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- When George says that Curley's wife seems like a "tramp," Lennie responds that he thinks she is "purty," causing George to warn Lennie to keep away from her, just like he's supposed to keep away from Curley.
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Summary. On the bank of the Salinas River, Lennie emerges from the brush where George previously told him to hide should things go wrong. Lennie reviews George’s instructions aloud, saying ...
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In the same riverbed where the story began, it is a beautiful, serene late afternoon. A heron stands in a shaded green pool, eating water snakes that glide between its legs. Lennie comes stealing through the undergrowth and kneels by the water to drink. He is proud of himself for remembering to come here to wait for George, but soon has two unpleas...
Lennie asks him to tell the story of their farm, and George begins, talking about how most men drift along, without any companions, but he and Lennie have one another. The noises of men in the woods come closer, and George tells Lennie to take off his hat and look across the river while he describes their farm. He tells Lennie about the rabbits, an...
The sound of the shot brings the lynch party running to the clearing. Carlson questions George, who lets them believe that he wrestled the gun from Lennie and shot him with it. Only Slim understands what really happened: You hadda, George. I swear you hadda, he tells him. Slim leads George, who is numb with grief, away from the scene, while Carlson...
The final scene between George and Lennie is suffused with sadness, even though Lennie retains his blissful ignorance until the end. To reassure Lennie, George forces himself through their habitual interaction one last time. He claims that he is angry, then assures him that all is forgiven and recites the story of their farm. For George, this final...
At first, he tries to ignore her because he knows that George doesn’t want him to speak to her. However, she notices his puppy and comforts him so he starts talking to her.
"Go on, George. Ain't you gonna give me no more hell?" "No," said George. "Well, I can go away," said Lennie. "I'll go right off in the hills an' find a cave if you don' want me."
Nov 21, 2023 · He tells her to go away because George will be furious if he catches her talking to him and won't let him tend to the rabbits on the farm they're going to have....
- After killing Curley's wife, Lennie runs away. George finds him sitting on the river bank and tells him to look out across the river and picture th...
- In chapter 6, Lennie has killed Curley's wife and run away. The other men intend to torture him before they kill him, so George takes Curley's gun...
- Before George shoots Lennie, he tells him to look out over the river and picture the farm they're going to have. George goes on to describe the far...
- After George shoots Lennie, the other men come out of the grass to find that Lennie is already dead. Slim tells George that it had to be done to sa...
Candy says they need to let Lennie get away because Curley will lynch him, but George realizes how hopeless escape would be. He tells Candy to give him a minute to go to the bunkhouse before telling the other men; then George will come along as though he had not already seen Curley's wife.
" Why'n't you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs?" said Carlson. "You let her hang around bunkhouses and pretty soon you're gonna have som'pin on your hands and you won't...
