she could take advantage of Lennie knowing him.
I agree with you on your minor character because curley doesn't know that his wife is talking to everyone else and talking to a bunch of different guys at the ranch
DeleteI agree with you about Lennie because at different situations Lennie acts different and how he wants to the right things but sometimes that doesn't happen.
DeleteI agree with you about Lennie. Since he has a childish state of mind he believes practically anything is okay unless told it's not and even after he get's told what's wrong and what's right he tends to forget and does it continuously. However I don't see how Curley is too blind to see that his wife is cheating on him, in my opinion she does it when he's not around so it's not that he's too blind to see it.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he is a very strong person. He is like a big brother to Lennie and is always doing what is best for the both of them and is greatly admired by Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 13 and 14 when George says, “Well,” said George, ‘we’ll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens. And when it rains in the winter, we’ll just say the hell with goin’ to work, and we’ll build up a fire in the stove and set around it an’ listen to the rain comin’ down on the roof—Nuts!” This makes George interesting because he tells Lennie about their future together even though he doesn’t think it will happen to give Lennie to work for.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character old swamper has caught my attention because he seems to want friends and is a gossip. An example of this can be found on page 27 when the old swamper says, “Don’t tell Curley I said none of this. He’d slough me. He just don’t give a damn. Won’t ever get canned ‘cause his old man’s the boss.” This makes the old swamper interesting because only knowing George and Lennie for minute he already is telling them information that could get him in trouble.
That is questionable about the part of him being a gossip because he could be watching out for them and telling George and Lennie about the men on the ranch and what to watch out for.
DeleteThe character that caught my attention the most is George. I like how he cares and sticks up for Lennie even if doing that makes having a job a struggle. With Lennie’s disabilities it is hard for him to make the right decisions. If Lennie gets in trouble, George feels responsible to take care of him and make sure he doesn't get caught which can cause him to lose his job and find a new one too. George wants the best for Lennie, one example of this is on page 13 when Lennie said, “If you don't want me, you only jus’ got to say so, and i'll go off in those hills right there-right up in those hills and live by myself. An’ I wont get no mice stole from me.” George said, “I want you to stay with me Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn't like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead.” This makes George interesting because even though he could leave Lennie, he chooses to care for him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because of how rude he is to people that did nothing to him. An example of this can be found on page 25, “His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped. He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists. He stiffened and went into a slight crouch. His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious. Lennie squirmed under the look and shifted his feet nervously. Curley stepped gingerly close to him. “You the new guys the old man was waitin’ for?” This makes Curley interesting because he is quick to judge people and overall rude.
I completely agree with you about George, like when you said even though he could leave Lennie, he chooses to care for him. George seems like he wants Lennie gone because he always talks about how easy his life would be without out him but you’re right about how if Lennie gets in trouble, George is there to get him out of it and take care of him all the time. He looks out for him when Lennie keeps messing up.
DeleteLennie although perceived as annoying or dumb is an interesting character. He can’t differ right from wrong, which evidently causes trouble. For example on page six of the PDF George says, “Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse. She yells and we got to sneak out in the dark and get outa the country.” Lennie simply wanted to touch the soft material, as he saw it no different to the soft fur of a mouse. Lennie is also a bit selfless as he tries not to help George. He tells George, “If you don’ want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time.” Throughout all these chapters Lennie does/tries to do what is asked of him, such as staying quiet, completing tasks etc. Even though Lennie might not be the most bright, he still tries his best to stay out of trouble.
ReplyDeleteA minor character that has caught my attention is Curley’s wife. She’s a flirt, which can cause major problems later on. On page 14 of the PDF the old swamper states, “I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An’ I seen her give Carlson the eye.” Even though she’s married it doesn’t stop her from eyeing Slim and Carlson. Page 15 shows Slim is aware as he tells her, “Well, you ain’t tryin’ very hard. I seen him goin’ in your house.” This causes her to become apprehensive and leave. The book states Curley and his wife had been married for only two weeks, which can be why Curley hasn’t noticed. Curley’s wife can cause some serious problems for Lennie, especially due to the fact that Curley doesn’t like him already.
I don't think lennie is what you call selfish because he does try to help george. But also wants wants george to treat him right and wants to feel accepted.Although I do agree with your statement of curley's wife somewhat but maybe throughout this story the real reason curley's wife is such a flirt is due to curly himself. She probably just wants the attention she isn't getting from curly or maybe in worse cases is getting treated badly by curly behind closed doors, I mean just by the way she interacts with the others shows maybe something is going on. As readers already have the insight on curley being mean for no reason to the other men this could show how curley treats his wife.But again these are just my thoughts on the subject and could be erratic throughout the story.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because he keeps trying to have things go his way but nothing ever does. For example when lennie pet the girls dress because he thought it felt like a mouse and then they had to run and he is angry about it. George says he hates lennie but then he covers for him in bad situations. so i like that even though george gets mad he always helps lennie when he needs it. And at this point george should have left lennie but he didn’t because he does still care for lennie.i think that that’s cool and it shows who george really is as a person and as a friend to lennie.he also helps out with lennie when lennie can’t remember certain things he helps him find strategies to co-op with it
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was the old swamper because he sees the world as anything goes and where it’s okay to lock up people that are black and say bad things and do bad things to them. So i don’t think he hates them i think it’s more how he was taught with the other workers. And he is misguided.
DeleteThe main character George caught my attention because all though he has no attachment to to Lennie he still decides to take care of him he makes it his job to take care after him. George sometimes shows anger towards Lennie but still wants the best for him he tries to get a job for him and Lennie. He knows that their is a chance of Lennie getting in trouble again but he knows he has to take care after Lennie. He promises Lennie and ranch with so much different animals (pg.14) he knows that Lennie can cost him the job but he is willing to take the risk of taking care. When they arrive at the ranch he knows he will have to do the talking for Lennie (pg22) the boss thinks that George is trying to pull something on Lennie and steal his pay that he gets but he is not trying to take his pay he just does not want Lennie to cost them the job the boss finally stops talking and he just says that they will have to work in the afternoon. But later after the boss leaves his son Curley comes he talks to George and Lennie but when he says something to Lennie he notices that George anserws for him he finds something suspicious he asks for George to let him respond for himself.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley caught my attention because he is a very intresting character he is the son of the boss of George and Lennie. Curley went to the cook house “His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped”. He glanced coldly at at George and Lennie when he talks to them and notices that George is doing all the talking for both of them he ask Lennie to talk but George said he does not like to talk then he says “ well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.’’(pg26) then Curley walks out and George talks to Lennie and says that they might have problem with Curley because they think that he has something out for big people because he is small. Lennie ask George to make sure he does not sock him George said he will. The swamper says “Curley’s pretty handy. He done quite a bit in the ring. He’s a lightweight, and he’s handy”(pg26).
Lennie and George have caught my attention mostly because they are main characters but because Lennie obviously has a MD , for example on page 16 he said “let's have different colored rabbits fluffy ones”, and on page 5 through 6 Lennie and George argue over a dead mouse,and he tries hiding the mouse from George, and when George asked for the mouse he says ”I aint got nothin, honest George” he really doesn't want George to have the mouse Lennie wants to keep it and pet it but George doesn't want him to keep it cause its dead and gross. And Lennie has a horrible memory because George has to repeat himself over and over.
ReplyDeleteAnd George is aggravated by Lennie and he still sticks his neck out for him ,and looks after him, like on page 6 he was telling Lennie what to do and what to do if he's in trouble. And even tho Lennie was talking about going up to a cliff and living in the mountains him and even though George was so mad he still says “I want you to stay with me, Lennie. No, you stay with me”on page 13. He ran up and down half way across the country from getting in trouble and was chased out of a town by some men for grabbing a girls skirt, but Lennie obviously doesn't know better.
Although both George and Lennie are both very interesting and are very appealing to me, George more so caught my eye more than Lennie did. This is more do to the fact that George keeps his promises and he has unwavering loyalty to Lennie even after all the trouble Lennie’s caused him. But that might be because George relies on something from Lennie like how Lennie is really dependent of George. Though at the very beginning I thought that he might take care of Lennie for the control or power he’s gained over Lennie but now not so much. I get this from page 13 when George got mad at Lennie and then Lennie ignores him then says “If you don’t want me, you only just gotta say so, and I’ll go live by myself. An’ I won’t get no mice stole from me”. George then says “ I want you to stay with me Lennie”. Also on page 11 he seems to feel guilty after yelling at Lennie cause it says in the book “His anger left him suddenly. He looked across the fire at Lennie’s anguished face,and then he looked ashamedly at the flames. These pieces of evidence show that George truly does care how Lennie feels and that he does wish Lennie will stay with him.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few minor characters that concern me of there intents with George and Lennie. But I will just name two and those two are Curley and Curley’s wife but Curley concerns me more then his wife with George but if I did Lennie I would choose Curley’s wife over Curley. The reason why I’m more concerned with Curley is because George even said on page 27. “This guy Curley sounds like a son-of-a-bitch to me. I don’t like mean little guys”. The final reason is that George said to Lennie on page 37. “Ya know, Lennie, I’m scared I’m gonna tangle with that bastard myself. I hate his guts. Jesus Christ! Come on. They won’t be a damn thing left to eat.” These two pieces of evidence both show how if Curley keeps acting like he know everything and that he’s the boss that George might get fired for fighting him.
The main character George has caught my attention because .
ReplyDeleteAn example of this can be found on page 21/22 when he says The boss pointed a playful finger at Lennie.”He ain’t much of a talker,is he?_No hr ain’t but he’s sure a hell of a good worker."
This makes George interesting because it shows that he really cares about Lennie and it shows on this page because he stands up for him.
The minor character Curley has caught my attention because an
example of this can be found on page 26 when Curley says Curley stared levelly at him. “Well nex’ time you answer when you’re spoken to. He turned to the door and walked out,and his elbows were still bent out a little"
This makes Curley interesting because I wonder why he’s so mean to everybody like what happened before to make him so mean.
The main character George has caught my attention because he is letting Lenny get a dog. An example of this can be found on page 36 when George says " “Yeah” ! George said, “ I heard him, Lenny i'll ask him”." This makes George interesting because he was giving Lenny a hard time about him having rabbits and mice, but when he ask if he can have a dog, he says, sure.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because he acts like the boss of the ranch. An example of this can be found on page 25 when curly says "hey, let the big guy talk." As he was referring to himself. This makes curly interesting because even though his dad is the boss he thinks whenever he is not around he can just boss people around.
The main character George has caught my attention because He is responsible. An example of this can be found on page 5 when George says "Think i’d let you carry your own work card?."
ReplyDeleteThis makes George interesting because he knows that Lennie would lose his work card.
The minor character that has caught my attention is the boss because he is all about being strict.
An example of this can be found on page 22 when The Boss says "Then why don’t you let him answer?." This makes The Boss interesting because he seems more strict than usual with George and Lennie.
The main character George has caught my attention because he protects and cares for Lennie even though Lennie is a burden to him and gets him into trouble. An example of this can be found on page 7 of PDF when George says “you crazy son-of-a-b*tch. You always keep me in hot water.” On page 7 he also said to Lennie “I want you to stay with me Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me.” This makes George interesting to me because, even though Lennie says stupid things, isn’t very bright, and always gets himself and George in trouble, George still keeps him around even though he could have gotten rid of him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curly has caught my attention because of his rudeness when he first meets George and Lennie and how he is jealous and intimidated of Lennie because of how big he is. An example of this is on page 13 of the PDF when the swamper says “Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He's all time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he's mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.” This is interesting to me because why be mad at someone just because they are bigger than you? He acts like a rude child.
The main character George caught my attention because I like how when he wants something he keeps going until he gets it. For example on page 9 George just wants to stay focused on what he wants which is getting a nice ranch and getting a job for it, but Lennie is being his dumb self and stopping him by distracting him. For example George gets frustrated and says “George stood up and threw the mouse as far as he could into the darkening brush, and then he stepped into the pool and washed his hands”. As they story keeps going on it shows that George is more focused on getting a job and ranch more than Lennie is.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley interested my attention because he may be little but he acts tough and doesn’t let anyone stand in his way. An example I found where he's acts this way is on page 6 when Curley says “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to”. This quote shows that he Curley is trying to be bigger than he looks because he’s the bosses son. And when his dad is gone that’s when he decides to boss people around. Maybe he acts different when his dad is around.
The main character that caught my attention is George because even though Lennie annoys him so much he still deals with him. An example of this is in page 7 when they have this conversation, Lennie avoided the bait. He had sensed his advantage. “If you don’t want me, you only jus’ got to say so, and I’ll go off in those hills right there—right up in those hills and live by myself. An’ I won’t get no mice stole from me.” George said, “I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me”. He might say a lot of stuff to Lennie but he still recognizes that he is an important person for him.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention is Curley’s wife because she kind of secretly flirts with the guys in the ranch. An example of this is in page 31 when this happens, “oh!”, she put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward. This just shows how obvious it is that she is flirting.
The main character Lennie has caught my attention because he was different with everyone because he was mental slow and he prefer soft things. Also an example of this that can be found in page 5 when it said “Uh-uh jus’ a dead mouse,George. I didn’t kill it. Honest! I found it.I found it dead.”I found this interesting because people don’t bring dead animals with them.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because when he meet George and Lennie.And example of this is found in page 25 and 26 when Curley said “Let the big guy talk.” Lennie twisted in embarrassment. George said,”S’pose he don’t want to talk?” Curley lashed his body around. “By Christ, he’s gotta talk when he’s spoke to.What the hell are you gettin’ into it for? “We travel together” said George coldly.And when he talk to the swamper about Curley found on page 26 “You seen that glove on his left hand?” “Yeah I seen it””Well it full of Vaseline” It shows that he was dirty and George was disgusted by him
The main character George has caught my attention because he seems very grumpy but also seems caring towards lennie and takes care of him through the way.An example of this can be found on page 9 in the text george states “I aint takin it away jus’ for meanness.That mouse ain't fresh, Lennie; and besides, you broke it pettin it.You get another mouse that’s fresh and I’ll let you keep it a little while.” This makes it interesting because it shows that george tries to make lennie happy even though george gets sick of him, he isn't always grumpy.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character curly has caught my attention because he is rude and his wife is very flirtatious he doesn't even notice.Also the other’s have said he likes to start fights with bigger guys as seen on pg 26 “curley's like a lot of little guys.He hates big guys .He's all time picking scraps with big guys.Kind of like hes at em because he aint a big guy” this shows how jealous he is of lennie and likes to start fights with bigger men.
The main character George has caught my attention because we alike .
ReplyDeleteAn example of this can be found on page 26 when George says "I seen plenty of tough little guys but this Curley better not make no mistakes about Lennie. Lennie ain't handy but this Curley punk is gonna get hurt if he messes around with Lennie."
This makes George interesting because he stands up for his friend if some one messes with them .
The minor character Curley has caught my attention because he don't like Lennie .
An example of this can be found on page 26 when the old man says "He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain't a big guy."
This makes Curley interesting because he don’t like big guys because he a small guy.
The main character Lennie has caught my attention because he is a unique and sensitive character. An example of this can be found on page 16 when George says “What do you want of a dead mouse anyways?” Then Lennie's answers “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.” This makes Lennie different compared to most people because he wanted to keep and pet something soft for comfort even if its a dead animal, not realizing it's not something someone would normally do.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy, the swamper, has caught my attention because he seems to be trustworthy and knows a lot about other people in the book. An example of this can be found on page 28 when Candy says “You won’t tell Curley nothing I said?” This shows that he is trustworthy because if he can trust George and Lennie to keep his secrets then they could probably trust him too. This makes him interesting because he might be someone in the book that George and Lennie can go to for help if they need it.
I agree with you on how Lennie has a unique and sensitive character because when they are walking in chapter 1 he has that dead mouse and it petting in as a sense of comfort to him.
DeleteI strongly agree with this, I like that you were able to make a connection/prediction between the characters and infer that in the future they will be able to ask Curley for help if they needed it. George and Lennie seemed to have problems with everyone else at their new job except for Curley, that makes him stand out. George trusted his opinions on Curley and was able to trust him with his feelings about him as well.
DeleteThe main character George has caught my attention because of the way he acts towards Lennie. An example of this can be found on page 4 when George says " So you forgot awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard." This makes George interesting because Lennie has a disability and he acts that way to him just doesn't seem right.
ReplyDeleteThe main character that caught is Curley because of the way he acts towards people and is not afraid to fight larger people. An example of this is found on page when he says “Tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain’t you? Always scrappy?” This makes Curley interesting because of the fact he isn’t afraid to fight anyone not matter how big they are.
I disagree with you, George got upset and said something he shouldn't of, but don't we all do that? He felt bad about saying it when he thought about what he said, he isn't heartless, he cares for Lennie's feelings and understands that he has disabilities and doesn't know right from wrong in every situation. He doesn't act like that to Lennie, he is extremely kind to him given the fact that Lennie doesn't make his life easy. He got frustrated with Lennie for forgetting a simple instruction that he has repeated many times. All of this is understandable, George is human and people make mistakes but mistakes don't define who they are.
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because its seems as though he enjoys making George feel ashamed, when George calls him out, on pages 11 and 12, and afterwards Lennie makes him feel ashamed by saying “If you don’t want me i can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. i can go away any time.” and then George feels bad and tells him how he doesn’t really mean what he said and he wants to take care of him. This makes Lennie interesting because it feels as though he gets a kick from it, as if it makes him feel more wanted or something.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Candy has caught my attention also because he seems very suspicious. An example of this can be found on page 18 and 19 when Candy says "Why . . . he . . . just quit, the way a guy will." This makes Candy interesting because the “ . . .” means that he paused between the two words, which may mean he was think of something quick to say, and he could be lying.
I agree completely that Lennie makes George feel bad sometimes just to make George say nice things that Lennie likes
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because he said that he like soft thing like mice.
ReplyDeleteAn example of this can be found on page 5 when Lennie says "Jus’ a dead mouse, George .I didn't’ kill it Honest! I found it. I found it dead.’’
This makes Lennie interesting because he like soft.
The main character George has caught my attention because George is sarcastic.
An example of this can be found on page i 13 when George says "when he say yeah you can have red and blue and green
rabbit."
This makes George interesting because he’s sarcastic.
George is sarcastic when George and lennie are buy the campfire and oh yeah when we get to the place they are looking for and said we can have all kind of animal like chicken mice cow and all that.
The main character that caught my attention was George because the is very protective of Lennie and George reminds me of myself because I have a brother with disabilities who I am very protective of. An example of this can be found on page 29 when George says “Look, Lennie! This here ain’t no setup. I’m scared. You gonna have trouble with that Curley guy. I seen that kind before. He was kinda feelin’ you out. He figures he’s got you scared and he’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets.” this is interesting because even though George has no attachment to Lennie he still takes care of him like one of his own. And anyone else would leave Lennie after they got sick of Lennie.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character that caught my attention was Curly was because he’s the bosses son and because of that he thinks that he can do whatever he wants only because he’s the bosses son. An example of this can be found on page 14 of the PDF when George said, “S’pose he don’t want to talk?” Curley lashed his body around. “By Christ, he’s gotta talk when he’s spoke to. What the hell are you gettin’ into it for?” “We travel together,” said George coldly. “Oh, so it’s that way.” George was tense, and motionless. “Yeah, it’s that way.” this makes things interesting because Curly gets into a lot of fights with “big fellas” because he does not like them but nobody is going to say something because there scared of Curly.
The main character George caught my attention because he kinda reminds me of myself because he says things he doesn't mean when he's mad. An example of this is can be found on page 13 when George says "No-look! I was jus' foolin', Lennie. 'Cause I want you to stay with me. Trouble with mice is you always kill 'em." After saying many many bad things about how his life would be easier if he didn't have Lennie to look after. This makes me it interesting because I do the same a lot when people get on my nerves and I just go off and then feel bad after.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character who is Curley's wife has caught my attention because she is surprisingly willing to flirt with guys even though she is married, very bold. An example of this is can be found on page 31 where she was continuing to flirt with George and Lennie. This makes Curleys wife interesting because she flirts with all the guys and nobody tells Curley on her so maybe she has people in trance
I completely agree with your opinion on curly's wife
DeleteThe main character Lennie has caught my attention because he isn't very smart and is very forgetful and needs something to play/fidget with. An example of this is on page 5 when Lennie says “Oh sure, George. I remember now. George… I ain’t got mine, i musta lot it. I… I thought I put it in my side pocket.” This makes Lennie interesting because he tries his hardest to make people happy and tries to do the best for them but somehow always screws it up and makes people mad. And he also tries his hardest to remember things, like for example when he couldn’t find his work card and bus ticket, he thought he left it in his pocket but he didn't and that make me think of him trying to remember.
ReplyDeleteThe minor character Curley has caught my attention because of how he sees people or “bigger” guys, because he thinks he can “pick scraps” with bigger guys. Like he’s mad at them. An example of this can be found on page 26, when swamper says “well… tell you what. Curly’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.” This makes Curley interesting because it kind of makes me think like he's jealous of them because swamper said, “Seems like Curley is cockier’n ever since he got married.” and that makes me think he maybe thinks he was like bigger guys for his wife, because she likes bigger guys and flirts with them so he wishes he was like that.