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May 19th, 2008 by crackdaddykane66
George continued, “Remember Andy Cushman, Lennie? Went to grammar school?”
“The one that his old lady used to make hot cakes for the kids?” Lennie asked. (pg.56)
So apparently Lennie does remember things. Mostly things that he wants to but he still remembers. so it’s like selective hearing but with his memory. So then why doesn’t he remember even important things. is it just that he doesnt care or is it that it doesnt benefit him in some way. Because in some parts it seems like he only remembers things that get him something, or has to do with food. I think Lennie may be a little smarter than he’s given credit for.
“S’pose i went in with you guys.” (pg. 59)
Candy makes the proposal of helping George and Lennie pay a pretty large portion of the money they need to buy their house/ranch. It sounds like a fairly decent idea. But i am a little curious as to whether or not George still has something up his sleeve. because then that amount of cash was probably a good amount and if he got rid of Lennie and Candy he’d be pretty well off. I’m still really unsure of whether or not George is a shifty character or just Lennie’s friend. the question is still in the air and until it’s solved i suppose i’ll just try to look at every scenario.
“Well, then listen,” Slim went on. “I think you got your han’ caught in a machine.” (pg. 64)
It ends up being that Curly and Lennie do get in to a fight. Curly freaks out and starts wailing on Lennie, Lennie grabs Curly’s fist and basically man handles it and breaks every bone in it. And Lennie didnt even do anything to deserve it. Now George is worried about losing their jobs on account of the fact that Lennie DESTROYED Curly’s hand. So Slim comes up with the idea to say that Curly got his hand stuck in a machine to keep George and Lennie from gettin fired and in return Slim says he wont tell everyone what happened. But I’m wondering how this whole idea is gonna pan out. how do you explain Lennie’s face looking like minced meat? what if one of the ranch hands says something.
So i guess i do have some questions but not necessarily the “big picture or discussion starting” type. my apologies.
Why doesn’t Lennie just leave? I think he could make it on his own if he wanted to. he could make money doin whatever it is he does and go buy as may rabbits as he wants.
Does Slim have any real importance? just curious
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on May 20th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I think your question about Lennie’s leaving or not is bigger than you think. It’s one I have been asking a lot during this reading — Lennie had the instinct to leave right away, but George insisted that they stay to work up a stake. What if George had listened to Lennie, trusted the big guy’s feelings and instinct? I’ll definitely want to hear what you think about your own question after a couple more chapters.