In today's reading the ending was really dramatic. It started off with Lennie hiding in the brush waiting for George to come. He eventually does come and Lennie starts apologizing for what he did to Curley's wife. George is so nervous that he takes the gun away from Lennie and tells him that everything will be okay and for him to look out onto the lake. George starts telling Lennie of how they are going to live when they have enough money for the house. George shoot Lennie in the back of the neck and all of the guys from the ranch came and took a look. They were are all quite except for Carlson. Then they go back to the ranch and Slim ends up comforting George all the way back home.
Predictions:
If this novella were to go on I would predict that George would leave the ranch and forget about everything. He will go back to the brush and stay there next to Lennie dead body. For a couple of days he would stay their and cry regretting what he did to Lennie. He will then go back into town and start and whole new life. Working in a better job, having a house, and a girl. He will seem happy, but deep inside he will feel guilty for killing Lennie. But, he will live the life that he always wanted that he said he will have without Lennie.
Questions:
We are brought back to the Salinas river from the beginning. Lennie is hiding behind the brush just like he was supposed to. Any time soon the boys should be here looking for him. Why did John Steinbeck make a rabbit appear in Lennie's head? Couldn't have his aunt Clara said the same thing the rabbit just confuses the story and sort of makes it sound unbelievable. Why is in the end Carlson making jokes about Slim and George being sad? It was a really traumatic event for a person like George and Carlson is making fun of him. I wonder if Lennie is mentally aware of what he did to Curley's wife? Even though he is mentally handicapped I think killing someone will scare you. He doesn't at all seems to worry what he did. But, he worries more if George is mad and whether he will let him tend the rabbits.
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