Of Mice and Men
Book by: John Steinbck
Blog by: Sonny S.
4.21.15
Pages read: 37
Prompt:
What is the atmosphere of the bunkhouse? And why might Curly's wife not have a name?
Prompt:
What is the atmosphere of the bunkhouse? And why might Curly's wife not have a name?
In the story, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, there are two men trying to use their perseverance and get through the hard times around the time period of the Great Depression and Dust Bowls. There are these two men who are migrant workers. Migrant workers are people who go from place to place looking for jobs. Most of the time, the jobs the migrant workers get are some sort of farming job, but that's only most of the time.
Two men named George Milton and Lennie Small go on an adventure looking for a job. George is normally the person to take charge. George kinda like the boss of Lennie. Lennie on the other hand, is useful for other things. He's a big man, buffer than his last name, but he has a mental-illness that makes him lose track of things.
George normally tells Lennie what to do, and on the part of the book I'm on now, George also speaks for Lennie. At the beginning of the book, George and Lennie walked 10 miles south of Soledad to reach an area where they can work and gain some money. They meet the boss, and many other people along the way. These men try to get through the hard times together.
The atmosphere of the bunkhouse is a little bit more negative. Lennie also wants to leave because he doesn't like it there at the bunkhouse. Everyone is has a negative attitude. The person who seems to be the rudest in the book so far would have to be Curley. He is describes as a "short fighter" because he is a short man and always wants to start a fight. He also always wins the fight because the Boss of the ranch is his father. So technically, Curley owns the ranch, he is the boss of everyone else. He has special privileges, he is a higher rank than everyone else. George and Lennie, already dislike him, meaning they dislike the ranch. On page 33, George says, "...if we can get jus' a few dollars... go up the American River and pan gold."
I think Curly's wife doesn't have a name because it could be a sig of disrespect. Maybe she doesn't want to be known as someone in case something goes wrong. She just want to be a lady. She wants to be a lady that only people can describe, but no one will ever know who she is. She can also flee if something goes wrong, she doesn't have any form of identification, so no one can know of her if something goes really wrong, she can just make a name too, change her identity and leave.
Two men named George Milton and Lennie Small go on an adventure looking for a job. George is normally the person to take charge. George kinda like the boss of Lennie. Lennie on the other hand, is useful for other things. He's a big man, buffer than his last name, but he has a mental-illness that makes him lose track of things.
George normally tells Lennie what to do, and on the part of the book I'm on now, George also speaks for Lennie. At the beginning of the book, George and Lennie walked 10 miles south of Soledad to reach an area where they can work and gain some money. They meet the boss, and many other people along the way. These men try to get through the hard times together.
The atmosphere of the bunkhouse is a little bit more negative. Lennie also wants to leave because he doesn't like it there at the bunkhouse. Everyone is has a negative attitude. The person who seems to be the rudest in the book so far would have to be Curley. He is describes as a "short fighter" because he is a short man and always wants to start a fight. He also always wins the fight because the Boss of the ranch is his father. So technically, Curley owns the ranch, he is the boss of everyone else. He has special privileges, he is a higher rank than everyone else. George and Lennie, already dislike him, meaning they dislike the ranch. On page 33, George says, "...if we can get jus' a few dollars... go up the American River and pan gold."
I think Curly's wife doesn't have a name because it could be a sig of disrespect. Maybe she doesn't want to be known as someone in case something goes wrong. She just want to be a lady. She wants to be a lady that only people can describe, but no one will ever know who she is. She can also flee if something goes wrong, she doesn't have any form of identification, so no one can know of her if something goes really wrong, she can just make a name too, change her identity and leave.
Sonny - Please read the prompt and revise accordingly. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOverall you gave a nice summary Sonny, nice job on that. Though summaries are banned now and you didn't follow the actual prompts for this blog post.
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