That didn't stop her though, because the next day she scared Lennie while he was sadly petting his dead puppy. He tried to ignore her at first but ended up talking, and shared about his love for soft things. She then let Lennie stroke her hair a bit; but when he started petting her hair harder she started to complain. Soon she was screaming and moving around trying to get him to undo his harsh grip. He panicked and was yelling at her to stop squirming; he didn't want to get in trouble with George.
He tells him that a horse kicked Lennie in the head when he was a child and he hires them. They meet a few of the farm help, Candy, an handyman, with an ancient dog and missing hand, and Curley, the boss’s mean-spirited son. Curley is newly married, with a flirtatious wife, and full of jealousy. Once they are alone, the flirtatious wife appears and flirts with them. Of course Lennie thinks she is “purty,” but George, knows
This follows on to the death of the lady, due to Lennie stroking her hair, gradually petting harder and harder, tragically breaking her neck. For George, this only came down to one decision, to shoot Lennie himself. Lennie was on the run; after earlier in the story being told that if he had been involved in any trouble, to meet at a certain place. Lennie fortunately remembered this, resulting in George eventually accompanying him once again. George decided to kill Lennie himself because he knew that if Curley found the beast, he would instantly shoot him.
Here George, Lennie, And Candy become close to the goal of buying a house to live the American dream. Also the men realize that they must keep this plan a secret even from their friends, as they will try to keep them from achieving the dream. However Lennie was sitting in the barn then Curly’s wife came in, she a tramp and talking to Lennie. Next Lennie’s had got caught in her hear and she freaked out causing Lennie to panic, and in the moment Lennie has held her as she was flopping about and that caused her neck to snap. (Steinbeck 91) Here Lennie fell as he committed murder although he never meant to, never the less the act let to Lennie’s death and his greatest fall.
George does a great job being there for Lennie and giving him a companion. Lennie loves to pet things, but often he pets them to hard and ends up killing them, which frustrates Lennie. George senses Lennie needs a pet for comfort, so he gives him a puppy so that he doesn’t need to worry about killing small mice, “ I will get you a puppy Lennie, I promise”. George knows that a puppy is all that Lennie has ever wanted and gives him one so he can have a companion and not be lonely any more. George giving Lennie this puppy as a companion adds even more to the fact that George will do all he can to give Lennie the safest and most comfortable life
Of Mice and Men, Written by John Steinbeck is a classic novel that uses symbolism to convey the struggles and dreams of the people during the Great Depression. There are many things in the story that symbolize many things. The pool by the river that George and lennie stayed at night rather then in the bunkhouse, George and Lennies farm that consists of rabbits that lennie and Groege hope to one day own, Candy’s sheep dog that’s old and useless, Lennies puppies, Lennies mouse that he carriers around, Everyone’s hands, George’s Card games, The Characters, Locations, and the animals. The Characters in the story are George and Lennie, Curley, Curley’s wife, Crooks, Candy, and slim. George and Lennie are explained in detail with other characters
Keeping his promise, George has Lennie picking out a brand new puppy the very next day because he knows it will make Lennie cheerful. George kills his best friend and his dreams because he was forced too, not just for
3. Candy thinks Curley’s wife is a tool, she's unfaithful, and so she goes looking for other men. 4. Carlson complains about the smell of Candy's old sheepdog and tells Slim that Candy should put it out of its misery. 5.
Summary The Novel Stealing freedom is opened up with a young slave girl named Ann who has been sent by her mother Arabella to feed the masters dogs late at night. These dogs are vicious just like their masters; the slaves feed the dogs in case they ever must run away. Ann doesn’t like the idea of running away even if it would grant her the freedom she has always dreamed, Ann is terrified whenever her uncle Abram talks of his escape attempt. Aside from her fear of running away, she is swept away with the idea of freedom and acceptance into the world in which she belongs. Their master, Charles C. Price, once was a kind and giving owner but when he hit hard times financially he turned into angry, short tempered owner.
Curley’s hand swings at Lennie again but Lennie grabs for it in a split second. Lennie crushed the hell outta of Curley’s hand. Now George tries to stop Lennie, he says again and again “Leggo his hand, Lennie.” He asks me to step in. Finally Lennie let go and crouched down cowering against the wall, turning back into his childish self. Curley was in shock, looking at his crushed