Of Mice and Men: Alternative ending for the final chapter.

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Alex Fox 10-3                12th April 2002

Of Mice and Men: Alternative ending for the final chapter

        As Curley’s wife lay their motionless, her golden curls draping around her petite neck while her crisp, white blouse ruffled gently as the breeze blew through the barn door. The golden sunlight of the setting sun bathed her in an orange glow; her lifeless face was lit up as Lennie sat their on his haunches muttering the same words over and over again, “lady, hey lady, lady…” He still didn’t realise that she was, dare I say it, dead. Once again a something so full of life has returned to the Earth from whence it came, and all of this was the fault of Lennie. The big guy was just sitting there, not knowing what to do he just sat there, his cropped hair and stubble looking orange in the sunlight, his big nose, eyes and mouth unknowing and not moving began to change his expression as his slow brain began to conform to what he had done. MURDERED! He began to cry out, “George, George, help me George, please help me!”

        Meanwhile George was in the local brothel setting ‘bout a while watching the ladies dance. The sunlight was gradually fading as it dropped behind the clouds just above the horizon, George looked at his wristwatch, all battered and scratched from the many years of ranch working it had endured, and decided that it was time to leave, Slim acknowledged that he was leaving and followed him out of the door.

        Just as they arrived back the tip of the setting sun dropped below the horizon, the time was approaching half past eight, and the air was chilling slightly, George pulled his jacket tighter around himself as they both walked into the ranch. Lennie was sitting on his bunk, as George walked in Lennie looked up at him. Straightaway George knew that something was the matter, not knowing what was up George asked him “what’s the matter with you Lennie?” “N…Nothin’ George, honestly, nothin’ ". This reply indicated to George that something was definitely the matter with Lennie. “C’mon Lennie, somethin’s up, you can’t hide it from me I know you too well,” “Uh… uh, I didn’t mean to, honestly George…” “Maybe you’d better just show me huh Lennie?” Lennie walked out of the door closely followed by George. As the two of them walked out Slim walked in after a game of toss the horseshoe, puzzled he followed the two of them to the barn. Lennie stood at the door of the barn and pointed inside without looking in. George and Slim looked at each other and walked inside not knowing what they would find.

        “Where’s he gone?” George cried in surprise, he was standing here not two minutes ago. While George and Slim had been inside Lennie had made a break for it! “I cannot believe this,” said George, “he’s never thought for himself before”.  Lennie had run into the forest and hidden in the brush right where Lennie had told him to go if anything had happened, which it had, and he had actually done it! He couldn’t believe Lennie had done something off of his own back. They decided they should tell Curley as soon as possible, they knew Curley would want to kill Lennie and so they thought they should tell him so he couldn’t blame them for keeping it from him.

        “What! I can’t believe it!” He was both in a state of disbelief and anger. He couldn’t believe his wife was dead, and yet he seemed more intent on hurting somebody else because he was hurting himself. His face was twisted and contorted with rage, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were tight with resentment, his face was beetroot red, he wanted revenge and he was gonna get it. He got up, nobody stood in his way, they didn’t see the point, he was so intent on slaughtering Lennie that he left without saying a word, he picked up his luger and headed out into the woods. “He can’t be far,” he said, “I’ll get the son of a bitch, I’ll get him alright ”, and with that he left. George and Slim decided to round everybody up to try and find Lennie before that savage beast which had erupted inside of Curley found him and slowly killed and maimed him.

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        “Where is he?” said George, by this time he was getting a bit worried and thought that maybe Curley had already gotten to him. “Don’t worry” Slim said, “I’m sure we can reason with Curley and try to sort it, “no way! He’s so mad not even God himself could reason with him now!” They ran on and eventually, thanks to George’s intuition found Lennie in the brush where he had told him to go only a few weeks earlier. “Lennie, my God, he’s huntin’ you down,” “but, but… I didn’t mean to George, I swear,” ”Okay Lennie I believe ...

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