Why does George tell Lennie not to drink the water Why might this seem like an unusual instruction to give a man who has spent part of his adult life traveling the country?
Why does George tell Lennie not to drink the water Why might this seem like an unusual instruction to give a man who has spent part of his adult life traveling the country?
Why does George tell Lennie not to drink the water Why might this seem like an unusual instruction to give a man who has spent part of his adult life traveling the country?
Why might this seem like an unusual instruction to give a man who has spent part of his adult life traveling the country? that Lennie was sick the night before from drinking the water. George tells Lennie that unless the water is moving, it probably is not healthy water to drink.
What does George say before he shoots Lennie?
For example, in Of Mice and Men George tells Lennie, “No, Lennie. I ain’t mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know” (Steinbeck 106). This quote shows that George is killing Lennie for Lennie’s own good.
Why does George insist that Lennie give up the mouse?
Mice are dirty and they carry germs. This is the implication, because George never allowed Lennie to keep a dead mouse, no matter how much Lennie wanted to pet it. George makes Lennie throw away these dead mice. The second reason comes from the fact that Lennie does not know his own strength.
Why does Carlson shoot Candy’s dog?
Carlson shoots Candy’s dog because it is old, sick, and no longer able to work as a sheep dog. The shooting of Candy’s dog is also framed as a merciful act intended to prevent the dog’s suffering, which foreshadows George’s decision to shoot Lennie rather than let him be imprisoned or tortured by Curley.
How did Lennie’s mouse die?
As the story begins, Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket because he likes to pet soft things but doesn’t know his own strength and accidentally killed the mouse when he pet it too hard.
What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets in trouble What could this possibly foreshadow?
George tells Lennie (right at the end of Chapter 1) that if Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch he should run away and come right back here to this same spot and George will find him. This is foreshadowing.