The Ending

I felt that the ending to Of Mice and Men was as it should be. There are no fairy tales and or magical wishes. In the time period that they were in, they were expecting a miracle. I think that Gorge knew the whole time that their dream would never happen, and he made it up so Lennie had determination and something to lose if he caused another incident at the farm...but that couldn't stop him. I appreciated that John Steinbeck finished the book with out leaving anything hanging so you knew how the ending played out.

I didn't dislike any part of the ending, I thought it was the right way to finish the relationships between Gorge and Lennie. When Gorge has to put Lennie down he is helping him more than he is hurting him. There would have been no way that Gorge and Lennie wouldn't have been able to have that place on the hill and by the time that Curley got to them there would be no escaping his bullet. The poem is about a mouse going through the struggle of life and not being able to handle what storm comes next. Gorge and Lennie go through struggles of their own, they may be different than the mice's but there defiantly struggles. John Steinbeck  is saying that life in that stage of the great depression is hard and when you can you should have another friend or family member to lean on or to keep you sane.  

The Ending

Lennie would have found his way back to the camp site they stayed at the first time we were introduced to the characters. As gang of people lead by Curley marched out to look for him Gorge would slowly stray from the group and go to Lennie. As Gorge came into the scene he would see Lennie sitting down by the water holding the shotgun that he had stole from the farm. Gorge would come sit next Lennie and he wouldn't   say anything. They would just sit there for a while speechless. Lennie would be the first to talk. He would look at Gorge and thank him for everything he had done for him and thank him for understanding. Lennie would take the gun, put it to his head and pull the trigger. Its a a cruel world.

The Power of Written Words: Why do books make us think?

The Definitions

Imagery: The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively

"The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the the yellow sands..."

Characterization: A graphic of vivid verbal description 

"Curly was quick and mean"

Motif:To show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
"Tell about we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it."

Foreshadowing: To show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
"Sure I can, George. Hie in the brush till you come."

Zoomporphism: The attribute of animal forms or qualities to a god
"Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."

Suspense: A state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety
"It was silent outside. Carlson's footstep's died away. The silence came into the room. The silence lasted." 

Mood: A temporary state of mind
"Leggo his hand, Lennie. Leggo."

Round character: A character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author

"Why do you got to get killed?" 

Flat character: An easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author
Curley is an example of a flat Character. He does not undergo much conflict neither change. He is also briefly described.

Character foils: A character who contrasts with another character
"The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes, and sharp, strong features  Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."

Symbolism: Something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign

"We gonna have a little place"

Dialogue: Conversation between two or more persons

"Don't you thing of nothing but rabbits?"
"We gonna have a little place where  we I get a sack of alfalfa and give it to the rabbits"

Setting: The act of a person or thing that sets
"Crooks the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn"

Theme: A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
"O.K. Someday–we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little  house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and––."