Podcast 1

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Thoughts on Ending

thats a pretty crazy but sad ending. i think somehow george and the other guys had a comspiracy going and they had planned the whole seen with curley’s wife going to see lennie and all that. that was kind of messed up especially since lennie and george were like best friends. why would george do that unless the other guys put him up to it. i mean he sort of seemed like he did get a little annoyed with lennie sometimes but he never seemed annoyed enough to kill him.

Blog 4

“Well s’apose, jus’ s’apose he don’t come back. What’ll you do then?” i think this is kind of a sad passasge because Crooks is trying to scare Lennie into thinking that George isn’t comming back. why would a friend do that? thats kind of mean because he already gets really scared when goerge isn’t around. telling him that George might never come back will just scare him more. he might even think about running away. i also think that maybe crooks was just saying that to see what kind of a guy he is. is he a strong guy at heart as well as physically or is he only physically strong? however, if crooks was really trying to scare Lennie he probably accomplished it.

Blog 3

In chapter 3, the old men are starting to meet some of the guys around the ranch. they have met curly and his wife. George doesn’t really like Curly because he starts trying to intimidate lennie. he keeps reminding them thats he’s a pro boxer and he’s really good and that he can beet anybody. George keeps telling lennie that if curly ever starts anything with him to beat him up and run and hide. there is another man in the bunk room that has a really old dog and the dog can hardly stand up on its own. the other guys try to convince him to put the dog out of his misery and shoot him but at first he doesn’t want to. then he finally desides that it would probably be better for the dog anyway. they tell him that curly’s dog has new litter of dogs and he will give him a new one. so they go into the forest and shoot the dog.

Blog 2

In chapter 2, the men arrived to the ranch. it was later then they were sapposed to have arrived, however, they did arrive. the get “assigned” their bunks and they didn’t really like them at first but lennie was the only one who really said anything because he found the spray for bugs. George didn’t say anything because he never really complains about anything anyway. Lennie asked what the bug spray was on his shelf for and the man in the room explained that the old man that was there before him didn’t like bugs. he said the old man sprayed the stuff even if there was no bugs around. the boss came in the room yelling to find out where them new boys were and he was surprised to see them standing in the bunk room. he asked them what their names were and George told him both of them. why doesn’t George ever let Lennie ever talk even thought he’s not very smart.? just because he isn’t very smart doesn’t mean he can’t say what he can and can not do.