"OMAM"

4/22/15


Book: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck

Prompt:Describe the atmosphere of the ranch and bunkhouse. Be sure to include characteristics of different characters that were formally or informally introduced to us in this chapter. Support your choice with textual evidence and interpretation.

Why doesn't Curley's wife have a name?   What message, if anything, is John Steinbeck  trying to send by not giving her a first name?  Support your choice with textual evidence and interpretation.

                  The atmosphere of the Ranch house can be friendly, or unfriendly. It's friendly when Carlson and Slim met Lennie and George. They were getting along pretty well. They should get along throughout the whole book. However, it is unfriendly when Curly was trying to get under Lennie's skin. Curly may try to turn people against George and Lennie by fighting them and loosing on purpose to make it seem like they jumped him. The boss also can be friendly or unfriendly, depending on his mood.


                   Curly's wife does not have a name because of the time period the book takes place in. Back then, women didn't have all the right they do today. You can even say they were mostly used as property before. Therefore, she must have not been given a name or she is not allowed to use it. George calls her a "rat trap" and other insulting names by the other workers.



               I think the author's message is women didn't really have respect for themselves back then. Either embarrassed,ashamed, or never experienced respect from another person. Some of the men in the Ranch, including George and Lennie, were calling her disrespectful names. Therefore, she must be used to it, just giving her body away because she doesn't know how to respect herself. She doesn't respect herself because she never felt it respect from another person.

"The Fourth Stall"

3/16/15

Prompt:

 Do any of the characters feeling change as you’ve read? Explain why or why

not.

If you were a character in this book, who would you be? Why?

Predict what will happen next.

                      The two main characters feelings change just after the first two chapters. They sometimes let kids get free service if it's a really big problem and it could physically hurt the kid. But now, the two main characters (Mac and Vince) have to charge every customer they get. They do this because they are saving up for a Cubs game, which may run them a couple of thousand dollars. Therefore, there feelings went from being naive about the situation, but now they are buckling down about the payments and are becoming hardline with every customer.

                    If I was a character in the book, I think i'd be Mac. The short but mighty leader of the whole business. The boss. I think thats how i'd see myself. I like to be in charge of things a lot. However, I know if i'm not the leader or captain i'll step back a little bit. I won't try to take charge of everything. That's another thing me and Mac have in common. He doesn't try to take charge of everything and everything doesn't always have to be his way. Unless he knows his team, business, or whatever it is, is counting on him... he will take charge and get whatever done.

                 I think Mac is going to try and find two big strong teenagers to protect the little boy. The boy got himself in a hole he cant get out of and he needs protection. Also, Mac needs to make sure his money doesn't get a big dent made in it. Or he won't have enough money for the Cubs game. Another thing is Mac is going to get 24 hour protection for himself because he knows people will be coming after him. 

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