Of Mice and Men Section 2&3

1. Of Mice and Men
Section 2+3

2. Section 2:
characters
New characters:
Candy
What about his name?
‘The boss’
Curley
Curley’s wife
Slim
Carlson
Crooks
Candy

3. Section 2: setting
The Bunkhouse

4. Section 2
G&L meet Candy.
George tells Lennie not to talk,
why?
G&L meet Curley.
Curley vs his wife.
George tells Lennie to stay away
from Curley, and from his wife.
Why?
How does Lennie respond?

5. Section 2
Slim = ‘prince of the ranch’.
Carlson asks Slim about his
puppies.
How does Lennie react?
Tension between George and
Curley.

6. Section 3
Slim and George become
friends.
George tells Slim the
true story about Lennie
& Weed.
Slim (about Lennie):
”ain’t mean…he’s jes like
a kid.”
The shooting of Candy’s
stinking dog.

7. Section 3
Curley comes in looking
for his wife, and to ask
where Slim is.
Candy wants to live with
G&L on the farm.
Why does Curley punch
Lennie?
Why doesn’t Lennie fight
back at first?

8. Important in
Section 2+3:
The history between George and Lennie.
This vs. how the guys at the ranch treat each other.
How George calms Lennie down after the fight.
Temporary fix or a cure?
Foreshadowing:
The way Carlson kills the dog.
Candy has had the dog “since it was a pup.” And
says “he should have killed the dog himself.”

9. Sidenote
Why do you think
the novella has
been named sexist?