Of Mice and Men

Chapter 2 Pictures and Response

THE BOSS! I chose to use this picture because it makes me think of a big important man. And in this case, he is the man in charge of the ranch. He isn't really mentioned in this book alot but by what I read, he seemed to be a fair minded man.

I chose this photo which represents Candy, as he is an old man in the story. He had lost his hand in an accident and he's scared that his age is making him useless in working on the ranch although he is still living in a good but lonely state since he has also lost his dog.

This is a picture of an old dog that represents Candy's dog in the book. It shows that his dog is also getting old and ready to die, even though Carlson shot him.

This is a picture I chose to represent Curley, the son of the boss. Curley is a mean, aggressive young man who seems to start with fights with larger men. He is also suspicious and jealous of his recently married flirty wife.

I found this picture and decided to use it to represent Carlson because it shows and exact picture of a man shooting a dog and its the same situation where complainy Carlson shot Candy's Dog.

This is a picture I found of Superman, I chose it to represent Slim because in the book, it clearly explains how much of a good, insightful, skilled man he is, who gives good advice and who many look up to.

Chapter Response

In this chapter, Lennie and George reach the ranch bunk house late and Candy warns them that the Boss will get mad and he did. Candy introduces them to Curley and since Curley likes to mess with larger guys then him, he has something against Lennie. There was foreshadowing that I caught during this section and that was when George worned Lennie to stay away from trouble with things and also with Curley because it would cost them their jobs. Then obviously, it makes the reader think, "Hmm, I have a feeling something will go on between Lennie and Curley" and it turns out that something did happen. This is what we will find out in the next chapters. Candy's dog is also introduced in this section and Carlson, one of the workers at the ranch, suggests to shoot his dog because he was becoming useless and worthless and that they can raise a new puppy instead. This part of the book was the beginning of where trouble could start and where it began to grip the reader most, because of wanting to know what will happen next from all the foreshadowing revealed.