Of Mice and MenSection 2+3

Section 2: characters

New characters:

Candy

What about his name?

‘The boss’

Curley

Curley’s wife

Slim

Carlson

Crooks Candy

Section 2: setting

The Bunkhouse

Section 2: bits to remember

G&L meet Candy.

George tells Lennie not to talk, why?

G&L meet Curley.

Curley vs his wife.

George tells Lennie to stay away from Curley, and from his wife. Why?

How does Lennie respond?

Slim = ‘prince of the ranch’.

Carlson asks Slim about his puppies.

How does Lennie react?

Tension between George and Curley.

Section 3Slim and George become friends.

George tells Slim the true story about Lennie & Weed.

Slim (about Lennie): ”ain’t mean…he’s jes like a kid.”

The shooting of Candy’s stinking dog.

Section 3

Curley comes in looking for his wife, and to ask where Slim is.

Candy wants to live with G&L on the farm.

Why does Curley punch Lennie?

Why doesn’t Lennie fight back at first?

Important in Section 2+3:

The history between George and Lennie.

This vs. how the guys at the ranch treat each other.

How George calms Lennie down after the fight. Temporary fix or a cure?

Foreshadowing:

The way Carlson kills the dog.

Candy has had the dog “since it was a pup.” And says “he should have killed the dog himself.”

Sidenote

Why do you think the novella has been named sexist?