Chapter 3 Response

In chapter 3 "Of Mice and Men" there were a lot of important events. The first big event was that Candy's dog was shot by Carlson. I was first quite surprised how badly Carlson wanted to kill Candy's dog because of how bad it smelt, as well as how he would not drop the topic of how he could do it right now. I thought that was rather cruel of him, since he knew how Candy and his dog have been together for ages and he would not let Candy just spend one more day with him. What surprised me the most was how Carlson told Slim to tell Candy about killing his dog. How he said if Slim were to tell Candy to do it, Candy would allow it, but if he were just to tell him to, he would not. I was also expecting the fight between Curley and Lennie. Knowing that Curley likes to pick fights, and that he would not pick a fight with Slim, Lennie would be his last option. What surprised me was how Lennie did not fight back until George told him. This shows how strong their bond is, and how much Lennie trusts George, and how he listens to him no matter what the situation. I think that the author reveals how strong the bonds through the actions of the characters. Lastly, you can see the rankings of the characters by how other characters talk about them. For example, we can tell that everyone looks up to Slim. He is good looking, people listen to him, and see him as a good role model. The characters whom are in lower rank would be Candy and Crooks. Candy, because he is old and not important. Crooks, because he is colored and is the stable guy. This is what I thought the rankings were of the characters.