H4 - P4 - Week 4 - Lesson 3 - Of Mice and Men - Chapter 2+3

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• Middelbare school
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Chapters 2 + 3

Today's Lesson

You read Chapter 2+3 of Of Mice and Men

Today you will check your knowledge

You will need to read Chapter 4 for next week

Chapter 2

Tell me about
the book so far

Describe "The Boss"
Give two examples

The Boss

Appearance:

• Short

• He wears a Stetson hat

• He wears high-heeled boots

Personality: 

• He is not a laboring (werken met handen) man

• Has a temper sometimes

• ‘pretty nice’

Describe Curley
Give two examples

Curley

Appearance:

• Thin

• Brown eyes

• Curly hair

• High-heeled boots

Personality: 

• He is a fighter

• He is insecure about his height

Describe Curley's Wife
Give two examples

Curley's Wife

Appearance:

• Wide-spaced eyes

• Wears a lot of make-up

• Curly hair

• Pretty

Personality: 

• She seems unfaithful to her husband

• She cares about her looks

• Seductive

Describe Slim
Give two examples

Slim

Appearance:

• Tall

• Black hair

• He seems ageless

Personality: 

• He is an authoritative figure

• He is insightful

• He is kind and gentle

Why do you think George lies to the Boss about his relationship with Lennie?

Why do you think George lies to the Boss about his relationship with Lennie?

It is unusual for someone like George to take such care of someone like Lennie. 

George lies to avoid further questions; a familial bond does not need to be explained much further.  

What sort of man does Slim
seem to be?

What sort of man does Slim seem

to be?

He seems to be a kind and intelligent man. 

What could this predict?
“You keep away from Curley, Lennie.” (George)

This could foreshadow a fight between Curley and Lennie.

What could this predict?
“Hide till I come for you. Don’t let nobody see you.” (George)

This could foreshadow something bad happening, causing Lennie to hide by the river.

What could this predict?
“Gosh, she was purty.” (Lennie)

This could foreshadow Lennie having a crush on Curley’s wife.

Evaluation

You now know more about:

- The Boss

- Curley

- Curley's wife

- Slim

- What might happen at the end of the book

Chapter 3

Start of Chapter 3:
What do we learn about Lennie’s relationship with George?

What do we learn about Lennie’s relationship with George? 

They were born in the same town and have known each other for a long time. 

After Lennie’s aunt died, George started taking care of him.

George used to play pranks on Lennie, but after Lennie nearly drowned because of this, he stopped.

Why is the story of the woman in the red dress important?

Why is the story of the woman in the red dress important? 

The story is important for multiple reasons. 

• It is the reason George and Lennie had to leave weed and caused them to end up at the ranch and it also gives a lot of information about Lennie.
• Lennie’s actions tend to get him in trouble, because he does not understand what he’s doing.
• At the end the red dress is also compared to the puppies, showing that it is more than just animals that Lennie likes to touch. 
• The repetition of the story could also foreshadow something similar happening in the future. 

Chapter 3 discusses different women namely Curley’s wife and the prostitutes.
How do the men on the ranch view these women?

Chapter 3 discusses different women namely Curley’s wife and the prostitutes.

How do the men on the ranch view these women?

The women are either entertainment or trouble. 

They talk about the money, the whiskey and the chairs, but not about the women that they are paying for. 

What is George and Lennie's version of the "American Dream"?

George and Lennie's American Dream

They want get their own place and live off of the land. 

They want to have a place where they belong. 

What reasons are we given to think their ‘dream’ will succeed or fail?

What reasons are we given to think their ‘dream’ will succeed or fail? 

It could succeed because 

• George already knows of a place they could buy, 
• and Candy wants to join them and has money they could use. 
• They have constructed a plan. 

The other workers finding out about the plan could be a reason for it to fail. 

Why do you think Candy says: “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to have let no stranger shoot my dog”?

Why do you think Candy says: “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to have let no stranger shoot my dog”?

For example:

He feels like it was his responsibility. 

The dog was his and he’d had it for a long time. 

He also compares himself to the dog – he would rather get shot after getting fired than have to suffer the rest of his life alone. 

Evaluation

You now know more about:

- George and Lennie's relationship

- George and Lennie's American Dream 

- Slim and his personality 

- How women are viewed in the book 

- What might happen at the end of the book

Homework

Read Chapter 4 of Of Mice and Men

Answer the questions about Chapter 4

Next week we will check it together