In Your Opinion What Are the Three Key Events in Chapter Five

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In chapter five of the novella ‘Of Mice And Men’ there are many key events and one of them is when Lennie kills his puppy. Firstly, Lennie is alone in the barn, petting a puppy that he has obviously petted a little too long and hard, and he can't make up his mind about it. First, he covers the dead puppy up with hay. Next, he flings the dead puppy across the barn. He's not all that concerned about the dead puppy, actually. Instead, he's worried that George might not let him tend to the rabbits of the dream farm. Secondly, another key event is when Curley’s wife talks to Lennie. Curley’s wife walked in the barn when Lennie was crying over his dead ‘pup’. Curley’s wife tried talking to Lennie but he didn’t want to talk to her because George told him not to. However Lennie is vulnerable so she found a way to talk to him she gives him some advice saying ‘don't feel bad because the pup was just a mutt, and mutts are plenty in the world.’ Moreover, she trusted Lennie, by telling him that she could have been a famous movie star, but the world conspired against her and that's why she's ended in a barn. Lennie also tells her secret about what happened in weed. Lennie has an obsession of petting soft things, he saw a little girl with a soft dress and he started touching it and the girl screamed for help because she thought Lennie was going to attack her. On the other hand Lennie does something very stupid when in the barn with Curley’s wife. Lennie has an obsession of feeling or petting soft things and she knows about this. Curley’s wife told Lennie to pet her hair because it was soft and she knew Lennie would enjoy it. However it was a bad idea for her because he petted her hair a little longer and harder. She told him to stop when she started feeling his strength. Lennie panicked and cover her mouth and nose, Lennie accidentally broke her neck and she died. When Candy
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