| How is the beginning of this scene similar to the beginning of the novel? Why would Steinbeck begin this chapter in the same way that he began the first? | Story has come full circle. Lennie is back where he and George started. |
| Explain the image of the heron awaiting its prey and its connection to Lennie and his circumstances. | The Heron is the men coming after Lennie, Lennie is the snake who is killed. Lennie is going to be killed by the men. |
| As Lennie is waiting for George, he remembers a ¨little fat old woman. She wore thick bull´s-eye glasses and she wore a huge gingham apron with pockets, and she was starched and clean.¨ Who is this woman? | Lennie´s Aunt Clara |
| How can you explain the hallucinations that Lennie has as he is waiting for George? | He is scared for what George will say, he knows he is hurting George. |
| How does George know where to find Lennie? | George had told Lennie to go the brush by the creek if anything bad happens. |
| Why does George go through the motions of pretending to be angry at Lennie? | It makes Lennie fell better, that even though something bad happened George will fix after he yells at Lennie. |
| Explain whether you believe Lennie realizes that he has done something wrong. | No, he does not realize what he did. He just wants George to yell at him, he is only thinking about the rabbits, nothing else. |
| Explain the symbolism in George´s final telling of the farm story. | It is the final telling, Lennie will not see the farm. |
| Why is George calm, almost without emotion, when he talks with Lennie? | He know what he needs to do for Lennie, it has to be done. |
| During Georges retelling of the ranch story, the point is made that on the ranch they will have each other to look after. Why is this point mentioned so often? | George and Lennie are special, most men don´t travel in pairs. They look out for each other. George in the end is still looking out for Lennie. |
| Earlier in the novel, what foreshadows the final events between Lennie and George? | George and Lennie are partners, that they look out for each other, and that Lennie has gotten into trouble before. |
| Why do you think George shoots Lennie? | He does not want Lennie put in a cage, locked up and treated like and treated like an animal. He also does not want Lennie to suffer, which if he is shot in the gut he would. |
| Why do you think George lies to the men about the events that led up to Lennie´s death? | He does not know what the men would say if they knew he killed Lennie. They would be angry, they were not in on the kill. |
| Who realizes what really happened between Lennie and George? | Slim |
| Explain the significance of the final statement in the novel. | It´s a terrible tragedy that was done, Lennie should not have had to dies, but the wife was trouble it was bound to happen. Carlson and Curley do not understand what happened. |
Of Mice and Men: Chapter 6 Questions
April 26, 2020