SECTION 1
1. Re-read this introductory scene, paying particular attention to the details of Lennie’s facial expressions, body movements, and actions. How do they contrast to George’s? Write a letter giving your opinion of each man.
2. After listening to the dialogue between the two men, what is your opinion of their relationship?
3. When evaluating George’s reaction to or treatment of Lennie, some readers might consider George too harsh. Others might think George is too protective; some might feel George is too unrealistic. What is your opinion? What advice would you give George or Lennie?
4. Can you relate to a time that you were, or felt you were obligated to care for an individual who was extremely frustrating? Perhaps you were babysitting, dealing with a brother, sister, grandparent, neighbor, etc. Include the details of the situation, some dialogue, and people’s reactions.
5. George is angry because he believes the bus driver had him get off the bus too soon. Can you remember a time you felt powerless or when someone took advantage of you?
6. At one point George says, “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place….They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to.” Do you think George is right, or is he just feeling sorry for himself? What advice would you give George?
7. Although the two of them are migrants, George believes he and Lennie are different because they have each other, and they have the dream of combining their paychecks and buying their own little farm. In this dream their problems are solved, and Lennie would be safe. By raising rabbits, Lennie would have plenty of soft things to pet; if he killed some, that would become profit because they could eat rabbit meat and sell the fur. In a sense, this dream of George’s can be considered a representation of the dreams of all people since it satisfies the common desire for companion- ship, independence, and comfort. What is your dream? How do you imagine you will achieve independence and find comfort and companion- ship?
9. In their present reality, however, Lennie causes problems for George.
There are repeated mentions of lost jobs, Lennie getting in trouble, and Lennie’s compulsion to touch soft things. George seems to expect Lennie to get in trouble again because he tells Lennie if there is trouble to “hide in the brush ‘till I come for you.” If you were George, would you continue to protect Lennie?
10. Can you describe a pattern of troubled behavior that you have experienced yourself, or observed in others? Why do you suppose it’s so hard for Lennie to change this pattern?
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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No I don’t think George is right because even though they are all mostly migrant workers they have someone that cares about them. An example is Lennie and George, George says that he hates Lennie but in the end Lennie is all he has right now. I think he is feeling sorry for himself because in the story he said that he wanted his own house and instead of working on a farm he wants one of his own. Migrant workers aren’t the brightest people but why do they work on fields to get money so they can have a dream that they can make up come true. But I think the only reason that George says that guys on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world because he never actually loved and cared for anyone. The advice that I would give to Lennie is that he shouldn’t think that way about himself or the others that live on a farm because some of them are working to achieve something in their lives that they have always waited for. Also one thing that confused me was that George said that “They ain’t got nothing to look up to” when George dreams of having his own farm and not having to work ever again.