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After a breakfast hour decision that he is a dog, lennie spends the morning padding a growling, wagging way up and down the sidewalk in front of his house. Lennie got away and me and lennie stayed in the woods for a little bit. Curleys wife says she is lonely when she comes across lennie all by himself in the barn. This time, curleys wife doesnt mention looking for curley. Of mice and men at the beginning of the chapter why is lennie in the barn. Curleys wife is desperate for attention and and curley lacks her needs towards his new wife. Most of the men on the ranch are outside playing horseshoes but lennie is in the barn with his dead puppy. A book about divorce learn about living books by betty virginia doyle boegehold 19851003 hardcover 1 jan. George looks out for lennie, and lennie loves him in return.

George reminds lennie where to hide if theres trouble. One end of the great barn was piled high with new hay. While lennie is in the barn curleys wife comes to visit him. By avoiding contact this shows that she wants lennie to keep staring, rather, than her immediately looking at him this would break the moment and the spotlight will no longer be on her. Founder ellie laks started the gentle barn after adopting a sick goat from a rundown petting zoo in 1999. Its not a coincidence that that she ends up dying because she didnt want lennie to mess up her hair. I found rating it really difficult, but although i wasnt convinced by much of it, i will remember eleanor for a long. Widely revered yet steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an expression of pastoral romance, painstaking craftsmanship, and tradition. And beach has just stumbled on a possible example of this in the deep english village of billesley in warwickshire. Barn town is all up in arms with what is happening across the road. Lennie is tired of being considered mentally retarded even though in reality he really. The different styles and shapes that are now so hard to locate on the american landscape. Theres a lot of hay in the barn as indicated on page 62. A tribute to the early american farmer is the fact that his homemade barn is still standing after at least 100 years.

The other ranch hands are outside playing horseshoes. Lennie crushes curleys hand with his herculean strength. I just read it in two days because i loved it so much. I just finished a recipe for bees by gail anderson. Men are not expected in society to come running to another man for help. John lives with his wife and their three children in the pennsylvania countryside. Shes halfafraid of lennie, but she also wants his attention and praise. Here youll find links and information designed to point a hungry reader in the direction of the next good book. The farm that george and lennie wants represents everything their working for in life and what they desire deep down. Craven country paperback june 6, 1996 by penelope stokes author.

According to curleys wife, why isnt anyone going to leave the horseshoe tournament. Local author norris is the author of the bestselling five rivers meet on a wooded plain, set in salisbury. Lennie is angry at his puppy because now that he killed a puppy by stroking it, george will not let him tend the rabbits. After multiple surgeries he was fitted with a new prosthetic foot and underwent months of physical rehabilitation. We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. The major theme of this book, is that they are both lonely. Aunt clara in of mice and men aunt clara is one of the very few women mentioned in john steinbecks novel, of mice and men. He is demanding, selfabsorbed, paranoid about is wife, bully, obnoxious, oblivious, jealous, and overly confident. This is a picture of lennie and george in the story lennie. In chapter 4, for what reason did lennie come to the barn. George and lennie are companions, partners, family. I am always disappointed when i can find none of the books in colorados library system.

I need help analysing a quote from of mice and men. Regular readers of my blog will know that im not a big fan of gentle books. George and lennie have traveled together for many years since lennies aunt clara. Lennie even tries to act tough about the whole thing. Lennie has the strength of 20 men and the mind of a child. Illustrated with twentyfour drawings sixteen in colour by mary steedman of pictures by the great artists. The barn goes still as lennie realizes what he has done. Curleys wifes obsession with herself ultimately leads to her death.

Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from. Curleys wife comes into the barn where lennie is with the dead dog. She tried to get him to flirt back with her but lennie was not. When lennie refuses to talk to curleys wife, she becomes emotional and begins to tell lennie about all of her hopes and dreams and speculating out loud on the life she could have had. Curleys wife finds him there, and tries to start a. Curlys wife liked lennie more than the other field hands because of his size and his simpleton ways. Eleanor oliphant is completely fine is an engaging book and is a perfect book club choice, but the reader must be able to suspend their disbelief and cope with reading about one of the most obnoxious characters in literature. George and most of the other workers on the farm had gone into town and lennie went to the barn to go and pet his pup that he got, though he got distracted when he saw the light on in crooks room. She realizes that she can talk to lennie because he is incapable of recalling information and, therefore. He is dumb he doesnt learn he doesnt mean any harm nd point for curley wife are. The picture of your books from the library is a favorite of mine as is the monthly pic of your lane. Emily gets a readymade family by marrying a widower whose children need a mother. Lennie had broken curleys wifes neck and when curley found out about it, he tried to kill lennie. Why did curleys wife come to see lennie in chapter 5 of.

Loneliness seems to be a recurring theme throughout this book. Readers who want current bestsellers and the hottest new titles will enjoy our new books by month section. I just finished a recipe for bees by gail andersondargatz, does anyone know any similar books 1950s, romance, life lessons, family. Lennie is a huge man, shapeless of face, with wide, sloping shoulders, 2 while curley s wife is a very purty 28 woman with full, rouged lips and widespaced eyes 31. The mood when lennie enters is somewhat excited, because someone actually wants to talk to him, but angry at the same time because crooks didnt want anyone going in his room. The gentle barn was called in and rushed dudley to the university tennessee animal hospital. George asks lennie if he saw slim with curleys wife in the. Some two hundred animals later including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more, the gentle barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and atrisk teens to rehabilitate abandoned andor. Why did curleys wife come to the barn in the book of mice and men. He tries to bury curley s wife in the hay, worrying chiefly that george will be angry with him. Why do we feel sorry for lennie and curleys wife in chapter 5 i have the points but need help with the quotes nd the explanation the points for lennie are.

He curses at the dog for getting killed and adds, this here god damn little sonofabitch wasnt nothing to george. I know a lot of you love them, so here are three for those who enjoy quieter books. Library book photo as per usual and vanishing bloggers. Life and love with the worlds worst dog, the bestselling middlegrade memoir marley. Barney norris visited books at the barn recently to talk about his new novel turning for home. Moments earlier he expressed his feelings toward curleys wife, and nothing has. They are interrupted by curleys wife, who says she is looking for curley. He would rather pet a soft thing than play horseshoes with the other men. With all the ideas they have about running it and how its going to be, theyre pretty set on what they want in life and are working hard to get there. Why is lennies aunt clara mentioned in of mice and men. My project for chapters 5 and 6 for of mice and men. Following his comment, curleys wife chatters on, explaining more about her lost chance to become an actress and how she met curley.

The authors, both practitioners of historic barn restoration, offer a this richly illustrated volume from leading barn historians and preservationists is a celebration of a quintessential. What happened to lennie and curleys wife in the barn. Throughout it all, dudley demonstrates how a kind and playful spirit can help guide us through lifes toughest challenges. Lennie and curley s wife are extremely different people, both externally and internally. From the eyes of george milton, an of mice and men fanfic.

All of this question is for chapter 4 1 what are the 2 books that crooks owns. This deadly combination will soon lead to the death of curleys wife. When candy says that he and lennie would tell on her for framing crooks, she counters by saying no one will listen to the old swamper. Catherine woolleys sensitive simplicity puts life into a very important meal time happening in a fouryearolds small world. Down by the barn features pictures and poems to make you laugh, cry, reminisce, and think. George asks lennie if he saw slim with curleys wife in the barn and lennie says from j 89709 at sandhills school. This effectively isolates lennie so that the scene with curleys wife is a private one. Lennie has just accidentally killed his puppy because. Lennie responds absently with concern about his dream farm and the rabbits he will have. Of mice and menoverview wikibooks, open books for an open world.

Taking the puppys body with him, he flees toward the meeting place that george designates at the book s openingthe clearing in the woods. Of mice and men events timeline timetoast timelines. Curleys wife tells lennie of her life and her missed opportunity to travel with the show that came through her hometown. Lennie is in the barn, playing with a puppy slim gave him. Many times on strange history we have looked at the possibility that a small community is capable of remembering a tradition over decades, generations and even centuries without any recourse to writing. Tearing up fences and massive changes are happening to the big red barn. Collins, wilkie man and wife by wilkie collins seventh scene. George asks lennie if he saw slim with curleys wife in the barn, and lennie says no. Of mice and men high tech high pages 1 2 text version. Curleys wife tells lennie she is glad he busted up curley a bit, and then she leaves.

She did not seem to be looking at lennie evidently, curleys wife has acknowledge that lennie is looking her motive was to make lennie look at her. An interesting book on the history of the american barn. According to curleys wife, how come she didnt get into show. Curleys wife is lonely and seeks companionship, which is the major theme of this novella.

The dog keeps him from beig lonely, and the dog loves and respects his master. Weve closed the final pages of a really good book and thought and now what. How does crooks react to lennie when he comes to visit. Slim gave lennie a puppy that he could pet because the farm didnt have any rabbits to tend to. His latest novel, turning for home, is set in the village of penton mewsey, a. Questions about about the book of mice and men chapter 4. Aunt clara was gone, and from out of lennies head there came a gigantic rabbit. Lennies puppy died after lennie thought that the puppy was going to bite him, so he hit it and killed it accidently. Steinbecks story of george and lennies ambition of owning their own ranch, and.

Foreshadowing death of curleys wife of mice and men. A picture of lennie and george from the movie of mice and men. He was brought up in salisbury and andover and so was of particular interest to our hampshire audience. Of mice and men by john steinbeck organized by jon k. How does curleys wife manipulate lennie when they are. It sat on its haunches in front of him, and it waggled its ears and crinkled its nose at him. George warns his companion against the trouble that women cause, and then lennie asks. Me, lennie, and this old guy named candy moved into this farm and the first day there lennie killed someone. They meet curleys wife, whom they learn is a tart who likes to give men the eye.