Blog Part 5&6

     In Section 5, Lennie and Curley's wife both confide in each other. At first, Lennie resists Curley's wife's attempts to start a conversation, but he forgets about George telling him not to talk to Curley's wife when she asks him about his pup. Curley's wife explains her life to him, and she tells him how she could have been in shows and movies. This makes me feel sorry for her because I think that her dream is a lot like George and Lennie's dream. Many people may have dreamed of becoming famous and successful during George and Lennie's time, but few actually made it. Curley's wife also re-emphasizes how lonely she is. She asks Lennie: "Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways? You're a nice guy. I don't know why I can't talk to you. I ain't doing no harm to you." I think that Curley's wife chose Lennie of all people to confide in because she thought that he was pretty trustworthy (or he might have just been there when everyone else was away). Curley's wife thinks that Lennie is a nice guy, and she probably thinks that he'll forget what she told him (so he won't try to embarrass her).

     Eventually, Curley's wife and Lennie begin to talk about rabbits and soft things. Curley's wife lets Lennie feel her hair, and when he doesn't let go, she begins to panic. Lennie tries to calm her down (he tells her to stop screaming), but he is panicked himself. He becomes afraid that if people hear Curley's wife's scream, then George would get angry and he wouldn't get to tend rabbits anymore. Lennie grows angry after Curley's wife's hoarse cry comes out after he moves his hand (which was over her mouth) a little, and he shakes her and breaks her neck. This situation is fairly predictable because we were told that Curley's wife was trouble, she indicated that she would talk to Lennie when he was alone, and a similar situation happened to a girl in Weed (except Lennie didn't really hurt her). However, I don't think that Curley's wife or Lennie should be blamed for this situation. Lennie just wanted Curley's wife to stop screaming (he didn't want to get in trouble), and he was unaware of his own strength. Curley's wife just wanted some attention. She thought that Lennie was a nice guy who wouldn't do any harm to her, but her judgement was wrong. 

     I believe that Of Mice and Men is a very good book, but its ending is very tragic. I really didn't expect George to shoot Lennie himself, and when Lennie killed Curley's wife, I thought that George would get Lennie and himself out of the mess like he did in Weed. The ending of Of Mice and Men shows how difficult dreams were to accomplish back then. The book answers the question of whether George and Lennie's dream will come true or not (it might still come true, but Lennie won't be there), but it leaves many other questions unanswered. Will George become like the other ranchers now without Lennie? What will happen to Candy? Is there still a slight possibility that George and Candy will live out their dream? Will there be some conflict between George and Curley?