of mice and men- chapter 5- Lennie

In this chapter Lennie seems to come across as a bit of a toddler (as he does in the whole of the book) and it shows how he cant cope without a carer. (in this case George) The chapter starts off with all of the ranch men out and Lennie back at the ranch all alone because earlier in the book George says that Lennie is not aloud off the ranch. Lennie goes into the barn to visit his pup. Where he ends up 'hurling' his pup, killing it. Lennie didn't realize this would kill the puppy as he says 'Why do you gotta get killed? You ain't so little as mice. I didn't bounce you hard.' This shows Lennie thought that 'hurling' the puppy, wouldn't hurt him which means he doesn't really understand how strong he is and what he is capable of doing; expressing this through the 'hurling' of the pup. However, if George was present and 'supervising' Lennie, he wouldn't have 'hurled' the puppy. This shows that Lennie doesn't want supervising, he NEEDS supervising. After Lennie conspicuously talks to the dead pup, Curley's wife drops into the barn to talk to Lennie because he's the only guys she 'can talk to!' this suggests that she is lonely and that curley doesn't allow her to talk to any other man in case they get 'too close'. They begin talking and Curleys' wife tells Lennie to touch her hair because she thinks it is soft. As Lennie has the mind of a child, he doesn't want to let go, which makes Curleys' wife scream and yell for help as he won't let go of her hair. In addition to this, Lennie gets frustrated with the woman and wrongly covers her mouth with his hand, the woman continuously keeps screaming, even as Lennie pulls he hands away from the 'tart's' mouth. Because Lennie doesn't know how to deal with this, he starts to shake the woman with swift back and forth movements. 'Her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still. Lennie had broke her neck.' This clearly shows that Lennie doesn't learn from his mistakes as he has already killed the puppy almost in exactly the same way as he has killed Curley's wife. Therefore this also shows that he is immature and hasn't a single clue what he is doing. 

character description of: Slim

Character: Slim
-"moved with a majesty" -suggests he has confidence and swag. Which means everybody will respect him.
-"long , black, damp hair"- damp may suggest he is a hard worker as this could be sweat.
-"his authority was so great his word taken on any on any subject."- This shows he is seen as as wise by the others- "authority" suggests he is a leader amongst them.
-"walks like royalty."-Suggests he is the leader.
-"denim jacket" -shows he is one of the workers
-"prince of the ranch." -Suggests the men respect him, unlike Curley.
-"face was ageless." -maybe from working so hard, face doesn't age.
-"not of knowing, but of thought."-people listen to him which means they must trust him.

character description of: curley's wife

Character: Curley's wife
-Standing in a way to show off her assets-this suggests she is a flirt and could be trouble to Lennie and George.
-Trying to present herself to the boys- this could mean they could get distracted along their way.
-"Full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, full made up"- this tells us she takes pride in her appearance.
-"Rectangle of sunshine cut off from the door." - this suggests she could get in the way of Lennie and George's dreams.
-red shoes, red nails, red could mean love however it also means danger. this suggests Curleys' wife could be trouble to Lennie and George.
-Inappropriate clothes for a ranch- maybe to appeal attention from the boys.

character description- candy

Character: Candy
-"Stooped Shoulders" suggests he is old as when you get older you tend to get stooped shoulders and a slouched back.
-"drag-footed sheep dog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes." and "ancient."-the dog here from this description is obviously very old and Candy has had this dog since he was a pup which suggests candy is very old as well.
-"push broom" and " the old swamper." suggest that he is a caretaker and he has been there a while.
-"no hand." -this suggests that he has a disability which means he could have lost it doing something on the ranch? or he was born with it.

character description- Curley

Character: Curley
-small "little guy" suggests he can get around and he likes to pick on bi guys for fights so if he loses the person who fought him will be hated because he picked on someone smaller than them, however if he wins he will be loved because he beaten up a big guy.
-married  two weeks ago going around telling everybody he has a "glove fulla' vaseline" and he is "keeping it for his wife" however no body can say anything nasty to him because his dad is the boos which means if anyone snaps at him they will get the sack and in those days, jobs weren't popular.
-untouchable because he is the boss's son.
-he was annoyed with Lennie which means he could get in a fight with Lennie because Lennie is a big guy and Curley picks on big guys.
-"Head of tight curled hair."-suggests his hair is like a coiled spring, which means Curley could be very short fused-which means he could snap at anyone at any minute. Short temper.
-His wife is a "tart" as she has "been giving everyone the eye."

of mice and men character description- George

Character:George
-dressed in denim
-"restless eyes" suggests he has been looking after Lennie as Lennie touched the girls dress so they had to run therefore George needs to watch Lennie at all times to make sure that doesn't happen again.
-"small and quick"-suggests he isn't very strong but he can get things done which means he is wise.

character description- Lennie

character: lennie
-Dozey
-Mentally disabled
-Has the mind of a child
-"Big like a bear paw"- suggests he is very big and strong.
-Forgets things
-drinks like "horse".
-dressed in denim.