2. How does Slim behave towards George and Lennie, and how does George in particular respond to this treatment?

Slim appreciates George's friendship with Lennie, he said that it is a welcome change in a world where no one ever “seems to give a damn about nobody.” Slim was very gentle with George and Lennie. George confides in Slim the story of how he and Lennie came to be companions. Slim and George become friends quickly because he has a sense of fairness and compassion about him. He understands Lennie's mental challenge.

3. In many ways, Slim is the opposite (antithesis) to Curley. Looking back to the part of the chapter about Curley (pages 27-31), find three contrasting sets of quotations.

4. Many readers find Slim the least believable character in the novel, to what extent do you agree?

I don't know all the characters in the novel, but until this point I don't believe he is the least

believable, he might be unrealistic because he is too friendly with Lennie and George and in that time people didn’t care much for the others, even more if everyone was in such bad conditions and difficulties living. In my opinion the least believable character in the story is Curly because I don’t think that someone can be such and idiot to start messing with men twice your size.

2. He goes to a lot of trouble to point out how clean the previous occupant of George’s bunk was. What does this tell us about Candy? Does he defend anyone else, and why?

We think that this tells us that he is very honest and honorous because he treats people in a nice way and never miss interprets situations. He tries to always believe what people tell him.

3. Find two ways in which Steinbeck implies that Candy has been at the ranch for a longer time than most of the men who have worked there.

Two ways in which we can infer or foreshadow that he has been there a longer time than the other workers is because he introduced Lennie and George to the bunker, which is the place that they are going to sleep in while working to the boss. He basically was the first person they met at their new workplace and there you can infer that he is an important worker. Another thing that tells us that Steinbeck makes Candy look like he has been in the ranch for a longer time, is that he knows the boss very well and that he has a relationship with the boss, and that can only be built with time, he even knows how he acts in different situations and that he can be a great man but he can get mad.

4. Although he calls Crooks a ‘pretty nice fellow’, how do his later comments reveal the treatment of black people at that time

The comments reveal that the treatment of black people at that time was unfair, there was no conscience about racism and they were not treated the same way. Although slavery was abolished black people were still treated as slaves and they didn’t have an opinion.

By Steinbeck describing the behavior of Lennie we truly believe that there would be a fight with Lennie and Curley, Curley always thinks that he’s the best and by seeing Lennie behaving like that he obviously picks a fight with him. 

It would be an enormous discussion and obviously Lennie and George would be kicked out again. 

2. Curley is described in very physical terms. Which techniques and word types does Steinbeck use to convey his character to the reader? Find three examples and comment on each.

“Curley is a short aggressive man who feels he always has to prove himself because of his size” This man sounds very selfish and he only thinks about himself.

“Thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair.” Over here it sounds like he’s a good man and very young which we then know in the novela that it's wrong. 

“A mean little guy who was a boxer and who is recently married”

Over here sounds like a tough guy, it seems like has a different description by his appearance.

 

3. What is George’s attitude towards Curley while he is in the bunkhouse? Find three examples to illustrate your points.

George attitude towards Curley its disrespectful, he doesn't like the guy. we think that's correct and acceptable. 

“This guy Curley sounds like a son-of-a-bitch to me.”

“Seems to me like he’s worst lately”

We didn't find a third one

4. Identify two areas where you think Steinbeck hints at trouble happening late on in the novella.

We think that trouble will happen in the bunkhouse and the natural pool.

Coquette 
Playful 
Careless 
Pick me, girl 
Steinbeck is trying to create an impression that she wants the attention of many men, he is trying to say that she only cares about herself and her appearance and that she has a great ego. 


2. Compare how George and Lennie respond to her. Use quotations to show their reactions, and try to explain them in your own words. 

He responded brusquely "Well he ain't know", he didn't want to know anything about her, he told Lennie to don't even look at her because he could get them in a lot of trouble. Lennie just stand there and saw her fascinated and started looking at her, just standing there like a little boy. 

3. George says of her ‘Curley’s got his work ahead of him’. What does he mean by this, and by calling her a ‘rat-trap’? Explain his sudden anger towards Lennie.

He means that Curley needs to have an eye on his wife because if not he will lose her to another man. And by calling her a rat-trap he means that she is very temptress and that can cause a lot of problems. George was angry at Lennie because George noticed that Lennie was looking amused at Curley's wife and that if he did something wrong with her he will cause a lot of problems.

4. We never learn her name, even though she is a very important character and the only female one in the novel. Why do you think she is never named?

We think that she's never named because the author is trying to create an atmosphere of suspense so the readers keep reading the story. Also, she's Curley's possession and we know her as her wife. 

Stoop - Shouldered old man came in
This shows the effect his age has had on his back which is very common for older people.

The absence of his right hand also adds to his weakness

He also rubs his grey and white whisckers, meaning his hair has changed to white because of age.

 

2. He goes to a lot of trouble to point out how clean the previous occupant of George’s bunk was. What does this tell us about Candy? Does he defend anyone else, and why

This tells us that Candy spent a lot of time with the bunk occupant and he knows a lot about his habits. He also defends the boss saying that he is a good guy

3. “Yeah, got a crooked back where a horse kicked him. The boss gives him hell when he's mad. But the stable buck don’t give a damn about that. He reads a lot. Got books in his room” This demonstrates how Candy knows a lot about the worker’s history and his hobbies.

“Last guy that had this bed was a blacksmith - name of whitey - was a hell of a nice fella and as clean a guy as you want to meet” This shows his knowledge of other past workers.

 4. The way his comments reveal this is because at that time black people were treated extremely badly and as slaves. This is because even though Candy keeps talking regularly, he is calling him racial slurs and talking about how badly they treat Crooks but his voice does not change, this shows that at that time this was a completely normal things and if you said and did those things nowadays you would be looked at as a bad person.