After reading chapter 4 (pages 66-83), determine importance. Think about what you have read in the book so far (not just chapter 4!) related to intolerance/prejudice, dreams/plans, and the characters.
Answer two of the questions below. First, copy down the lines from the text (include the page number!). Then, in 2+ sentences, explain why it is important to the plot, characters, etc.
- Where do you see instances of intolerance and/or prejudice?
- Where do you see dreams/plans that the characters have for their lives?
- What important information is revealed about the characters?
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one of the obvious places that dreams and hopes of the cahchters is revealed is on page 69:"Lennie almost shouted, 'Bout the rabbits.'" This is just one of many of the placest aht Lennie mentions the rabits. This shows that one of Lennies hopes and dreams is to have a farm with lots of rabbits that he can tend to.
important information is always beign revealed about the charchters such as, George always havign mroe power than Lennie. Curley being rediculously pugnacious, among other things. One specific example of Crook is, "Crooks said sharply, 'you got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.'" This shows that Crook is very cautious about other people and also that he probably had a rough past mainly because he was black.
2. "All but old Candy. He just sets in the bunk house sharpening his pencil and sharpening and figuring..."
This section of the story utilizes the dreams and plans that the characters set for their lives because it shows Candy figuring out how the three men will make money on their land. He is also figuring out how Lennie will be able to keep bunnies and still make a profit. Candy can see how close he is to having a place of his own.
3. "Well I ain't giving you no trouble. Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever' once in a while? Think I like to stick in thta house alla time..."
Some important information that is revealed in this part of the story is Curley's wife's opinions of her life on the farm. It shows that she gets lonely having no one to talk to but Curley. Her reason for talking to all of the men is revealed.
"Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much. Nobody been here but Slim. Slim an' the boss." (p. 75)
Crooks' statement here reminds the readers that back then having something as insignificant as a different color of skin could change one's life. Everyone was so concerned that he was 'colored' that they wouldn't even associate with him in his own room.
"'Come on in. If every'body's comin' in, you might just as well.' It was dificult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger." (p. 75)
We learn here, through the quick insight into Crooks' emotions, why he is so unfriendly. He acts grumpy in order to make people think he doesn't mind when they ignore him and look down on him. When Lennie and Candy ignore his social status, he is dissarmed and reacts the only way he knows how.
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"Crooks . . . had his bunk in the harness room." (page 66)and "'I ain't wanted in the bunk house' . . . 'Why ain't you wanted?' Lennie asked. ''Cause I'm black.'" (page 68)
Quite obviously, this is an instance of intolerance/prejudice. Crooks is not allowed to sleep in the regular bunk house with all the other men, simply because of his skin color. This information is important to the book, because it shows the reader what society was like and what the viewpoints of people back then were.
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"'S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black. How'd you like that? S'pose you had to sit out here an' read books. Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody- to be near him.' He whined, 'A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody.'" (page 72)
This passage reveals an important piece about Crooks: he is lonely. He has a bristly disposition and shunns people away if they get too close, probably because he's afraid of what will happen if they get too close. This piece of information is important to the reader's knowledge of the characters, because it demonstrates that there are more to the characters than one realizes.
2. On pages 13 and 14 when George is describing the land that him and Lennie will own I see the first mention of their dreams/plans. I think that George wants this land because he wants his own space, something to call his own. Lennie wants the land to tend to his rabbits. Lennie also mentions rabbits through the next chapters so I believe that Lennie really does dream about having this land and the rabbits.
3. On page 73 when Lennie is getting upset because Crooks is talking about George possibly being hurt this seemed like extremely important info. "George wun't go away and leave me. I know George wun't do that." This was really important to me because it showed how much Lennie cared about George. He truly trusts George but I'm a little scared because George doesn't seem to care that much about Lennie.
The dreams and hopes of the characters, namely Lennie, George, and Candy are revealed throughout the entire book when they are planning their perfect home. On page 56, Lennie says: "George, how long's it gonna be till we get that little place an' live on the fatta the lan'-an' rabbits?" Here you see the plans they have been making to live in a better situation than they ever have been in, which is in control of their own land. Lennie is always the one to bring this up because he truly believes this dream will become a reality, which shows again his similarities to a child.
Information about the characters in this story is revealed much in this story through dialogue. An example of this is is on page 48 when Carlson is leaving to kill Candy's old dog, Slim stops him and says "You know what to do." "What ya mean, Slim?" "Take a shovel." This tells the reader Slim has more compassion than the other men in this story. He sees how hard it is for Candy to say good-bye to his life-long friend, and he shows understanding of this by reminding Carlson to send the dog off respectfully. You also see the little compassion in the other men. This is important information for the future to understand the men don't think too much of taking a life, or who it hurts in the process.
Dreams and Plans, pg. 79
"Maybe there was a time when we was scared of gettin' canned, but we ain't no more. We got our own lan', and it's ours, an' we c'n go to it."
this part, i think i really important to candy, george, and lennie. it's the whole reason they want to have their own land; so that they have something to hold on to that they can call their own.
Intolerance and Prejudice, pg. 81
"I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny."
i thought this statement was powerful and horrifying. it shows how easy and without though they would kill Crooks, just like Candy's dog.
page 56-57
"well, it's ten acres," said George. "Got a little win'mill. Got a little shack on it, an' a chicken run. GOt a kitchen, otchard, cherries, apples, peaches, cots, nuts, got a few berries..."
This is, in my opinion, the greatest dream in the book so far. This dream of having land of their own is the reason that the are working and earning money. The reason they are trying to not get in trouble and keep their jobs is so they can acheive this goal and so Lennie can have his rabbits.
page 68
"You go on get outta my room. I ain't wanted wanted in the bink house, and you ain't wanted in my room."
This quote represent how Crook feels about not being welcome in the bunk house. Crook says that people cannot come in his room becuase it is the place that he can tell people that they cannot go in. He does this becuase he always get told he can't be in places and so this is his one place he has the power to tell people they cannot come in.
"'Why 'ain't you wanted?' Lennie asked.
''Cause I'm black. They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, you all of you stink to me.'" (pg. 68)
This is an example of prejudice. it is important to the characters because Lennie tries to befrend Crooks, but immediately Crooks pushes him away.
"'But I get to tend 'em,'Lennie broke in.'George says I get to tend 'em. He promised.'" (pg. 75)
This is an example of the dream that Lennie has for his life. Since the beginning of the story, Lennie has always wanted a farm with lots of rabbits to look after because he loves animals.
1. An instance of prejudice occurs on page 69: "Well, go see your pup, then. Don't come in a place where you're not wanted." Crooks was being prejudiced in thinking that Lennie was like all of the other white people who had mistreated him throughout his lifetime. He wanted Lennie to leave before Lennie could do something to him or his room.
2. An example of when the reader sees the dreams/plans that the characters have for their lives is also on page 69: "The rabbits we're gonna get, and I get to tend 'em, cut grass an' give 'em water, an' like that." In this example Lenny's dream reappears emphasizing that this is what Lenny truly wants in the world. This is what Lenny wants above all else and would be devasted to lose it.
On page 80 when Crooks, Lennie, and Candy were trying get Curley's wife to leave the barn. Crooks pretty much yelled at Curley's wife saying she had no right to be in a colored man's room and she needed to leave. She said "Listen, N*****, You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?" This is presenting an intolerance towards black people. Crooks was just wanting her out of his space and she heated the arugement by talking to Lennie and Candy. Those two tired to get her to leave because no one wanted any trouble; she would not leave so Crooks broke into the conversation and told her to leave. She in return was telling him that she gets to decide if he lives or die so he just needs to sit down and shut up.
2. Lennie almost shouted, "Bout the rabbits." Throughout the story Lennie is continually mentioning the rabbits. This applies to dreams and plans. Lennie hopes and dreams to one day have his rabbits.
3. "Well I ain't giving you no trouble. Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever' once in a while? Think I like to stick in thta house alla time..." This quote helps to show the reader more about Curley's Wife's life on the farm. It gives a reason for her to talk to all of the men. Curly's wife gets lonely because she has no one to talk to on the farm but Curly.
1)Though is has been present throughout the whole book there were many instances of intolerance and prejudice in chapter four.
"This is just a nigger talin', an' a busted-back nigger. So it don't mean nothing, see?"(page 71) This helps show the setting and the time period. African-Americans are still not thought of as equal to whites, showing much prejudice. But also from the other side the African-Americans in this boo don't know any differnt and don't really know how to reaact when spoken to in just a normal conversation.
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Also in this chapter is a more in depth description of the characters dreams/plans." It ain't no lie. We're gonna do it. Gonna get a little place an' live on the fatta the lan'," says Lennie.
(Page 69)Though he does not recieve much support he hopes to someday have an acre of land to raise and tend to rabbits
1)One really big example of prejudice in the story is on page 20 "Sure. Ya see the stable buck's a nigger." The obvious reason why this is prejudice is because it was a really common racial slur for a long time. Also the reason he is even talking about the stable buck is to tell the rest of the guys to be mean to him just because he is black.
3) page 58 "An' it'd be our own, an' nobody could can us. If we don't like a guy we can say, 'Get the hell out,' and by God he's got to do it." This shows that George always wants to be in control. He wants to be in a position where if he wants something done it gets done.
Where do you see instances of intolerance and/or prejudice?
An instance of prejudice is clearly shown on page 68: "Why ain't you wanted?" Lennie asked.
"Cause I'm black. Thy play cards in there, but i can't play because i'm black. they say i stink. well, i'll tell you, you all of you stink to me." This quote easily shows the frustration in Crooks about the intolerance of the other workers.
Where do you see dreams/plans that the characters have for their lives?
"Lennie said quietly,'It ain't no lie. We're gonna do it. Gonna get a little place an' live on the fatta the lan'.'" Lennie's dream to own a farm with a copious amount of rabbits is often shown throughout the chapter, it makes me wonder, is this foreshadowing?
On page 75 it says: "Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much. Nobody been here but Slim. Slim an' the boss."
This is most definitely an instance of prejudice. Crooks has allowed society, that already sees him as a lesser being, to let him think of himself as inferior. This shows many of the messed up social ideas of the time period.
Also from page 75, it states "'But I get to tend 'em,'Lennie broke in.'George says I get to tend 'em. He promised.'"
This passage not only shows Lennie's dreams of his future, but also shows his incredible faith in George. Few relationships in this time period existed with such trust and faith, and it's refreshing to see that in Lennie.
2)"The rabbits we're gonna get, and I get to tend 'em, cut grass an' give 'em water, an' like that" (p.69). Lennie's hope and dream of having a boney as a pet is repeatedly made obvious to the reader. This adds to Lennie's character, for his childish wants reflect his childish personality and intelligence.
1) "'I ain't wanted in the bunk house..'Why ain't you wanted?' Lennie asked'..'Cause I'm black'"(p.68). This is a blunt example of the intolerance and predjudice that Crooks faced due to his skin color. This is important to the story because it helps shape the time period that the setting takes place in.
Throughout the book George and Lenny have the obvious desire for land and a life of their own. This drives their actions and is kind of the motivator for what they do. If they fail in one place, they leave and start again. Lennie is in it for the rabbits, and George seems to be in it for the wish to have his own life that he can be in charge of, where he can receive the full benefits of his work.
1."Well you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny." (page 81)
Curley's wife says that to Crooks during this chapter. In the period of the book, people were racist and treated blacks like animals. This is an example of prejudice.
2."They come, an' they quit an' go on; an'every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head." (page 74)
This is an example of the dreams and plans of the characters in "Of Mice and Men." Lennie and George have dreams of getting their own land and that goal causes them no come to this ranch. That goal is the plot and its meaning has to do with what plays out in the story.
"Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much. Nobody been here but Slim. Slim an' the boss."
-p. 75
this is an example of prejudice against crooks because he is black.
"George, how long's it gonna be till we get that little place an' live on the fatta the lan'-an' rabbits?"
-p. 56
this is lennie's dream. He mostly wants to tend to the rabbits.
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