Of mice and men chapter 2
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- chapter 2
- George and Lennie get to the ranch.
- the bunkhouse is described.
- They meet candy.
- he likes gossiping with George.
- the boss
- "hell of a nice man."
- For giving him a job even though candy is disabled.
- "gets pretty mas somtimes"
- "An' he give the stabe buck hell, too"
- "hell of a nice man."
- Curley
- "he's the bosses son andhe's handy"
- He knows he has power over the ranch workers.
- If he gets into a fight with Lennie, Lennie will get fired.
- "He wore a glove on his left hand and like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots."
- "you seen that glove on his left hand. well, that glove's fulla vaseline. for his wife."
- his showing off to the workers, so he can get more power.
- "he's the bosses son andhe's handy"
- Curley's wife
- "Wait till you see Curley's wife." "wait till you look her over."
- "See" objectfying her and not treaing her as a person, concentrating on her looks.
- They call her "curley's wife" like she belongs to him. also we dont not her name, not treating her like a person.
- "she got the eye."
- she dosnt like Curley and wants someone else.
- She is called "a tart" and "a rattrap"
- They don't get to know her as a person, for fear of Curley.
- "Wait till you see Curley's wife." "wait till you look her over."
- the boss
- "the old man" "the old swamper"
- dont use him name little power
- has only one hand.
- disabled, most would not give him a job.
- He has a very old dog, had it since it was a pup.
- he likes gossiping with George.
- The boss meets George and Lennie.
- "A stock little man, and he wore high heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a labouring man."
- "well, i never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy.
- Its unusual for migrants to stick together.
- Find out that the stable buck is black.
- "Ya see the stable buck's a ******"
- no power
- "They let the ****** come in that night" (christmas.)
- Shows the separation of races.
- "Ya see the stable buck's a ******"
- They meet slim
- he is decribed in detail.
- "he moved with a majesty only achived by royalty and master craftsmen."
- "the prince of the ranch."
- "his word was taken on any subject"
- "his ears heard more than was said to him."
- "his tone was friendly. It invited confisence without demanding it."
- "Ain't many guys travel round together. I don't know why.
- Shows that not many workers travel together and intruduces the theme of loneliness.
- Slims dog has puppies, George asks him if Lennie can have one.
- Foeshadowing he killed the mice.
- he is decribed in detail.
- Curley's wife
- "The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut-off."
- Foreshadowing
- Always wearing red.
- assosiated with danger.
- Foreshadowing
- "Her voice had a nasal, brittel quality."
- We find out later that she wantes to be a movie star but with a harsh voice it is unlikely to happen.
- She uses her apperience to get power over other people.
- "she leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown foward."
- George warns Lennie to stay away from her because she is trouble.
- Called her "a tramp", "rattrap" and "piece of ********."
- "The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut-off."
- George and Lennie get to the ranch.
- "They let the ****** come in that night" (christmas.)
- Shows the separation of races.
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