Curley's Wife
Why is Curley's wife so lonely on the ranch? (Hint Difference between her and everyone else on the ranch)
There were no other females on the ranch
Why is he called Crooks?
Because he has a crooked back
What did Candy want to be apart of?
George and Lennie's dream farm
How are George and Lennie not like "the other guys"?
Because they have each other, other guys travel around looking for work but they have no one. No one cares about them, but George and Lennie have each other.
Why is Lennie not as lonely as all of the other guys?
Because he has George and George has him.
Why do the workers on the ranch always avoid Curley's wife?
Where is Crooks forced to live?
A room connected to the barn, separated from the other ranch workers
What is one of Candy's regrets that left him more lonely than before?
He let Carlson shoot his dog instead of him.
When is George the loneliness in the Book?
At the end of the book, when he kills Lennie. He loses his companion.
What is the story that Lennie always asks George to tell him? (Hint: There are two parts)
Lennie always asks George to tell him how they are going to live on a farm where he can tend to the chickens. He also asks George to tell him how there not like the other guys.
What action does Curley's wife always do that shows her loneliness?
She would always try to talk to other people at the ranch
Why is Crooks "outcasted" from the rest of the group?
His race
How does Candy react when Carlson shoots his dog?
Who in the book, does George get closer too as time passes?
Slim
When George is mad at Lennie, what does he say to that he will do?
He says that his life would be so much easier if he didn't always have to carry Lennie around and care for him.
What is Ironic about Curley and Curley's Wife Marriage? (In terms of Loneliness)
When you marry someone, in a sense you gain a life long partner, kind of ending loneliness. However, in this marriage Curley's wife has to live on a farm, where she is the only woman. This causes her to feel more lonely than she was before.
At first he doesn't think that this dream will be achieved and says that he has seen many people like them who have this dream and never achieve it. he asks to become a part of it if it happens, showing how he seeks companionship and wants to escape loneliness.
What was a sign of Candy's loneliness at meal time?
He was sitting by himself with his dog.
Why does George travel with Lennie, even though Lennie causes trouble and gives George more responsibility?
He made a promise to Aunt Clara, and also he likes having a companion and doesn't want to be like the "other workers" who have no one who care about them.
It gives him hope that him and George will get to live there dream life and get to do whatever they want whenever they want. It also gives him comfort.
What action in chapter 5 is revealed, that Curley's wife did that reveals her loneliness? Hint "Her Marriage"
Her deciding to marry Curley despite not really wanting too.
What does Crooks say to Lennie that reveals he has accepted his loneliness? (Hint: Chapter 4)
"You go on get outta my room. I ain't wanted in the bunk house, and you ain't wanted in my room"
This quote describes how he has accepted his separation from all of the other workers and is kind of permanently lonely.
What does Candy realize when he sees Curley's Wife's dead body?
He knows that there dream of the farm is over. He realises that he might be working here the rest of his life, and that he might be lonely forever.
What does Lennie and George's relationship show us about friendship and companionship? (Hint: How is it a beautiful thing but can also be a sad thing)
It shows us that friendship is a beautiful thing because it gives you someone to care about and also care about you. You get to share good experiences and memory's with this person. But when you lose them, like when George lost Lennie, you experience tremendous sadness because you lost someone who was so important to you.
How does Lennie's companionship/reliance on George affect the story? What does their relationship teach us about companionship? (Importance of George and Lennie's Companionship to the Plot)
Lennie relies on George for protection and guidance. Without George, Lennie would be confused and lost in life. He wouldn't have known what to do in Weed or how to get to the ranch. It teaches us that having good friends can help guide us in our life and help make us better people.