Why does Curley come back to the bunkhouse?
Why does Curley return to the bunkhouse as the men get ready to go for supper? He is looking for his wife.
Why does George go back to the bunkhouse instead of staying in the barn?
In Chapter Five, George goes to the bunkhouse alone for a couple of reasons. Firstly, as part of a plan to make sure that the other men do not suspect of him of playing an active role in the death of Curley’s wife. Remember that the body of Curley’s wife has just been discovered and Candy has shown it to George.
What is Lennie smiling about when Curley first punches him in the bunk house?
2. What is Lennie smiling about when Curley first punches him in the bunkhouse? He is holding his new puppy. He is thinking about Curley’s pretty wife.
What game is being played outside the bunkhouse?
In the beginning of Chapter Three, George and Slim are alone in the bunkhouse. Some of the other workers on the ranch, including Carlson and Crooks, are outside playing horseshoes.
What Lennie brought back to the bunkhouse and tried to hide?
Lennie comes into the bunkhouse, carrying his new puppy under his coat. George berates him for taking the little creature away from its mother. As Lennie returns the puppy to the litter, Candy and Carlson appear.
How did Lennie’s puppy die Why is Lennie angry at his puppy?
Terms in this set (19) How did Lennie’s puppy die and why was he so mad that the puppy had died? Lennie was bouncing the puppy and he must have done it too hard because the puppy’s neck broke. He was mad because he thought that George was not going to let him tend the rabbits.
What does Lennie killing the puppy symbolize?
Lennie’s puppy is one of several symbols that represent the victory of the strong over the weak. Lennie kills the puppy accidentally, as he has killed many mice before, by virtue of his failure to recognize his own strength. Like an innocent animal, Lennie is unaware of the vicious, predatory powers that surround him.
What warning does George give Lennie about the puppy?
George said that Lennie would never have hurt the girl. He just wanted to touch her red dress like he wants to pet the pups. When Lennie walked in on George and Slim, what was he hiding?
How did George know Lennie has the pup?
George made a promise to Lennie the night before they got to the ranch that he could have one if he behaved. How does George know that Lennie has brought the pup into the bunkhouse? Lennie comes into the barn hunched over and when George asked him about it, he denied right away.
What does George do after he kills Lennie?
After killing Lennie, George will never fulfill the dream of life on the farm. At the beginning of the novel, when George describes the dream to Lennie, he also describes other ranchers: “’They got no family. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake…