George and Lennie are introduced and their backgrounds
Lennie - described as a bear, doesnt seem to scary... he only has basic needs, speaks like a child, shows disability and has connection with animals
George - restless eyes, always alert and awake, ready to run... has control over Lennie, knowledgable, gets annoyed easily with Lennie
setting of the peaceful brush
left Soledad (=loneliness), place of last work
tells previous work - had to leave quickly - Lennie was involved in an incident
George tells Lennie about the mice - foreshadows ending / other parts in the novel
learn about dreams of the ranch - the American Dream
George tells Lennie where to hide if in trouble - foreshadows ending
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Chapter 2 - Finding Work
arrive at the ranch and introduce themselves
they meet the main characters of the novel, Candy, Curley, the Boss, Curley's wife, Slim, Carlson
first meet Candy - not threatening, re-assuring, building up trust, bigs up Boss' rep, tells about Crooks
meet the Boss - high heeled boots showing his authroity, try to give him height, suspicious that George will not let Lennie speak for himself
meet Curley - plain, boring features, high heeled boots, body language = ready for a fight and not welcoming, agressive more to Lennie
meet Curley's wife - presented as a glamour person, wears red = devils colours, well made up just for the ranch, seductive body language
meet Slim - "prince of the ranch", godlike, not intimidating, authoritive, not a violent person
meet Carlson - powerful, big-stomached, not respectful of women
Lennie begs George for one of Slim's pups as a pet because his dog has just had puppies
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Chapter 3 - Murder of the Dog / Fight
characters realise how Lennie acts and what he is like, his strength and feelings towards certain things
Slim realises Lennie has the mentality of a child
George shares information about their past with Slim
Carlson bullies Candy into shooting his dog - Candy's dog is shot
Curley starts a fight with Lennie who crushes Curley's hand after George persuades him to let go
Slim tells Curley to avoid humiliation, it would be best to say that his hand got caught in a machine
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Chapter 4 - Irrelevant (Crooks)
all men go to town apart from Lennie, Candy and Crooks
Crooks teases Lennie saying George may not come back, Lennie panics and becomes offended and protective over George.. Crooks is forced to apologise to calm Lennie down
learn more about Crooks and how he feels towards the men on the ranch and their actions, Crooks is isolated
Curley's wife starts acusing Crooks because she has more power over him than he does over her
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Chapter 5 - Curley's Wife Dies
Curley's wife meets Lennie in the barn, where he just killed his pup for stroking it too hard
Curley's wife goes into the barn and flirts with Lennie
Lennie confesses to liking to stroke soft things, so Curley's wife lets him stroke her hair
She panics as the stroking becomes harder
Lennie kills her by breaking her neck and runs off to hide
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Chapter 6 - Ending
George finds Lennie at the clearing
Lennie starts to panic after he realises what he had done to Curleys wife and George calms him down and distracts his attention, by talking about their dream
he shoots Lennie in the back of the head and kills him with Carlson's Luger pistol
Slim comforts George saying he did the right thing
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