April 30, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 (LogOut/ All sense of optimism for the farm or the freedom the men would have on it dissolves now that Lennies unwittingly dangerous nature has reasserted itself. What's wrong? Rather than cry or get down on this knees to hold the dead girl, Curley flies into a rage and tells the other men he is going to get his shotgun and "kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself." Why did Steinbeck choose the title Of Mice and Men? Comment by jjspencer April 29, 2007 @ 6:15 pm They say I stink. I was jus playin with him . Lennie replies that he likes to touch soft things with his fingers. Cant we? Before George answered, Candy dropped his head and looked down at the hay. As she tries to get her hair away from Lennie, he becomes scared and holds on more tightly. Applying the sum formula to the following infinite geometric series gives the result that a series of positive terms adds up to a negative number. Candy also shows anger at the death of Curley's wife, because her death destroys his dream of going off and living with George and Lennie on their "little piece of land." from your Reading List will also remove any Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan! You'll also receive an email with the link. First, Curleys wife insists on talking with Lennie even after he warns her that he aint supposed to because Georges scared [hell] get in trouble. Then Curleys wife invites Lennie to pet her soft hair, but when he gets too rough, she jerked her head sideways, and Lennies fingers closed on her hair and hung on., Finally, when Curleys wife yells at Lennie to let go, he panics in fear that George will get mad and not let him tend the rabbits, so he puts his hand over her mouth. We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. When he stood up the men crowded near and the spell was broken. Now the story of the ranch and the dream is the only one left, and George begins that, picturing a world where no one will steal from them or be mean. They play cards in there, but I cant play because Im black. Curleys wifes name is never revealed as a way of showing her lack of independence and identity while also displaying the role of women on a ranch in the 1930s. Curley's wife begins to struggle, which sends Lennie into a panic. When George learns of Curley's wife's death what does he do in When he heard that she was dead he was the first one to see her besides Candy and George and he checkes her paulse. You wasn't no good. George and Candy call her by other names such as "jailbait" or "tart." She wears too much makeup and dresses like a "whore" with red fingernails . He also understands that it was hard for George to shoot Lennie, too. Slim cares. John Steinbeck and Of Mice and Men Background. Why, the poor bastard'd starveMaybe they'll lock 'im up and be nice to 'im" (94). She shows herself to be a flirt, a conscious temptress, and a manipulator. When George realizes that Curley's wife is dead, he feels that the others must be told what has happened so that they do not think he has had any part in the death, but only after . Lennie, however, is still trying to figure out how to get rid of the dead pup so that George won't know. It tells us that he is a caring person & knows how the Curley felt when he lost his wife & how George felt when he shot Lennie. Lennie does a little confiding of his own: he got into this trouble because he likes to pet soft things. Whenever George is with the other ranch workers, I think he feels embarrassed and ashamed of Lennies actions as it says, his hat was so far down on his forehead that his eyes were covered this shows us he scared and wont make eye contact with the others. SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. Slim was very sad when he saw that Curlys wife was died. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love. Slim holds an unchanging, respected role at the ranch. In Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife acted as a "serpent" who tempted Lennie to make bad decisions. The dog is killed by Carlson's gun - so when we learn the gun is missing at the end of Chapter Five it's clear what is going to happen next. Read more about the storys objective and factual style. In the novellaOf Mice and Men, who does Candy blame for the murder? for a customized plan. Leading up to Lennie's death, and even before they went to the ranch, George told Lennie that if he ever does something bad he should go to the pond and George will find him.
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