This chapter, the final chapter, begins with Lennie imagining his Aunt Clara scolding him for his actions. Lennie is filled with remorse for what he has done. He then sees a rabbit, like the ones he would have tended on the farm, who is mean to him. This causes him to yell for George who suddenly appears. Suprislingly George is not mad at Lennie. He just tells him to look away toward the river. George then pulls out Carlson's gun, the same gun that everyone thought Lennie stole, and shoots Lennie in the head. Slim helps George get up and consoles him, knowing how much George cared for Lennie. The rest of the group doesn't understand why George and Slim are so upset about the death of Lennie, a murderer. They all walk back to the ranch, happy that Curley's wife's death had been avenged and the story ends.
"You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me." - Slim says this to George trying to console him by telling him it was the only thing he could have done. It shows how much Slim understood George and his relationship with Lennie.
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This chapter begins with Lennie sitting sadly beside the puppies holding his dead puppy in his hands. He is angry at the puppy for dying because he knows that now George won't let him tend the rabbits. Curley's wife comes into the barn and sits beside him. She tells him about her life and dreams growing up. She actually enjoys talking to Lennie. However, when she lets him pet her hair, he won't let go. Trying to hold her still so he could rape her, he again, accidentally kills her by snapping her neck. Scared, Lennie leaves her there and runs away to the place George told him to if he ever got into trouble. When the rest of the guys come into the barn and see her dead they prepare to search for and kill Lennie.
"The whole country is fulla mutts." - Curley's wife says this to Lennie. It has two meanings. One: there are plenty more dogs for him to have. Two: the more deeper meaning: there are many people in the world who don't care about anything. They don't care how they act, what they dress like, not even about themselves. During this chapter, all the workers go to the town except for Lennie and Candy. Lennie is out in the barn with the puppies when he sees a light on. He walks into Crooks's room which upsets him. However, he ends up enjoying talking to Lennie. Candy also ends up in Crooks's room, looking for Lennie. Crooks tries to act annoyed and angry at the company because he never gets any, but we can tell he is happy since he spends the majority of his time all alone. Eventually, Curley's wife comes into Crooks's room. She reminds Crooks of his place in society and people go back to not talking to him.
"Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land." - Crooks says this to Lennie, trying to convince him that his farm dream is just that: a dream. It also shows how Crooks is isolated which is why he reads so much. Lennie gets his new puppy from Slim and he loves it. We meet a new person in the story named, Carlson. He also, like the others, complains about Candy's dog. Curley attacks Lennie after he was not paying attention to the conversation and day dreaming. He hurts Lennie but Lennie breaks Curley's hand after George tells him to. Lennie is scared when Curley is brought to the hospital but George tells him it wasn't his fault. The chapter also ends with Lennie being sad.
"I can still tend the rabbits, George?" - I think this is an important quote because it shows that no matter what, Lennie is always going to go back to wanting the same thing. It is all he cares and thinks about. It also shows how much he looks to George for assurance. In the beginning of the chapter, the ranch George and Lennie are going to be working on is described. It tells us about the beds, the windows, the apple boxes, the whole room. We meet Candy who tells George not to worry about lice in the beds. We also meet the Boss who seems to be nice and looks out for Lennie making sure George is taking his money. Finally, we meet Curley, the boss's son. He is mean and seems to want to pick a fight with Lennie because he's big. Curley's wife also comes around and is described as very beautiful and seductive.
"The Old man came slowly into the room .... The swamper watched him until he was settled...." -This quote can be used as an analogy from Candy and his dog to George and Lennie. They both care for each other in each pair and are very loyal. Chapter 1 was an introductions to the story. The two main characters are George and Lennie. It takes place in Soledad, which is in california. George takes care of Lennie who seems to have mental issues. Lennie loves mice and likes to pet them in his pocket. However, always seems to end up killing them. His Aunt Clara gave him a rubber mouse once but he didn't like it because it wasn't soft.
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world." - This quote is showing how ranch workers, like George and Lennie, don't have anyone. George and Lennie are an exception to that because they have each other. |
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