Journal Number Three

In the next section that I have read so far in "Of Mice and Men," Lennie an George arrive a their place of Labor. George tells Lennie not to talk, for fear of losing his job. Lennie agrees. They first meet Candy, who gets to know them, and gives them advice. Then they meet the boss, who is skeptical as to why Lennie doesn't talk. Then, they met Curley who is the bosses son. They both get a bad vibe from Curley and dislikes him instantly. However, they get their job assignment, which is to work under a man named Slim. Slim appreciates how Lennie and George travel together, and offers Lennie a pup of his from a litter that one of his dogs just had. On the other hand, Candy's dog is old, good for nothing, can barely walk, and smells up a room. Carlson, a farm hand, offers to kill the dog, put it out of his misery, and he will hardly feel a thing. Candy reluctantly agrees. Curley then walks in looking for his wife, someone then said that they were both in the barn. Curley walks off, steaming mad. Then, George tells Candy and Lennie of hos dream of putting a down payment on a barn house. Lennie sits and dreams about the farm, meanwhile Curley and Slim come back, Slim was in the barn alone. However Curley was still angry so he takes it out on Lennie and starts beating him up. Soon after that, George tells Lennie that it is okay to fight back. Lennie breaks his hand effortlessly.

For my research paper, there are a few topics that I am considering researching. One of them is racism. It was a huge issue then, and I find it amazing that it still is today! I could question: what has made it still such an issue? Has it been society, or other outside forces? Or, has it simply not been enough time for this to pass? The other issue in this novel, noteworthy of research, is depriving people with mental disabilities from having rights. Just because they don't think the same way that we do, does that mean that they should be stripped of their freedom of speech? These are the ideas that I have for now about my research paper. They will probably grow and change as the week goes on.