Chapter 5 Notes

My Summary

     Lennie was in the barn alone. He was petting and stroking the hair of his dead puppy (he killed it). While Lennie was busy talking to himself and being scared that George would find out and shun the chances of him ever getting a rabbit, Curley's wife walks in. They started to talk and confide in each other but she spotted his obsession with animals. He showed Curley's wife the dead puppy and she showed no emotions toward it. After being in the barn together for a long time, Curley's wife tells Lennie to touch her hair to feel how soft it was. Long story short, he couldn't get enough of stroking her hair but she'd already had enough. Lennie was being rough on her and she struggled to pull away. She screamed and screamed until she finally submitted. Lennie had now taken the lives of a woman, a mouse, and a puppy.

My Reflection

     The way Crooks is treated at the ranch really reflects the racism that had lived in the 1930's. Being that he is a black man, Crooks isn't allowed to sleep where the others do and is isolated when group activities take place. This is the way my African Americans were treated in the 1930s.

My Question

      What is George going to say when he finds out what Lennie has done ? I can't help but imagine the terrible circumstances that Lennie and George will be facing. 

Lennie and Curley's wife... before the incident