Griselda Casillas
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Read book one by Oct. 6
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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Read book one by Oct. 6
Post by Oct. 6
Hey Julianna,
As I was reading your first post I definitely agree with you that the most important theme in pgs.1-16 is friendship between George and Lennie. I also agree with the fact that George is the one with the brains and good ideas. George feels that it is his responsibility to take care of Lennie because Lennie is not so smart. For example, when George and Lennie had stopped to rest beside the pool, Lennie took great gulps of water. George said, “Lennie, for God’s sakes don’t drink so much”. “Lennie you gonna be sick like you was last night”. Lennie told George to drink some water. But George replied, “I ain’t sure It’s good water, looks kinda scrummy” (5). As a result, George told Lennie, “…You never oughta drink water when it ain’t running”. You’d drink out of a gutter if you was thirsty” (5). This shows that George really cares about Lennie and doesn’t want anything bad to happen to him.
George told Lennie that they were going to go to a farm just like the one in Weed. George told Lennie, “That ranch we’re goin’ to is right down there about a quarter mile. We’re gonna go in an’ see the boss. 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 nothing. If he find out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we’re set” (8). It seems to me that George doesn’t really want Lennie to screw things up this time, and politely asks Lennie to let him do all the talking. George and Lennie are determined to get enough money to make their dream come true. Of having their own place, owning some land, and animals.
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