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 * Discussion 1 Volunteers: Dave C., Tom D., Stephen R.**

Directions: In a minimum of 100 words, please comment on pages 91-107 in //Of Mice and Men//. __**Your post must be saved to this page by 8am on Monday, 9/19.**__

Your post should have very little plot summary.

Your post must include at least one quote from the book (please add the citation) and your personal reaction. If you are the second or third person to post, please do not write exactly what the person before you wrote. Come up with your own response.

Thanks for volunteering and email me ASAP if you have any trouble. kcollins@medway.k12.ma.us

Throughout this part of the book Lennie had accidentally killed Curley's wife by snapping her neck, and right after he did that he remembered what George had told him to do if he ever did anything bad or got into trouble. George had told him to hide "In the brush till he come. Tha's what he said (Steinbeck 92)", so Lennie started back the way they came to go hide. When the guys found out what had happened to Curley's wife George immediately knew what had happened. He knew the men were going to kill Lennie, so he planned ahead by taking Carlson's Luger. When George arrived at the deep green pool he had overheard Lennie talking to himself and worrying about what George would think of him. Lennie started asking him to tell about the place they were going to get so George did. George made Lennie look out across the pool to the otherside and as he was telling him about the house and rabbits George shot Lennie in the back of the skull so he wouldn't feel any pain. When the other men came they found George sitting next to the body in shock, Slim took George to get a drink and everyone was confused about what was wrong with them.
 * Dave Charloff**

In the last part of the book the men working at the barn talked about treating Lennie extremely harsh. The men were upset about how Lennie had run off after he kill Curley's wife. Lennie was unaware of what he was doing and mistakenly killed Curley's wife. When Curley saw the tragedy, that was his wife's murder scene, he was so mad that he said "I'm gunna shoot the guts otta that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand. I'm gunna get 'im" (Steinbeck 98). This is very harsh because when you shoot a person in the guts the other person will most likely suffer and not die from the wounds. George was aware that the men would react very harshly, so he made the first move and took Carlson's gun so he would be able to kill Lennie without him suffering. I think George made the best move that he could have ever made, killing Lennie before their coworkers could get to him. If he let the other men get to him Lennie would most likely suffered a horrific death.
 * Tom Donohue**

In pages 91-107 of //Of Mice and Men// its starts off with Lennie having a conversation with Curley's wife, but it soon turns into a horrible accident. Lennie kills Curley’s wife by snapping her neck because he was stroking her hair too hard. Lennie remembers what George had told him before that if he got in trouble to hide in the brush and wait for George to come. When Candy and then George find Curley's wife they try and find as much hope as they can in the situation, but they soon realize that little good could be salvaged out of the circumstances. When Curley and the other men find out what had happened, Curley becomes filled with rage and wants a search party to go out, track down, and kill Lennie. The men soon realize that Lennie is armed with Carlson's Luger when Carlson says "The bastard's stole my Luger (Steinbeck 97)." George knows that if anyone else finds Lennie besides himself that little mercy will be taken on Lennie even though Lennie never tried to do anything wrong. George goes ahead of the group so he can find Lennie before anyone else. He found Lennie exactly where he remembered telling him to go. He has one last talk with Lennie and tells Lennie everything he's wanted to hear before he realizes that the search party is getting closer. Right when I think Lennie was as happy as he could be at the time, George pulls the trigger that ends Lennie's life. I think that George as a person and best friend of Lennie could not have made a better decision. If George had not killed Lennie himself, Lennie would have suffered a much worse fate and not as quick so I believe it was right of George to kill Lennie when he was the happiest he's ever been so Lennie's last thoughts were nice ones.
 * Steve Richards**