You go get wood. An' don't you fool around. It'll be dark before long.” Lennie crashes off through the brush, splashes around in the water, and comes back
with only one small twig in one hand
.
When Lennie goes to gather firewood he finds his mouse?
| Question Answer | What are they going to have for supper? beans | What does Lennie like on his? ketchup | What does Lennie go and get when he's supposed to be getting firewood? he gets the dead mouse George had thrown away | What does Lennie do when George throws his mouse away? he cries |
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When Lennie goes to get wood What does he bring back?
You go get wood. An' don't you fool around. It'll be dark before long.” Lennie crashes off through the brush, splashes around in the water, and comes back
with only one small twig in one hand
.
What does Lennie get instead of firewood?
Tired of constantly reminding Lennie of things he should remember, George gets quickly angry when Lennie forgets to get the firewood, for example, and instead goes
after the dead mouse
.
What does Lennie pull out of his pocket?
What does Lennie take out of his pocket that gets him yelled at by George?
A dead mouse
.
What is Lennie not obsessed with?
All he wants is for George to be nice to him, and to
pet soft things
. And about that obsession with soft things: Lennie just can't keep his hands to himself. He likes to pet rabbits and mice and puppies and women's dresses, which is problematic when they end up (1) dead or (2) accusing him of rape.
Why did George stay with Lennie and looked after him?
George takes care of Lennie because he has promised Lennie's Aunt Clara that he will look after him and protect him
. This promise and George's moral astuteness bonds the men together. Lennie would not be able to survive outside of an institution if George were not there to ensure his safety.
Why did George not want Lennie a mouse?
George takes the mouse away from
Lennie because it is dead and will rot
. George says that the mouse isn't fresh and that he has to take it away because Lennie always kills them. … We also find out that Lennie doesn't really seem to know his own strength, which is why the mice end up dead in the first place.
Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets in trouble?
George tells Lennie that if there's any trouble at the new ranch, he should
return to the brush by the river
where they are camping that night.
What can you infer about George's feelings for Lennie?
What can you infer about George's feelings for Lennie?
George worries about Lennie, but sometimes he feels that taking care of him is a burden
. It's obvious that he believes he could do more without Lennie with him. Lennie is worried about George's desire to wait to go to their job.
Why does George shoot Lennie?
George killed Lennie,
because Candy told George he wished he would have shot his own dog
, Lennie killed Curley's wife, the puppie, and the mouse, and the lynch mob would have done worse things to Lennie. The first reason why George is justified in killing Lennie is because Lennie is worthless like Candy's dog.
How did George treat Lennie?
What made his stop? How does George seem to feel about how he treated Lennie? George treat
Lennie bad and Lennie jumped into the river
. George felt sad because he was been mean to Lennie.
Lennie is simply George's close friend and
is not related to him in any way
. When George and Lennie meet the boss of the ranch for the first time, George lies to him by saying that Lennie is his cousin. … After Aunt Clara died, George kept his promise and has been Lennie's friend and guardian ever since.
What is wrong with Lennie?
Lennie
has a mental disability
, making him dependent upon George to manage day to day life in the difficult environment in which they live and work. Lennie is physically very strong (so his name is ironic), but cannot control himself, leading to escalating acts of accidental violence through the book.
What does the dead mouse in Lennie's pocket reveal about him?
Carrying a dead mouse in his pocket shows that
Lennie is an imbecile, a child
. He isn't responsible for what he does because he doesn't have the mentality to understand himself or to control his own behavior.
What animal does Lennie really want to own so he can pet it?
p. 5 – Lennie has a
dead mouse
in his pocket so he can pet it. 5.
