OF Mice And Men - Springfield Public Schools

1 george Milton lennie Small Candy Curley Slim Curley s Wife Carlson Crooks Whit Candy s Dog In the book of mice and men a major event was when george and lennie was talking about the land they were going to buy and farm. They are going to have rabbits, alfalfa, and chickens. While george was telling lennie , Candy over heard and offered to give them money to buy the land. As long as lennie and george let Candy live and farm with them he would give them the money. lennie loved his puppy and was always petting it. When he was in the barn petting his puppy he realized he had killed and was getting upset because he was not going to be aloud to take care of the rabbits and alfalfa. When he was in the Curley s wife came in and was trying to talk to him but lennie was telling her to leave because he was not suppose to talk to her.

2 She would not leave and lennie started to talk to her. They were talking about soft things and Curley s wife said she had soft hair and told him to feel it but not mess it up. She thought he did and started to scream and fight him. When she did that lennie started to get upset and pull on her hair and eventually broke her neck while she was fighting back. When Candy had walked into the barn he realized Curley s wife was dead and he knew had killed her. He ran and got george to show him and decide what to do. george decided to go into the bunk and act like he did not know she was dead and Candy came in and told every one. They all decided they were going to hunt lennie down and kill him. george knew where lennie was and he went to the creek and met lennie and began to tell him again about the land they were going to buy and while telling him george took Carlson s luger and shot lennie in the head and killed him.

3 george had put lennie out of misery of mice and men is set at a ranch in Soledad, California. A place where people are by them selves hint the name Soledad. george and lennie are traveling to Soledad from Weed where lennie had got in to trouble. Soledad is a place where george and lennie are looking to raise enough money to buy their little house and live off the fat of the Land. In the book of mice and men the major conflict was between george and Curley. When george arrived at the ranch and Curley met him for the first time, you could tell that Curley did not like george . When Curley was looking for his wife he noticed that george was not like the others he was smater in different ways. Curley knew that his wife would be attracted to george , so he was rude and always looking for a fight.

4 When Curley found the best opportunity he fought lennie . He figured that george could not do anything and he thought lennie was weak. Whe he started to throw puches lennie started to call for george and all he could do was yell Get him lennie and finally when lennie got enough sense to fight back he crushed Curley s hand and broke it. When Curley did fight lennie and lennie won by crushing his hand, Curley realized that he made a bad decision and was not going to mess with george or lennie again. Not only did Curley decide that but Slim and the men in the bunk told him that he was going to lie saying he got his hand caught in a machine and leave george and lennie alone. The protagonist of of mice and men are george and lennie .

5 They left Weed when lennie got in trouble and moved to the ranch in Soledad. When they got to the ranch that is when th estory really began and they made friends, created a conflict, resolution, and a great story. The antagonist of of mice and men is Curley. When Geroge and lennie got to the ranch Curley automatically did not like them. He was rude and mean to them and eventually fought lennie . When lennie won and broke his hand Curley let up and did not fight again. He was the second half of the conflict. The book of mice and men was written by John Stienbeck and published in 1937. John Stienbeck wrote of mice and men emphasizing dreams and struggles of people that are not mentally strong. The book is an allegory that represents our society today.

6 The characters and the setting represents our society by the way the boss is not seen in the book but controls the ranch like the government of our society. Curley s wife represents the people who have to do what they need to do to survive and set their dreams a side and do what is right. Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty Wi bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murdering pattle. I'm truly sorry man's dominion Has broken Nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor, earth born companion An' fellow mortal! I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!

7 A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request; I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't. Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! It's silly wa's the win's are strewin! An' naething, now, to big a new ane, O' foggage green! An' bleak December's win's ensuin, Baith snell an' keen! Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste, An' weary winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till crash! the cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee monie a weary nibble! Now thou's turned out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld. But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy!

8 Still thou are blest, compared wi' me! The present only toucheth thee: But och! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear! Small, sleek, cowering, timorous beast, O, what a panic is in your breast! Yo u n e e d n o t s t a r t a w a y s o h a s t y With hurrying scamper! I would be loath to run and chase you, With murdering plough-staff. I'm truly sorry man's dominion Has broken Nature's social union, And justifies that ill opinion Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor, earth born companion And fellow mortal! I doubt not, sometimes, but you may steal; What then? Poor beast, you must live! An odd ear in twenty-four sheaves Is a small request; I will get a blessing with what is left, And never miss it.

9 Your small house, too, in ruin! It's feeble walls the winds are scattering! And nothing now, to build a new one, Of coarse grass green! And bleak December's winds coming, Both bitter and keen! You saw the fields laid bare and wasted, And weary winter coming fast, And cozy here, beneath the blast, Yo u t h o u g h t t o d w e l l , Till crash! the cruel plough past Out through your cell. That small bit heap of leaves and stubble, Has cost you many a weary nibble! Now you are turned out, for all your trouble, Without house or holding, To endure the winter's sleety dribble, And hoar-frost cold. But Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And leaves us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!

10 Still you are blest, compared with me! The present only touches you: But oh! I backward cast my eye, On prospects dreary! And forward, though I cannot see, I guess and fear!