Dear George

Dear George,
I know it was a very tough decision to kill Lennie. But I agree with what you did. Even though Lennie always stressed you out and you knew how much better and easier you could live without him, he was like a brother to you and your bestfriend.

of mice and men part 2

Lennie doesn't wanna stay there because he is scared. I think after George told him about Curley, he got too scared. Now I'm sure he doesn't want to walk around because he's afraid he'll run into curly and he'll sock him. "I don't want no trouble,"..."Don't let him sock me, George." Maybe Lennie thinks now that everyone there is bad and mean like Curley. He also may be scared that something is going to happen like what happened with the lady in the red dress, and Curley is going to beat him up for that. But he hasn't done anything to him yet, but George said he would punch him for no reason. "'I don't want no trouble,' Lennie mourned. 'I never done nothing to him.'"

of mice and men part 1

1) Discuss why Lennie is dependent on George.
The reason Lennie is dependent on George is because Lennie isn't completely capable of being on his own. In the book, he seems like he's not very smart and he doesn't understand how to live his life like everyone else. He also doesn't really know the difference between wrong and right. To me, he seems like he might be a little bit mental because of the things he does like keeping a dead mouse in his pocket, and the way he talks.

2) George says, "I could live so easy and maybe have a girl" if he weren't with Lennie. Why do you think he continues to keep Lennie around?
I think George decides to stay with Lennie instead of living life easy with a girl, because he love him. Even though Lennie may bother him sometimes and he always has to take care of him, he loves him and it's like he can't live without him. Also, his life might be less fulfilling if Lennie was out of it.

Interview

Interviewees Name
-Amelia

What do you predict will be the symbolism between Melinda and the tree?
-"I think the tree will symbolize the growth of Melinda as she goes through her years in high school, because a tree cant be ugly forever it has to grow and become beautiful and thats what is going to happy to her i think."

Are schools really this place that is isolating or is it just the student that isolates him/herself?
-"It's the person that issolates themselves. It's not the school, the school can't make you issolate yourself."

If Melinda's parents were more involved, do you think her relationship and feelings toward them would be different? Also, would her attitude in life be more positive?
-"If her parents were more involved, her relationship with them changes drastically because they would really get to know her and how her life is. They would help her get through life easier then how she's dealing with it herself. Her attitude in life would change to possitive because she would have a better outlook on life."

What do you think of the book so far? Even though it may be a bit dramatic, is it far from reality?
-"The book is good so far because it reflects on reality. I think this because everybody is so negative and unhappy in life and they need to have open eyes and see the world and live life 1 second at a time."