Summary of Of Mice and Men Chapter 2

Summary "Of mice and men" chapter 2 Task- summarize very briefly what happens in chapter 2, and write short descriptions of two or three of the most important new characters, mentioning physical aspects, where these might be important, and their personalities. Also predict how they might be involved in the rest of the story. In the beginning of chapter two "of mice and men", the author again explains (he also explains in detail the setting for chapter 1) very well how the setting is laid out. He explains that they were now in a bunk house that was "along, rectangular building" and that the walls were "whitewashed" and the floor was unpainted. In 3 of the walls there was square windows except for the forth where the door stood. The bunk house contained eight bunks and George and lennie settle down to their own bunks. They first meet an old man called candy. He seems to be a very wise and friendly person, because he welcomes George and lennie in a decent way. He also explains to them about the other workers so that they get comfortable with the other workers at the ranch. Candy explains most of the workers in detail and calls most of them a "nice fella" I think candy is a very important character because he seems very helpful to George and lennie and I can see that he will be more helpful towards the end of the book. After George and lennie have met candy, they soon after

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Of Mice and Men- Loneliness in Chapter 1 and 2

Of Mice and Men- Loneliness in Chapter 1 and 2 In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ there are several themes running through, like friendship and loyalty, however one of the main theme is loneliness. Steinbeck uses many different methods to present this theme clearly to the readers. The first way he does this is by the location. The novel is set in ‘Soledad’, California. Already we can see the significance of this location. This is because the word Soledad in it self has the word sole. This affects the reader because the word sole makes you think of one and alone. Also the word Soledad in Spanish means lonely. So it indicates loneliness to be a dominant theme of the novel. Steinbeck’s use of symbolisation again suggests loneliness being a strong and important theme in the novel. When George and Lenny are walking in the forest they pass a solitary Heron. This creature which was travelling alone symbolises the migrant workers of the time of the great depression and shows how alone they were, because they had nobody and nowhere to belong and used to travel alone too. The author’s use of description about how the Heron jumps into the river portrays loneliness. Steinbeck describes the jump as ‘lifeless’. This word has an affect on the reader because in the readers mind it creates an image that there is nothing there and it is dull and empty. So that sense of

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"Of mice and men" chapter responses

Of mice and men chapter responses Chapter 1 George and Lennie settle on a riverbed in rural California for the evening. George is small and sly. Lennie is big and dumb. George is upset at Lennie and criticizes him for getting them run out of Weed (not to be confused with running out of weed, which has also been known to cause fights among unemployed vagrants; by the way, Weed is a town in California). He warns Lennie not to drink too much water and tells him to stop picking up mice--Lennie has a habit of petting small animals and stroking them to death. Lennie asks George for ketchup. George yells at Lennie for being ungrateful (kind of like the time your parents gave you the "you're an ingrate" speech because you wanted pickles on your sandwich; you hadn't really done anything wrong, but they had had a rough day and you were bugging the hell out of them). George feels bad about his tirade and apologizes. Lennie begs George to tell him about the farm they're going to have some day. Chapter 2 George warns Lennie not to talk. Lennie talks. The boss is angry that Lennie and George have shown up a day late and suspects George of taking advantage of Lennie. Curley shows up looking for his wife. He starts messing with Lennie. Candy tells Lennie and George that Curley is the boss's son, knows how to box, and likes to pick on big people. George warns Lennie to stay away from

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Chapter Summary Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

Chapter Summary Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Hot Thursday late afternoon. George and Lennie spend the night by the Salinas River, a few miles south of Soledad. They plan to start work the next day and dream of a future farm where Lennie can tend rabbits. Chapter 2 Friday morning at the bunkhouse. George and Lennie sign up to buck barley. Curley tries to pick a fight with Lennie. Candy tells George Curley's wife is a tart. George reminds Lennie where to hide if there's trouble. They meet Curley's wife, Slim and Carlson. Lennie wants one of Slim's dog Lulu's pups. Chapter 3 Friday evening. George tells Slim Lennie grabbed a red-dressed girl in Weed. Lennie gets a pup. Carlson shoots Candy's old dog with his Luger. Slim goes to the barn to treat a horse. While the rest go to see if Slim's with Curley or Curley's wife, Candy commits his $350 to George and Lennie's $600 dream. When everyone returns, Curley beats on Lennie until George tells Lennie to "get him." Lennie crushes Curley's hand. Slim orders Curley to say it was a machine accident. Chapter 5 Saturday night at Crook's room in the barn. All but Candy and Lennie go to town. Lennie drops in on Crooks who philosophizes about companionship. Candy drops by and talks of their dreams. Curley's wife shows up and insults them all. Candy brags of their ranch. She infers that Lennie is the machine which got

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Of mice and men presentation - Chapter one

Of mice and men presentation-Chapter one At the start of chapter one the setting is tranquil, there are many animals to show that the humans will not be welcome when they arrive. The animals seem to own the valley. (OHP EXAMPLES OF ANIMALS) * Because the lizard is small it would need to be very quiet and peaceful for it to make a 'Skittering' sound. ** The rabbits are obviously very confident with the surroundings, which shows that humans do not go there often. The rabbits are a recurring theme in 'Of mice and men' *** Deer are generally very timid animals around humans so, again, like the rabbits it proves the absence of human life and it's effects on the wildlife. Steinbeck also uses a lot of natural colours that make the setting calm and harmonious. There are 'Deep greens' of the trees, 'Golden foothill slopes' and 'Yellow sands'. These colours do not clash with each other and help contribute to the almost utopian environment. Because of a complete lack of human life, the area not only seems safer but also calmer. The trees have been personified to replace the humans. The sycamores were said to have 'White, recumbent limbs' When Steinbeck says that 'Men who have sat on it' have worn the limb of the sycamore he shows that people can destroy nature and the beauty of the setting. Another example of this is when he talks of 'A path beaten hard by boys' This is just

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Of mice and Men Chapter Summary

Of Mice and Men Chapter summary CHAPTER ONE George and Lennie are two migrant American labourers. Lennie is huge and very strong but has the intellect of a child. George is a small but clever man. Both men arrive in a clearing beside the Salinas River one evening. They had meant to arrive at a ranch where they were to work by this time, but their bus driver had tricked them into getting off the bus too early, and they had to walk a long way. While they sit in the clearing, George instructs Lennie not to say a word when the Boss talks to them the following day, because he fears they won't be hired if Lennie is suspected of being stupid. Lennie promises not to say anything. While the two men talk, we learn a little about their past. They had to flee the town of Weed after Lennie had got into some trouble there. The two men set up camp in the clearing. They heat up some beans to eat, and then they continue their conversation. During this conversation, it is revealed that in Weed, Lennie had tried to feel a girl's dress, and she had cried out that he was raping her. George and Lennie had to hide in an irrigation ditch to escape the wrath of the townspeople. Also, Lennie and George talk about their great dream that some day they will buy a farm and settle down together. After talking for a while, both men fall asleep. CHAPTER TWO The next afternoon, George and Lennie

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How does Steinbeck portray life on the ranch in Chapter 2 of "Of Mice and Men"?

English 09/09/15 HOW IS LIFE ON THE RANCH PRESENTED IN CHAPTER 2 IN ‘OF MICE AND MEN’? In the opening of chapter 2, the ranch is presented in a very poor state. As George and Lennie enter the ‘bunk house’, they immediately feel uncomfortable and hostile due to the extremely poor lack of hygiene and privacy of where they are expected to sleep while working on the ranch. This is shown when George finds an insect repellent in his bed, and asks Candy “What the hell kinda bed you giving us”. This shows the living conditions on the ranch, and Candy’s response insinuates that precautions such as keeping insect repellents were common. When Candy indicates to George and Lennie their beds, George feels insulted as to find his mattress is a “sack of straw”, in response to George’s outburst, Candy tries to make him feel comfort when mentioning the cleanliness of the ‘blacksmith’ that previously lived on that bed, and how he used to “wash his hands before and after meals”. By mentioning this, shows that this is an unordinary way to live in comparison to an everyday lifestyle of a guy on a ranch, in which this adds to the semantic field of poor hygiene. Steinbeck also presents George as an exception to the filthy ranch workers as he “made his bed up neatly with blankets”. Life on the ranch is presented as being very simple and basic as the

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What does the reader learn about Curley's Wife (in Of Mice and Men) from Chapter 2?

Transfer-Encoding: chunked HWK What does the reader learn 11th November 2015 about Curley’s wife in Chapter 2? Curley’s wife is one of the most important characters in Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ because she gets killed by Lennie at the end of the novel. She’s also the only women on the ranch, reflecting the time that the book is set in. In Chapter 2, we are introduced to her. Lennie and George have just arrived at the ranch and are getting to know all the ranch hands. They’ve already met Candy and Curley, and Curley’s left the bunkhouse. After he’s gone, Curley’s wife makes her introduction in the novel. Steinbeck describes her as standing in the door of the bunkhouse, blocking out the ‘sunshine in the doorway.’ Light is often symbolic of goodness, hope and general happiness. The fact that she’s blocking this light from entering the bunkhouse gives the reader a sense of foreboding – it suggests that she will block George and Lennie’s dream of the farm with the rabbits. Her physical appearance, dress and make up also tell the reader about potential danger. For example, Steinbeck describes her as having ‘red’ nails and ‘rouged’ lips. She also wears a ‘white cotton dress’ with ‘red mules’. Steinbeck’s colour choice of red suggests imagery of danger, passion and anger. It is also the colour of blood which

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Importance of chapter 1 in mice and men

How is chapter one of Mice and Men important to the rest of the novel? I think the setting im chapter 1 is important because it shows that when human beings come in to nature they destroy it a quote to show this is "A path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to jungle-up near water.". This shows the author was worried about mans impact on nature and the author wanted to show this from the start. The writer uses certain words to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere. Examples of these words are "golden foothill". The word golden suggests that the area is rich in natural beauty. Another word that shows the surrounding is calm is "white". The word white suggests that the surroundings are clean and are pure and have not been scared by man. Another word that shows that the surrounding have not been destroyed by man is "quietly". The adverb quietly shows that the surroundings don't have man near them causing lots of noise and driving animals from their homes. George is described in chapter 1 as a person who looks after Lennie who cares for Lennie. The quote for this is "Lennie for god sake don't drink so much". This shows that George doesn't want Lennie to get sick or catch something. The key word here is "don't" this shows George telling Lennie what he can and

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Themes within the first chapter of Of Mice And Men

Themes within the first chapter of Of Mice And Men The novel Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck was written during a period in history when life was not very auspicious. It was the time of the depression, which followed The Wall Street Crash. The Wall Street Crash occurred in October 1929 when the stock market crashed, wiping out forty percent of the paper values of common stock. Many Americans lost their life savings. By 1932 approximately one out of every four Americans were unemployed. They received no help from the President at the time, Herbert Hoover, who believed that a person should help themself. It was not until Franklin Roosevelt came into power in 1932, that unemployment fell from 13,000,000 to 8,000,000. Roosevelt spoke of a "new deal" for the American people. The Depression was even more detrimental for the Americans as it went against everything they believed in, in particular The American Dream. The American Dream is basically the idea that every American can be successful and happy and that they, themselves can achieve this. Back in the 19th century, settlers from Europe began arriving in America, intent on starting a new life there. The American government sold families a small piece of land (about a square mile) for $1 an acre, on which to live. They would have to build their own houses made out of sods on it. They would farm it and have to combat many

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