Of Mice And Men Susy's Place Quotes

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Susy's Place is a bar. The popularity of the place shows that the men who go there find the relationships to replace the need for love in their life.
That passage shows that Lennie isn't smart at all and is very gullible because he does what anyone tells him to without even thinking. It shows that George realizes when he does something bad and regrets it. He avoids doing it ever again. Slim is very easy to talk to. He seems trustworthy and he is a good listener.
The two games where solitaire and euchre. Solitaire symbolizes George being alone. Euchre symbolizes George not wanting to connect with Whit and not wanting to compete with other men on the ranch.
I think that Carson is right because he helped the dog by putting him out of his misery. Candy is like his dog because
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Lennie reacts when George tells him to. The significance is that Lennie follows every command that George gives.
Slim told Curley to lie about the incident because it would be embarrassing if others found out that Lennie took him down so easily.
The setting is from the bunkhouse to Crook's room. My feelings change when realize that Crooks is isolated from everybody else and he is depressed.
Crooks has more belongings because he permanently works there and he has been there for a long time. The alarm clock means he has no one around to wake him up. The newspaper shows that he has no one to talk to and he is lonely so that's all he does on his free time. The gun shows that danger can come his way any minute and he has to protect himself because he is the only one there.
When Curley's wife yells at Crooks, his hope is crushed. She totally shuts him down and he has no more interest to join the men.
Curley's wife says this line to Crooks. Even though she doesn't have as much power as Curley and the boss, she still has more power than the other men. Crooks is one of the lowest in power because he is a worker and he is African

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