Analysis Of Chapter 5 Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In the Chapter 5 of 'Of Mice And Men', Lennie smacked his puppy dead because he thought it wanted to bite him. He was bewildered of why his puppy was killed so easily as it was not as tiny as a mouse. He was worried that George would refuse him to tend to the rabbits if he found out his puppy died. He decided to lie to George that he found it dead, even though he knew that George would realise this. Lennie refused to talk to Curley 's wife because George warned him not to chat or do anything with her because she will cause trouble to them. She told Lennie to feel free to chat with her, because everyone was participate in the horseshoe tournament, so no one will know that they are chatting. She confided to him that she hate Curley because

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