Chapter 4 Notes

Questions

When:  1930's
Where:  on a ranch, south of Soledad
1)  Why does Candy start talking back to Curley's wife?  She is lonely and trapped in a house all day and wants to communicate with other people. 
2)  why does Crooks tell Lennie that George might not come back and complains about his life when he knows that Lennie wont even understand him?
3)  Why did Candy tell Crooks about the house that they were going to set up?  George told them not to tell anyone and Candy is sensible. 
4)  Is it better to live alone as an African American and live in a place by yourself, living peacefully and in an organized environment or live in the bunkhouse full of guys which is probably dirty?  Crooks that a nice place to himself, a nice place to eat, sleep, pass the time.  He had books and was clean, and did not have to have to worry about all the drama of the guys.
5)  Why did both Crooks and Curley's wife say that getting a house and living there will never happen and that many guys have dreams like that and it wont happen?  Is the author trying to foreshadow that George, Lennie, and Candy will not get a house and will leave just like all the other men?

Prediction

I predict that George will not come back from the city one day when he goes just like Crooks said.  I think that the author is trying to foreshadow that George will leave Lennie one day when he goes to the city.  One day, George will get really upset with Lennie, might take his money and leave.  He was saying that Lennie had about $100 saved up and might take all the money from their bank and leave.  That is what any guy might do to live his own life like what Crooks said.  It is much easier to live alone and he himself said that to Lennie in the beginning of the story.  Also, I think that even if they stay together, the author may have foreshadowed that they are not going to get the house because both Crooks and Curley's wife said that all men say the same thing, that they want to get land and have a house but it never happens.

Connection

I can connect to Lennie when George went to to town and Lennie went to Crooks house.  Since his friend left him to be safe, Lennie was bored and went to Crooks house even though Crooks was African American.  When my friends all went out one time and I didn't want to go, I stayed behind and saw that this girl was lonely.  I went and started talking to her and found out all about her.  Lennie did the same and gave Crooks company which I believe gave Crooks a little bit happiness because it said that he didn't know how to show anger and pleasure at the same time.  He felt appreciated.  Lennie went to Crooks and talked to him normally just like I did to that girl who felt abandoned.