What does George symbolize?
What does George symbolize?
Some critics believe George represents that doomed man who longs to return to Eden. His one chance to avoid that fate is his relationship with Lennie, which makes them different from the other lonely men. Of the two men, he is the one who thinks things through and considers how their goals can be reached.
What does crooks want when he believes there might really be land?
What does Crooks want when he believes there might really be land? He wants to join the men on the land and will work for free, for just being able to live there. Why did Curley’s wife come to the barn? She was looking for Curley, she said, but she actually came to talk to the men and find some company.
Why won’t Curley tell anyone about his fight with Lennie?
Why won’t Curley tell anyone what really happened? What is he going to claim actually happened? Curley doesn’t want his tough reputation to be hurt by people knowing he got beat up, so he tells people it got caught in a machine.
Why is Lennie angry at the puppy?
Lennie gets upset and angry at his dead puppy because he thinks that when George finds out that George won’t let Lennie tend to the rabbits anymore.
Why does Curley agree not to tell how his hand was crushed?
Why does Curley agree not to get Lennie fired for crushing his hand? So that he can avoid the embarrassment that he was beaten by Lennie. Slim is the one who warns Curley that if he gets George and Lennie canned everybody will find out about his loss and he will be the laughing stock of the area.
Which of the following is not significant about George’s speech to Lennie?
What is not significant about George’s speech to Lennie? The speech foreshadows George and Lennie’s future together. Lennie appears foolish and dimwitted.
Why does George say Lennie is his cousin?
George lies, telling him that Lennie is his cousin and he looks after him because he was kicked in the head by a horse as a child. Although still mistrustful, the Boss tells George and Lennie that they will be working on Slim’s grain team.
Who killed Lennie’s puppy?
Hover for more information. Slim ends up giving Lennie one his puppies, and George warns him about petting it too rough and taking it out of its nest. In Chapter 5, Lennie accidently kills his puppy by being too rough with it. When Lennie is holding the dead puppy, he looks at it and says, “You ain’t so little as mice.
What did Lennie do after he killed Curley’s wife?
Lennie takes the dead puppy with him and goes out of the barn leaving the dead girl in the hay.
Where does Lennie go right after he kills Curley’s wife?
Where does Lennie go right after he kills Curley’s wife? Lennie ran to go hide in the brush by the river, where George told him to.