Lisa of Troy’s Comments (group member since Mar 30, 2022)

Lisa of Troy’s comments from the Of Mice and Men Readalong #OfMiceAndMenReadalong group.

Welcome to Day 6, the last day of the Readalong! Thank you everyone for joining!

What did you think of the ending? Why do you think George did what he did to Lennie?

What do you think about the symbolism in this book? Are there any modern day parallels?

Just a reminder, our next readalong is Memoirs of a Geisha. It will begin May 1. Here is the link to sign up if you are interested: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invit...

Thanks again for all of your participation!

Welcome to Day 5!

Well I guess I was onto something about the pink.......

What did you think of Curley's wife saying, "Don't you worry none. He was jus' a mutt. You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts?"

Also, I find it interesting that we never learn Curley's wife name. It reminds me of when Crooks said, "If I say something, why it's just a black person sayin' it." This line is censored a bit because I am not comfortable repeating the original word. It seems that people are defined by one or two attributes.

How do you think the book will end? Will George stay by Lennie's side? Do you think that Lennie will get away?

What did you think of Lennie and Candy still continuing to think of the dream even after the death of Curley's wife?

Why does Lennie keep getting new animals after he mishandles them?

Welcome to Day 4!

Is anyone nervous that Curley's wife knows about The Plan?

At the end of the chapter, Crooks uses his pink palm to rub his back. When reading Lord of the Flies, pink was mentioned almost a billion times: white and red. In Lord of the Flies, pink symbolized innocence, and red symbolized blood or violence. Is this symbolism of things to come?

This chapter also seems to highlight the social system and the lack of safety nets. How many people get hurt chasing The American Dream? What protections are in place for those that get burned?

Did you see the parallels between Crooks and Curley's wife?

Do you think that this group will ultimately realize their dream?

Welcome to Day 3!

Why do you think that Steinbeck included the part about the old dog? Why do you think that the book is titled Of Mice and Men?

George confides in Slim. Do you think Slim is trustworthy?

What do you think of Candy attaching himself so quickly to Lennie and George? Do you think that George will take his money and run?

Do you think Curley will stick to the story about his hand getting caught in a machine?

Welcome to Day 2!

What an interesting chapter! There is an avalanche of characters, and I am not certain that I have them all straight.

Does anyone else think there might be more to the story of the guy who quit before Lennie and George arrived?

I enjoyed the no-win situation with Curley and fighting- that if he challenges a big man to a fight and wins, he wins. If he loses, then the big man should have picked on someone his own size.

Curley is also reserving his left hand for his wife. Left in Latin is usually associated with sinister. Is this foreshadowing of things to come?

The description of Slim describes an extraordinary character. It reminds me of Nick describing Jay Gatsby.

The characters so far have been fascinating. Most authors tend to write good characters and bad characters. In this novel, the characters seem to be not all good and not all bad.

Does anyone else think it is weird that Lennie and George already want to move on?

What do you think of the description of the swamper dressed in a black vest, black coat, and spurs?

Welcome, Everyone, to Day One of the Readalong!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The author starts the book with several paragraphs of description instead of immediately starting with the two characters. Why do you think the author decided to start the book this way? How does this help set the tone for the chapter?

What did you make of the two characters? What do you think that the rabbits symbolize?

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for joining today! This thread is to discuss Of Mice and Men as we progress through the book. The purpose for this discussion board is to keep pace with the schedule posted.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Hi Everyone! Welcome! Thank you so much for joining Of Mice and Men Readalong! I'm so glad that you are here. Please do introduce yourself.

I'm Lisa of Troy and will be hosting this readalong. This will be my first time reading this book so I am very excited to dive in. Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts on this read!

There will be another thread called, "Readalong Discussion (no spoilers/spoilers keeping pace with readalong)." That will be where you can log in and view/post discussion for the book.