Of Mice and Men Chapter 5 Class notes
Setting
Lennie kills puppy Blames it on puppy
Curley’s Wife Talks about loneliness Notices dead puppy
Curley’s Wife
Lennie Doesn’t understand conversation Talking AT each other
Lennie touching her hair – soft Hung on as she started to panic She started to scream/he covered her mouth Broke her neck “flopping like a fish” “He pawed up the hay”
P Symbolism “sound stopped” and “movement stopped”
Lennie kills Curley’s wife all ___________________________ by: “hide in brush” girl in Weed killed puppy dead mouse
Lennie went to hide in brush b/c did a bad thing Something bad = no rabbits Only sees it in terms of himself
_____________– peaceful Animals – restless __________________________
Candy finds Curley’s Wife George comes in Realizes it’s Lennie - Lennie never did it out of meanness No sympathy/sorrow
George – tells guys went South since came from North
Curley’s Wife – dead Curley doesn’t care – rather have revenge on Lennie Revenge for Lennie crushing his hand
Slim – can’t bring him in they would put him in a cage and it wouldn’t be any good
Candy – “Poor bastard” Talking about:
Plot notes Barn – Lennie kills puppy Curley’s wife – dream Lennie kills CW Curley searching for Lennie Carlson’s gun is missing