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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
In the bunkhouse...
In Chapter 3 in Of Mice and Men, three important events
occur as the men sit in the bunkhouse: Candy's dog is shot, Candy, George, Lennie and Candy decide to buy their dream ranch, and Curley attacks Lennie. Select
one of these events and write about how Steinbeck created mood/tone of the
scene. Explain how this scene made you feel.(The deadline to
post a response to this question is midnight, Friday, August 17, 2012.)
In the scene where Curley shoots the dog, there is a lot of silence. The tone is suspense, anxious, and anticipating the dog's death. Everyone was waiting to hear the shot to cue off the dog's death. This scene made me feel a sense of sadness and made me think about my cat. If I had to kill my cat, I wouldn't be able to do it. I probably would've reacted just like Candy did.
The scene where Candy's dog gets shot has lots of silence which creates an anxious and ominous tone. Everyone, especially Candy, is waiting to hear shot and I think it was really cruel to clean the gun in front of Candy. The scene made me feel really sad and sympathetic for Candy. If I were Candy, I would've reacted that way too.
AR 1st block In the scene where Candy's dog is shot by Carlson, I felt a sense of suspence and sadness. I was brought down by the fact that he was losing his companion, but also I felt the suspence by the way the author continuously repeated the fact that it was silent in the room. I thought it was also kind of Slim to tell Carlson to grab the shovel, but it was still a sad moment.
When Lennie is attacked by Curley the mood is very apprehesive and angry. Everyone wants Lennie to fight back initially but he is once again an animal of a character and cannot protect himself. Curley is like the lion and Lennie is a helpless lamb. I was really frustrated by Lennie's inablility to fight back, but I was not altogether unhappy that Curley got what he deserved after George told Lennie to, "get 'em."
I chose the scene where Candy and George decide to buy their dream ranch. The tone that Steinbeck shows is optimistic and hopeful. This scene made me feel optimistic and even in the worst times to believe that you can get through it. Also, always have faith in your dreams.- HS 2nd
The scene when Carlson shoots Candy's dog is just sad. It is something that had to be done,but at the same time it is a very delicate situation. The room is silent and candy does not say a word. The emotions are at all different spots in the room , but no one speaks. It's a hard place to be for everyone because there is nothing you can say to make it better.
6 comments:
In the scene where Curley shoots the dog, there is a lot of silence. The tone is suspense, anxious, and anticipating the dog's death. Everyone was waiting to hear the shot to cue off the dog's death. This scene made me feel a sense of sadness and made me think about my cat. If I had to kill my cat, I wouldn't be able to do it. I probably would've reacted just like Candy did.
BP- 1st Block
The scene where Candy's dog gets shot has lots of silence which creates an anxious and ominous tone. Everyone, especially Candy, is waiting to hear shot and I think it was really cruel to clean the gun in front of Candy. The scene made me feel really sad and sympathetic for Candy. If I were Candy, I would've reacted that way too.
AR 1st block
In the scene where Candy's dog is shot by Carlson, I felt a sense of suspence and sadness. I was brought down by the fact that he was losing his companion, but also I felt the suspence by the way the author continuously repeated the fact that it was silent in the room. I thought it was also kind of Slim to tell Carlson to grab the shovel, but it was still a sad moment.
When Lennie is attacked by Curley the mood is very apprehesive and angry. Everyone wants Lennie to fight back initially but he is once again an animal of a character and cannot protect himself. Curley is like the lion and Lennie is a helpless lamb. I was really frustrated by Lennie's inablility to fight back, but I was not altogether unhappy that Curley got what he deserved after George told Lennie to, "get 'em."
I chose the scene where Candy and George decide to buy their dream ranch. The tone that Steinbeck shows is optimistic and hopeful. This scene made me feel optimistic and even in the worst times to believe that you can get through it. Also, always have faith in your dreams.- HS 2nd
The scene when Carlson shoots Candy's dog is just sad. It is something that had to be done,but at the same time it is a very delicate situation. The room is silent and candy does not say a word. The emotions are at all different spots in the room , but no one speaks. It's a hard place to be for everyone because there is nothing you can say to make it better.
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