Of MICE and MEN chapter recap

Chapter one

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George and Lennie arrive at the ranch and meet Candy
There is a description of the Bunk House
We meet all of the main characters
The Boss suspects Geroge because he won't let Lennie speak - and Curley takes a dislike to Lennie
They meet Slim who offers Lennie a puppy and Curley's beautiful young wife who George warns Lennie to stay away from.

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Geroge tells Slim about Weed
Carlson shoots Candy's dog
Candy finds out about the dream and offers his money if he can stay with George and Lennie
Lennie crushes Curley's hand after he is egged on by George (Curley starts on Lennie for no reason)
Slim tells Curley to tell peple he got his hand caught in a machien to avoid embarassment

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All of the men go to town apart from Crooks, Lennie and Candy, who are left behind
Lennie and Candy go into Crook's room who finds it difficult to hide his pleasure to have some company
Lennie panicks as Crooks tells him to imagine that George would never come home, in an attempt to show Lennie how lonely he is
Lennie tells Crooks about the dream who seems interested
Curley's wife looks for company and finds L,Cr, and Ca in Crook's room
Crooks orders her out, but she uses her superior status as a white woman to threaten him with lynching
Crooks realises that Lennie and George's dream will never occur
Candy and Lennie leave Crook's room

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Lennie accidently kills the pup in the barn when everyone else is outside playing horseshoes. This is a sign of things to come.
Curley's wife appears and tells Lennie about her dream of being an actress and getting something for nothing
Lennie (liking soft things) strokes her hair, but panis and finds he can't let go
He accidently breaks her neck
Lennie runs away
The other men find out and go to find Lennie who is immediately suspected.
Candy realises the dream will never occur

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Lennie sees visions of his Aunt Clara and a Rabbit who tell him he has done a bad thing.
George finds Lennie by the stream they had stayed by in Chapter one
George talks to Lennie about the dream, and, getting him to turn away, shoots him in the back of the head with Carlson's Luger
The rest of the men find him and George, shaken, talks to Slim.

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