Of Mice and men chapter 5 latest 2023
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1. List the reasons that Lennie gives to explain how the puppy is responsible for its own death.
Are Lennie's arguments valid? Why or why not? ✔✔Lennie claims that he didn't bounce the
puppy very hard, and believes that the puppy should have been able to handle it. He also says the
puppy isn't as small as a mouse and it should have been able to endure his rough play. Lennie's
arguments are obviously invalid, this displays how he is not willing to take responsibility for his
actions. He blames the dog for the fact that it cannot handle his rough play when he is at fault.
2. Explain what happened to Curley's wife that led her to meet and quickly marry Curley.
✔✔There was a man who pretended to be from hollywood who took advantage of Curley's wife,
he lied to her and told her that she could star in a movie, this man seems to have had a one night
stand with Curley's wife. She fell for this lie and continues to believe in it. She met Curley in the
same dance hall and married him to get away from her mother, who she thinks stole the non-
existent letters from the hollywood man.
3. I know that you want to despise Curley's wife, but this chapter helps us to see her in a slightly
different light, changing her from a static character to one who is more dynamic. Now that you
know a bit of her background, how have your feelings about this character changed? Explain
your answer. ✔✔I still dislike Curley's wife, her racism has shown us her true colors. However, I
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1. List the reasons that Lennie gives to explain how the puppy is responsible for its own death.
Are Lennie's arguments valid? Why or why not? ✔✔Lennie claims that he didn't bounce the
puppy very hard, and believes that the puppy should have been able to handle it. He also says the
puppy isn't as small as a mouse and it should have been able to endure his rough play. Lennie's
arguments are obviously invalid, this displays how he is not willing to take responsibility for his
actions. He blames the dog for the fact that it cannot handle his rough play when he is at fault.
2. Explain what happened to Curley's wife that led her to meet and quickly marry Curley.
✔✔There was a man who pretended to be from hollywood who took advantage of Curley's wife,
he lied to her and told her that she could star in a movie, this man seems to have had a one night
stand with Curley's wife. She fell for this lie and continues to believe in it. She met Curley in the
same dance hall and married him to get away from her mother, who she thinks stole the non-
existent letters from the hollywood man.
3. I know that you want to despise Curley's wife, but this chapter helps us to see her in a slightly
different light, changing her from a static character to one who is more dynamic. Now that you
know a bit of her background, how have your feelings about this character changed? Explain
your answer. ✔✔I still dislike Curley's wife, her racism has shown us her true colors. However, I
