What do we learn in Chapter 4 of mice and men?
What do we learn in Chapter 4 of mice and men?
In Chapter Four, we learn more about Crooks and see the theme of loneliness frequently, both associated with Crooks and with Curley’s wife. The shared farm dream is almost a cure for this loneliness, so everyone wants to be a part of it.
What happens at the end of Chapter 4 mice and men?
He innocently reports that everyone else has gone into town and that he saw Crooks’s light on and thought he could come in and keep him company. Finally, despite himself, Crooks yields to Lennie’s “disarming smile” and invites him in. Just like heaven.
Why is Curley’s wife nameless Chapter 4?
She had no name, she is lonely all by herself in the house. She doesn’t love her husband. When crooks tell her to leave the room she threatens to hang him.
Why did Lennie break Curley’s hand?
Curley apologises to Slim for accusing him of being with his wife and the men mock him for his insecurity about her. Angry, Curley accuses Lennie of laughing at him and starts to punch him; Lennie panics but does not react until George shouts at him to fight back. Lennie grabs Curley’s hand and crushes it.
How does Lennie’s disability affect him?
Lennie has a mental disability, making him dependent upon George to manage day to day life in the difficult environment in which they live and work. Lennie is physically very strong (so his name is ironic), but cannot control himself, leading to escalating acts of accidental violence through the book.
What is the conflict of Chapter 4 of mice and men?
Conflict: Lennie threatens Crooks when he thinks something may have happened to George.
What does Curley’s wife call Lennie?
Analysis. Curley’s wife is bitter here, insulting the only men left on the ranch (Lennie, Crooks and Candy) while the others are at the brothel, by referring to them as bindle stiffs , meaning tramps. She repeats Ever’body to show how alone she feels, as if everyone in the world is doing something except her.
