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It was expected when Lennie killed his puppy, but sad for both me and him. When Curley's wife came in, I was expecting something unfortunate to happen, but killing her took me by surprise at first. Looking back, it makes sense knowing his past. Even if it was by accident.

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So many conflicting thoughts and emotions have emerged in this chapter. I'm angry with most of the characters, but at the same time, I am filled with sympathy and sadness. Everyone had something to lose, and everyone lost it. Lennie lost all hope, George lost his dream for a new life, and Curley's wife lost any chance to earn respect or dignity. Overall, I pity the men on the ranch and the importance of the decisions they made.

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I thought the puppy part was unfortunate, but I didn't think it was foreshadowing what Lennie was about to do to Curley's wife. I knew something bad would happen when she started talking to Lennie and he forgot he wasn't supposed to talk to her, and especially when she mentioned her hair. I was very shocked at what actually happened though, I thought Lennie would touch her hair then he might've accused him or raping her or something to cause problems for them, but I didn't think he would kill her.

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As soon as Lennie was left alone to figure out what to do with Curly's wife, I had a bad suspicion that something would go wrong. From nearly the beginning, we've been waiting to see when they would have to run to the bushes. George always told him, "hide in the bushes." I knew the time would come eventually. Now that Lennie is alone, waiting for George, the other guys are out hunting for him. I have a feeling George is about to face an inevitable challenge he's been dreading since the start.

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In the beginning of the chapter when Lennie was portrayed with the dead puppy in his hands, I instantly related it to the line from the poem and their plans that are now going awry. When Lennie started talking to Curley's wife, I expected something bad to happen. But to the extent it did, that surprised me.

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Each person George and Lennie talked to said every man came in with a dream of land and working for themself but none of them never came close. They would either lose their money or something would go wrong. Expectedly, Lennie messes up. George also fails as his role is to look after Lennie, but he gets too caught up with having fun. Mrs. Curley could not control herself to stay away from the men even though she clearly understood Lennie's unpredictability and strength when he hurt Curley's hand. It is not necessarily Lennie's fault as he could not help himself from doing certain actions. No one cared to understand Lennie's situation, rather, they just responded to his disobedience with anger.

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As Lennie had previously done to animals, he had done it to a human. While it was on a larger scale, I did expect something tragic to take place as Lennie's actions are always unpredictable. Furthermore, I predict that someone will pass next chapter as a result of the multiple impulses that certain characters such as Curley possess.

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When Lennie accidentally killed the puppy I was not surprised because I knew something like that was going to happen. As Lennie began to touch Curley's wife's hair I knew that there was a good chance she was going to get killed. I am wondering why when he pets something soft he tends to grab onto it and not let go.

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I kind of saw it coming that he would kill the puppy. But Curley's wife? Oh my god. I feel horrible for Lennie because he did not mean to do it. He has the sweetest heart and would never mean to hurt someone. I hope that George does not have to witness Lennie being shot. I want them to be able to live on the farm and tend the rabbits like they have always wanted to.

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I feel like since the beginning of the book, Lennie has become more angry, and I don't know it was from the pressure of having to worry about saying the wrong thing but I think Lennie was probably a little stressed out about everything and that contributed to his actions killing Curley's wife.

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My first thought is poor Lennie and Curly's wife. From the beginning of the book, Steinbeck portrayed Lennie's love for soft items in many instances. When Curly's wife let him touch her hair, I knew that it would be his downfall. Furthermore, I feel so sad for Curly's wife who just felt all alone and yearned for a better life.

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I was extremely surprised by what Lennie did in this chapter. I had a feeling something horrible was going to happen when Curley's wife sat next to Lennie, but I did not think Lennie would kill her. Early in the book George foreshadowed that Curley's wife was a "trap", and now Lennie killing Curley's wife has caused a large problem in the story (plans are changing). I also feel bad for Candy, because he really wanted to live on the land.

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Right when Curley's wife told Lennie to feel her hair I knew something bad was going to happen. It still surprised me when he didn't let go and he ended up killing her and when he killed the puppy. I thought since he loved the puppy so much and wanted to tend to the rabbits that he would be extra careful, but he wasn't.

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Learning that Lennie had killed the puppy did not surprise me that much. I believed something bad would happen but not to this extent. Knowing what happened in Weed, something similar was bound to happen... but not this bad.

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WOW. This was such an emotionally jarring chapter. When it began, I felt awful for Curley's wife, because I thought she was being oppressed. I also thought that Lennie was monster for not heeding the instructions and accidentally killing his puppy. But after Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife, I felt awful that nobody understood how Lennie's brain worked. Nobody bothered to observe that Lennie was easily overwhelmed, and the best way to give him a command was to convey it calmly and peacefully. And I think Curley's wife was much too vain about her hair anyways.

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I was surprised at the start of the chapter when Lennie had killed the puppy. I expected his to either hurt or end up killing Curley's wife once she came into the barn and started to talk to Lennie.

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I knew something bad was going to happen, but I didn't think I would be on this scale. I was overwhelmed with sadness as soon as Curley's wife offered to let Lennie touch her hair because I knew Lennie was going to get in trouble. Now I'm just hoping that Lennie doesn't get shot, but I'm not feeling very optimistic.

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I am just so mad at Lennie right now. I understand that he is mentally disabled but it still frustrates me so much how he can't see the situation and how maybe he shouldn't shake someone back and forth while holding their head to get them to quiet down. I'm also mad that Lennie killed the dog and I'm mad at Curley's wife for struggling harder when it was obvious Lennie would let go when she quieted down.

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I feel like I should have seen this coming, due to the concerning amount of other times Lennie has accidentally killed an animal, but I was still very shocked. The fact that he accidentally murdered someone makes me feel awful, especially because Lennie is always so innocent. Although, at this point in the book, I'm finding it harder and harder to forgive Lennie's accidents. I think he should have learned by now that if he's too rough--especially with his giant figure--very bad things could happen, and those bad things are going to get him punished, even when he never means to do it.

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I was very surprised by this chapter. I knew that Lennie wasn't very smart but I didn't think he would ever do something like this!

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George predicted this from the beginning that Curley's wife would cause problems with Lennie. I believe that Curley will use this opportunity to take revenge on Lennie for beating him up, and I think Curley is going to kill Lennie.

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This chapter saddened me when
Lennie killed Curley's wife (even though it was an accident). I wonder when George goes to find Lennie, if Candy will come with them to the next place.