Of Mice and Men Section Two Essay. This chapter is about when George and Lennie are shown the bunk house

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Oliver McGuigan                                                                                   6th October 2011

Of Mice and Men Section Two Essay

This chapter is about when George and Lennie are shown the bunk house and they are shown where they have to sleep and they meet all the different people who work on the ranch from Candy’s point of view firstly when he is being the guide and showing them round and then also when they meet them in person.

The bunk house is the main setting of the novella and this is where the characters are most seen and therefore is the best indication of the harsh world of the ranch. When George first comes in and is shown his bed he finds a small yellow can which says “positively kills lice, roaches and other scourges.” George becomes very suspicious of the bed he has been given. This shows that the beds are probably infested with lice and roaches. Also in the description of the bunk house it says “… nailed an apple box … for all the personal belongings…” this shows that there is not much comfort if there is only an apple box nailed to the wall. The bedding is only burlap sacking filled with straw which shows the discomfort for all the workers. The description of the paint work is showing there has been no work put in to making the bunk house look good. “The walls were white washed and the floor unpainted”.

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Candy is seen as the friendliest character in the second chapter as he tries to make George calm down when he is trying to argue about the yellow tin George found next to his bed, and then candy started being the peacemaker and stopping George from having an argument by taking time to explain things “tell you what … the last guy that had this bed … used to was his hand even after he ate”. Candy is also very weak as he is an old frail beaten up man who has less status than the other workers. “stick ...

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