Post 4 of 7 (pgs. 49-64) -Griselda

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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck
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Hey Julianna,

         As I was reading section 4 (pgs. 49-64) I noticed that Curley’s wife seems to be the trouble as Whit said, “Ever’time the guys is around she shows up. …Seems like she can’t keep away from guys” (51). George responded, “She’s gonna make a mess. They’s gonna be a bad mess about her. She’s a jail bait all set on the trigger” (51). I wonder if Curley’s wife will do something that will prove them right? When George and Whit are talking, Whit says, “If you got idears, you ought ta come in town with us guys tomorra night” (51). Whit was inviting George to Sucy’s place because the guys in the barn had a really good time there.

A theme I noticed in this section was hope because without noticing that Candy was in the bedroom with them, George and Lennie started talking about the dream again.  Lennie explained, “We could live offa the fatta the lan’ ” (56). George replied, “…An’ it be our own, an’ nobody could can us…” (57). Candy interrupted them and told them, “S’pose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in. I ain’t much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some. How’d that be?” (58). George agreed and they all started talking about how amazing It would be like. George told them, “Don’ tell nobody about it. Jus’ us three an’ nobody else” (60). They promised each other to keep it a secret.

Curley, Slim, Carlson, and Whit entered. Curley was furious and asked Lennie, “What the hell you laughin’ at’ " (61). Lennie was smiling at the great memory of the ranch. Curley was super angry and punched Lennie. Lennie kept repeating, “Make ‘um stop, George” (62). George said, “Get ‘im, Lennie!” (62). Lennie grabbed Curley’s hand so hard that they were going to take him to the doctor. But before they went, Slim told Curley, “I think you got your han’ caught in a machine. If you don’t tell nobody what happened, we ain’t going to. But you jus’ tell an’ try to get this guy canned and we’ll tell ever’body, an’ then will you get the laugh” (63). Curley agreed and they took him to the doctor.

George told Lennie that it wasn’t his fault because Lennie did what he told him to do. Lennie asked, “I can still tend the rabbits, George?” (64). George said, “Sure. You ain’t done nothing wrong” (64). Another theme I saw was loyalty because Lennie did what George asked him to do.