Of mice and men by RancidTrain2540

Violence

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-07 14:42:42 UTC

Life is full of Gore-filled and violent moments no matter how far you run.

#1

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-07 14:56:22 UTC

Lennie hesitated, backed away, looked wildly at the brush line as though he contemplated running for his freedom. George said coldly, "You gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you?" (ch1 p10)

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-07 15:04:35 UTC

This passage shows that George isn't afraid to yell at lennie. But it also posts the question, Does Lennie only obey someone when he is being presented a form anger?

#2

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-07 15:15:29 UTC

"You said I was your cousin, George." "Well, that was a lie. An' I'm damn glad it was. If I was a relative of yours I'd shoot myself." (ch2)

#3

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-09 14:35:42 UTC

A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him. For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent. (ch3)

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-09 14:37:49 UTC

This quote puts more insurance on that Candy should of killed his dog instead of the other farmhands. The quote also brought up a question, If killing the dog was a violent act or an act of mercy?

In my eyes it was an act of mercy on the old dog but it was still in a violent way it was severed to the reader, from start to finish.

#4

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-09 14:57:48 UTC

"Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny." Crooks had reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no ego—nothing to arouse either like or dislike. He said, "Yes, ma'am," and his voice was toneless.

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-09 15:05:53 UTC

This quote shows an interesting way to show the place of how people during this time period were place on the soucil ladder. Curly's wife is higher on it than Crook but not high anoth to be able to linch someone but she is high anoth to make someone do it for her .

#5

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-10 14:48:01 UTC

"He was so little," said Lennie. "I was jus playin’ with him… an’ he made like he’s gonna bite me… an’ I made like I was gonna smack him … an’… an’ I done it. An’ then he was dead. She consoled him. "Don’t you worry none. He was jus’ a mutt. You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts."

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-10 14:56:47 UTC

This is an other instance that Lennie has proved to the reader that he isn't as peaceful as George has built him up to be, to the other farm hands. Lennie was hurting an animal less than half his size just because the dog "looked" like it was going to bite him when they were playing. That's what puppies do, they playfully bite at times.

cjsmeedge99 — 2015-12-10 19:55:14 UTC