Friday, October 18, 2013

Period Seven Discussion

Time to go cray in the comments! Well, not really. Remember what we said in class:

1. Each student needs to post at least once in the comments section of their period's blog post.
2. Posts should be about Day 1 or Day 2 reading, and can be either a discussion question, or an answer to someone else's discussion question.
3. Try to keep questions and answers roughly equal... if you see there are more questions than answers, add a question. If you see more answers than questions... pose a question!

Some additional suggestions:
  • include page numbers if you're asking a question
  • make sure it's clear who you're answering- either reply directly to a question, or state in your comment which question you're referring to

Example:
Question- Why does Curley's wife hurry away when Slim tells her that Curley went into their house? (32)
Answer- She might be afraid of Curley; perhaps she knows he's looking for her, and she's afraid he might be angry if he can't find her. We know Curley is pugnacious, so maybe he is easily angered and becomes abusive to his wife.

18 comments:

  1. Why is Curly's Wife not given a name?

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    1. I think Curly's Wife was not given a name, because she isn't a very significant character with a major role in this story. This is supported because only 1 page shows her making an appearance to look for her husband after the past 2 days of reading. I believe the author will gradually introduce her name if she begins to become more involved in the main plots of this story.

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    2. Btw, you guys spelled Curley wrong. Next, Curley's wife was probably not given a name, since women back in the 1930s were in a "lower class" than men, and were treated as subordinates. Additionally, George thinks that Curley's wife is just an obstacle that could possibly get him or Lennie in trouble. George says to Lennie, "I don't care what she says and what she does. I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than here. You leave her be."

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  2. How has George and Lennie's relationship changed in Day 1 and 2?

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    1. it is noticeable in Day 2 that George is very protective of Lennie, as seen in page 22- 23.

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    2. I don't feel like their relationship has visibly changed; George still lashes out at Lennie a lot, and Lennie just obeys and does what he is told. However, we see signs of George becoming a little softer towards Lennie sometimes, or more like being protective of Lennie. As you can see on p. 29, there are many dialogue sections where you can tell that George warns Lennie to keep away from Curley because he doesn't want Lennie to get in a fight/them to lose their job.

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  3. Why does George mistreat Lennie, feel guilty about it, but then continue to mistreat Lennie nonetheless? As seen in Page 11, George lashes out, but feels bad, but later continues to get mad at Lennie even though Lennie can't help himself.

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    1. I think George mistreats because he has to take care of Lennie. Without Lennie, George could do whatever he wants and (in page 11) have a easy life. So once he thinks about what his life would be without Lennie, George would mistreat Lennie.

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    2. George doesn't necessarily want to be so mean to Lennie, and this is clear by the fact that George feels guilty. However, since Lennie is mentally retarded, Lennie makes mistakes or does actions that doesn't please George. Then George loses his temper at Lennie without meaning to

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    3. This is irrelevant, but do we have to write down these questions?

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    4. George is kind and very caring towards Lennie, but I think it's just that he sometimes gets frustrated about Lennie's actions and doings because he has mental disabilities.

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    5. I think George is rude to Lennie because he has known him for a very long time and knows how to deal with him and knows that being condescending works to make Lennie listen to him

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    6. George and Lennie have a brotherly relationship with one another, George cares for Lennie at the same time when he's mad or angry. George should be careful to not destroy his friendship with Lennie, because like we said in class, they only have eachother.

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  4. Why does Curly talk to Lennie in such a brash way, as shown on Page 25? Is it that Lennie's appearance doesn't seem normal as what we would think in those days? All Lennie does is respond!

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    1. I just had a thought about this, but I think it's because Curley wants to look tough. As Steinback says, "... a thin young man..." (Steinback 25), that is what Curley looks like, and compared to Lennie, who is quite large and "like a bear", Curley probably just want's to look larger than he looks.

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    2. Curley's rude to Lennie because he wants to be as big and look as tough as Lennie. On page 26, the swamper even says, "Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He's alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he's mad at 'em because he ain't a big guy."

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  5. Why does George hold the dream of the farm so near and dear, even though he realizes it may not ever come into fruition?

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  6. Maybe because even though George knows that they may never achieve this dream Lennie does not know that so he does it for Lennie and i also think that he is trying to convince himself that one day he will be able to live an easy life without worry and it also gives the pair motivation to keep working and not just give up.

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