Chapter three: Story behind Lennie
Predict:
Imagine:
The scene that was the most prominent was when Slim came back into the sleeping quarters covered in tar with a sour look on his face, and Curley following him in close behind as if trying to make poor excuses for apologies. And when everyone starts attacking him, he sees Lennie over in the corner still giddy with the apprehension of playing with the puppies. Soon Curley makes the mistake of picking a fight with Lennie, and soon Curley ends up with a broken hand, while all Lennie has is a bloodied nose and a scratched up face.
Clarify:
I actually feel bad ( for once) for Curley, then again, it's a shallow feeling for him. He should know better than to pick a fight with a man of Lennie's stature. Get over the Neapolitans' syndrome and suck it up that you're short, and you can't act a certain way without reminding people that you're short.
Try:
Use:
I like to compare Lennie to almost every small child when they're around animals. Children smaller than a 7-year old don't know better than slamming their hand down on to a cat's back, or not to pull on a dog's ears or tail. For George it must be a headache when Lennie tries to pet wild animals, and tries to go after them, since Lennie doesn't know that they don't want to be petted like that. Or maybe Slim should keep an eye on Lennie for those puppies were just born, the mother may not like a strange man touching her babies.
Review:
We learn that Curley can't keep his head out of other people's business, and get's his hand crushed by Lennie. We also learn that Slim can be very intimidating when he wishes to be, yet only to scare Curley into not telling what really happened in the bunkhouse.
- Curley will make a huge mistake with messing with the workers, due to the fact that he thinks Slim is messing around with his wife.
- George has to give Lennie a stern talking to about the puppies that Slim's dog just had, due to the fact that Lennie doesn't know his own strength and ends up killing any small animal he pets.
Imagine:
The scene that was the most prominent was when Slim came back into the sleeping quarters covered in tar with a sour look on his face, and Curley following him in close behind as if trying to make poor excuses for apologies. And when everyone starts attacking him, he sees Lennie over in the corner still giddy with the apprehension of playing with the puppies. Soon Curley makes the mistake of picking a fight with Lennie, and soon Curley ends up with a broken hand, while all Lennie has is a bloodied nose and a scratched up face.
Clarify:
I actually feel bad ( for once) for Curley, then again, it's a shallow feeling for him. He should know better than to pick a fight with a man of Lennie's stature. Get over the Neapolitans' syndrome and suck it up that you're short, and you can't act a certain way without reminding people that you're short.
Try:
- Did Lennie really know what he was doing to Curley up until it was too late?
- Would Curley really keep his mouth shut about what really happened to his hand?
- Did Slim really need to be that harsh to Curley about the 'true' story of what happened to Curley's hand?
Use:
I like to compare Lennie to almost every small child when they're around animals. Children smaller than a 7-year old don't know better than slamming their hand down on to a cat's back, or not to pull on a dog's ears or tail. For George it must be a headache when Lennie tries to pet wild animals, and tries to go after them, since Lennie doesn't know that they don't want to be petted like that. Or maybe Slim should keep an eye on Lennie for those puppies were just born, the mother may not like a strange man touching her babies.
Review:
We learn that Curley can't keep his head out of other people's business, and get's his hand crushed by Lennie. We also learn that Slim can be very intimidating when he wishes to be, yet only to scare Curley into not telling what really happened in the bunkhouse.