Ava's Blog

    One conflict I see arising is how the workers such as Carlson and Slim took it to their decision to kill Candy’s dog. On page 45 Candy says, “‘No’ he said softly. ‘No, I couldn’ do that. I had ‘im too long.’” This shows Candy’s resistance to killing his dog. Candy had owned him for a long time and he didn’t want his dog to die even if he didn’t do any good. As the page wears on, Carlson and Slim keep pushing him to kill the dog and eventually he gives in. This shows that, although they are all workers making the same pay, Carlson and Slim have more power over him. This could prove as a conflict because, If Carlson and Slim have more power they can start getting what they want. The only reason the dog was killed was because he was smelly and Carlson didn’t like that. Candy eventually bowed down to their power and let in to them. His dog was shot and Candy only regretted his decision.    The other conflict I’d like to address has to deal with Crooks and his rela...

They atmosphere in the Ranch is very lively. In the book it states “In the middle of the room stood a big square table littered with playing cards, and around it were grouped boxes for the players to sit on.” (17). This shows that the camp is lively because of the things they have. In the bunkhouse there is a large table where people can go after a long day to play cards. You can tell by the character interactions that the people in the bunkhouse have come to be friends and the cards were littering the table as though they’ve been played with. After a long day's work, everyone can go to play cards and hang out with each other.     Curley’s wife might not have a name because of many reasons. The first thing that comes to mind is sexism. Since she is female they might only think to call her Curley’s wife, but I doubt that’s the real reason. They see her as more of a possession than a real person and her identity is only confined to the role she plays in her ma...