Lennie

Lennie is known in this book by how unintelligent he is on the outside, but he can be intelligent in some ways. He does not know how to act in front of people and says words that should not be spoken sometimes. He needs someone ( George) to tell him what to say because he does not understand other people very well. On the inside though, he does know when a situation is bad and can sense if something is wrong. He knows what is wrong and what is right, and Lennie just tries to do the right thing. Most of the time, Lennie does actions that are not suitable for the certain situation, but on the inside he tries his hardest to do what he thinks is right. I think that his actions seem harmful because he is such a large man that people think that whatever he is trying to do, is meant to be harmful.

Dreams and Ambitions

I aspire to be a professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. Even though this dream might not come true, I still would like to have a career that I enjoy. I want to live in a house with a good view and drive a nice car. For the near future, I would like to go to University from a scholarship for baseball. Preferably, I would like the university to be an American university because they specialize in baseball. My second choice in the future is another unlikely future job. I would also like to play hockey in the future. Hockey is less important to me than baseball but I also like to play hockey. After my baseball or hockey career, I might want to try coaching a team myself and earn more money from that job. A wife would also be nice when I am ready for it.

Characteristics of Slim

Slim is almost god like in the book because of the way he looks and how he talks.

" his authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject."
He spoke greatly and had good speaking ablility.

"He was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch"
From the moment he walked in, Lennie and George knew he was an important guy just from the way he looked. He wore different clothing than the other workers.

" He moved with majesty only achieved by royalty and mastercraftsman."
He looked strong and god-like to the migrant farmers. He is probably strong and built.

Characteristics of Curley's Wife

Curley's Wife-

Curley's wife is portrayed as flirtatious in the book. 

1. "her fingernails were red." 

The way that she looks, portrays her as flirtatious, because normal women around that time did not care too much about how they looked. She wants attention from people and wants to flirt with guys.

2. "She looked at her fingernails." 

She wanted Lennie and George to notice her red fingernails and how she looked. 

3. "Jesus, what a tramp." 

George noticed how she was flirting with them and he knew that they would be in trouble if they payed more attention to her.

My Bedroom

My bedroom is not very colourful but is very large. It is painted a light blue colour and has a tall bed in the centre. my bed is abnormally tall because there are two mattresses stacked on one another. Behind my bed, there is a window that almost covers the whole north wall. There are dressers and shelves on each wall and a bathroom in front of my bed. Next to my door, there is a large closet with no colour.

My bedroom is very different from George and Lennie's because mine has a bathroom. I also have a very large window that illuminates my whole room and defines my room.

Of Mice and Men

I believe this novella will be about two migrant farmers in California and their troubles during the great depression. These two men are very different and I think the two will split up and have a large disagreement during the book. In the end I think the two will have to work together during starvation and survival and become close once again.

The History Of Migrant Farmers In California

   After World War 1, many poor farmers and agricultural workers from the Great Plains were brought over to California to work. Workers came from all over the Great Plains including Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The Great Plains was a very fertile land before the first World War but began to erode, taking away jobs from farmers. The soil was producing many crops in the Great Plains but eventually became desert land. This land then became known as the Dust Bowl. Many farmers evacuated that area seeking for land to begin farming again. California was known as a popular area for farming back then. Men and women without jobs were forced to leave and eventually, many settled in California. This idea of California being a very good land for farming was somewhat true but the economy of California was going on a downward route. A recession caused prices of farm crops to drop which caused a need for more crops. Farmers had to work harder for their money and jobs were becoming scarce. Farmers thought of new ways of gaining money but failed to do so. This was the life of a migrant farmer in California at that time and was inserted in the book Of Mice and Men.

A Family and their home in the Dust Bowl