Chapter Summary In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Two hours after George killed Lennie, George was at the bar with Curley and Slim to get a drink, and the three began talking about Lennie, making George start to think if he had done the right thing by shooting Lennie in the head. After the three left the bar, George walked out onto the street and saw Curley's wife walking down the street. George decided to shrug it off and told himself that it was all part of his imagination, and George returned to his house. Three years later, George had built the house by the lake that Lennie had wanted, and George had buried Lennie's body in the backyard. Later, George had decided to go to the bar to get a drink, when he got to the bar he saw Slim and Carley, and Curley's wife all talking with each other. When the group saw George, he was in awe "I thought that Lennie killed you..." he said to Curley's wife, Curley replied excitedly "Nope, i'm not sure how but she is alive!" George was still confused, then Slim said "Stop asking so many questions and come have a drink" George had then began thinking about how the only reason he killed Lennie was because Lennie went too far to save by killing Curley's wife. After that, George had began disconnecting himself with the rest of the group because he had become depressed after he had learned that Lennie wasn't a murderer. Just as George was thinking about how he shouldn't have killed Lennie, he heard a knock on his door, and he went to see who it was, Curley's wife was at the door with Slim, and both were looking sad. George had opened the door for them, and said "What happened?" Curley's wife looked back at him, and informed him that Curley had been murdered. George beckoned the two inside is house, and said "Come in, do either of you want anything to drink?" Curley's wife shook her head Slim walked her inside. The three sat down at a table in George's house "Tell me what happened" George said nervously, Curley's wife replied, "I was having an argument with Curley and he had gotten angry and stormed off, later, when i went looking for him, I found him in the ranch, with an axe wound in his head." Curley's wife started crying and Slim looked at George, "She came to me and told me the story, then asked

3. The old swamper, Candy, is warning George and Lennie about messing with the boss’s son, Curley. He uses the word “handy” to express that Curley is good in a fight and can fend for himself.

"Third strike Lennie" the principal yelled furiously, "You're suspended. Oh, and no disco as well."

As the sun finally slipped down past the Gabilan Mountains, it left the valley in darkness. The trail was scarcely lit by the stars that barely shined through the branches of the towering sycamores. The beaten path was barely visible in the darkness, merely a slightly darker shadow than the tall grass surrounding it.

The clearing was quiet, it seemed lifeless. The Salinas River still flowed merrily near the hillside. The water was still warm from the afternoon sun, and still reflected a green hue. On one side of the river, the smooth foothill slopes still curved up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, and the other side was still lined with trees. The willows and sycamore branches still swung gently in the wind, and the leaves still created a green light within the space. It was totally calm and peaceful… but something was wrong. The air seemed heavier, and the sun seemed dimmer. No animals stirred, and everything seemed to be aware of a deep sadness. Nothing moved save for a small group of men standing around an unmoving figure.

The hot summer day in South Carolina made Lennie wake up, sweating through the cover sheets protecting his bed. Aunt Clara made Lennie bathe, who reeked of sweat and read the old dusty bible that she had lying around. As Lennie kept reading, he found a quote that read “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34), but Lennie could not solve its meaning. After several hours passed by, Lennie could not take the loud, playful noise from outside and looked desperately out the window, where all the kids were hanging around. The hot air of South Carolina made his body feel like a teapot on the stove. Lennie could not take it anymore and finally cracked open the window,

The night was pitch black, misty and breezy but you could still see the path to the sycamores and the deep pool of water that laid ahead. The leaves swayed with the breeze. George stood still almost paralyzed staring at his dirty reflection in the water. Taking a step back the leaves crunched and it felt as if he’d just shot lennie again. Lennie’s last words running through his mind. He felt as he was pulling the trigger for the very first time once again and his heart stopped for a second just as Lennie’s did. His ears echoed hearing the invisible gun shot that was passed on to lennie. Two months without Lennie made George seem like a hopeless man. George’s american dream seemed no longer valuable and possible

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, turmoil and difficulties are not a rare occurrence, but the question is what types of difficulties happen to each character and how does it affect them. Hardships are present throughout anyone’s life and come in different forms. Lennie’s portrayal in this novel is being a gigantic man that has a mental disability and is unable to care or depend on himself. To demonstrate, after Lennie says he will go live in a cave and George responds back what he will eat, Lennie replies, “ I’d find things, George. I don’t need no nice food with ketchup.

Curley and Carson looked after them. And Carlson said, “Now what the hell you suppose is eatin’ them two guys?”

As Slim was wrapping Curley’s hand, he couldn’t stop thinking about the excruciating pain that was thriving around. He tried to roll around to distract his mind but it was too much. Lennie had completely crushed the bones in his hand. “OWWWWWWWWWWWWW!” yelled Curley trying to disguise the pain.

From reading chapter one, I can infer that Lennie looks up to George like a parent. He follows George’s lead and asks George questions, even requesting that George sooth him with a story as they go to bed. For instance, after setting the scene, Chapter one begins with George and Lennie walking in single file to a pond, as Lennie mirrors several of George’s actions including “ Pushing himself back, drawing up his knees, and embracing them,”(Steinbeck 4) just as George had done. Mimicking George’s actions is a way of proving he wants to be like George, just as many young children want to be like their parents one day. Additionally, At the end of the chapter George tells Lennie to finish the story about their dream future together. Lennie replies

After a long Thursday of work on the ranch the hard working men packed into the dining hall. Everyone rushed through the lineup to eat first and instantly the sound of growling stomachs and clinking forks and knifes filled the dining room that was silent moments ago. George, Slim, Lennie, Candy and Carlson in their dirty work wear an scuffed boots sat around an old wood dining room table that was aged with scratches and cuts from the many men that had worked at the ranch before the five men that sat around the table today. The men chowed down on roast beef with gravy and garlic mashed potatoes. Lennie was thrilled as he ate his mountain of potatoes. Gravy spilled down the edge of old Candy’s lips. “Jesus Candy do you have any table manners?” Carlson asked with frustration in his deep voice.

How can we justify and condemn George’s actions at the end of the story. In the story of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters George had both condemned and understandable actions at the end of the story. I think George had a hard time shooting Lennie, but at the same time he had a semi-reasonable reason to shoot him. It was hard for him to shoot Lennie because the two of them had traveled everywhere together ever since they were young.

It was eerily quiet within the vicinity of the building. The creaking of the wooden floorboards beneath Lennie’s feet, the rustle of leaves on the opposite side of the wall, and the constant beeping of the home monitoring system was disturbingly loud as he made his way towards the kitchen. The bright neon lights that was placed directly outside his window, proclaiming the words, 'Truth is Knowledge is Power' which was the governments logo projected an array of colours across his kitchen which only resulted in his vision being further eluded. He switched the lights on within his house, blinding himself in the process and stumbled across to the fridge. His stomach growled and his headache sharped piercingly between his ears. He couldn’t wait

John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas Valley, California. He grew up there, which is where his appreciation for the Salinas Valley formed. His novel Of Mice and Men takes place in Salinas, California. The story is about two men who work as ranch hands during the Great Depression. Steinbeck is able to describe the hardships these men face on a personal level because he worked as a manual laborer before achieving success as a writer.