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Marquise Rogers**__// This book is really funny, especially when you have the right ppl. reading it. But, in the chapter we read today I thoght was pretty cool. Lennie is still asking about the rabbits and being really slow. lol. Curley's wife is really something though. She needs to be put in her place for talking to the black guy in the barn liike that. I would say the name but i dont have a book for a reference. I hope that she doesn't get caught up in her mess and Curley finds out about her, and I also hope that the crew get some land.

Catherine Ware I agree with above, the book seems pretty good to me. I dont think that I have read much by stienback except for the pearl? I think, but that was back in like 8th grade haha. I kinda feel bad for George because he is contanstly having to watch over Lennie and take care of him, but honestly i would be kinda lonely out on the road by myself. Maybe he hasnt left him because he really just does not want to. I understand that Lennie is slow and has trouble but i dont see why people havea problem with him. But that is the same as with the stable person the black person that they have a problem with. I think that is so stupid it seems like he has more to offer than any of the other characters in teh book. As for Curley and his wife whoo I just dont know where to start there because that is just a mess in its self.

THE BOOK IS VERY FUNNY SO FAR. IT HAD SOME VERY KEY EVENTS. THE VERY FUNNY PART THAT I LIKE IN THIS BOOK WAS WHEN LENNIE AND CURLEY. CURLEY HAD HIT HIM CAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT LENNIE WAS LAUGHING AT HIM. GEORGE WAS TELLING LENNIE TO FIGHT BACK BUT HE WAS TO AFRAID TO MOVE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE GRAPPLED CURLEY'S HAND AND JUST WOULDN'T LET GO. EVERYBODY WAS TRYING TO SET CURLEY'S HAND FREE BUT LENNIE WAS TO SCARED TO MOVE AN INCH. THEN WHEN GEORGE HIT LENNIE ON THE HEAD HE LET GO. CURLEY'S HAND WAS CRUSHED FROM THE FORCE OF LENNIE'S HAND. THEY HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. GEORGE TOLD CURLEY THAT IF HE TOLD ANYBODY WHAT HAPPENED HERE THAT HE WILL TELL THE BOSS ON HIM. THAT WAS THE FUNNIEST PART IN THE BOOK.//
 * //__MARKQUIS ROBINSON__

 ****//__Chase__//** While reading this chapter I started to get worried if Lennie or Candy started to talk too much about the land they're trying to get. I wonder how long Curley's wife was standing near the door of Crooks' room and if she heard anything. If she did hear Lennie and Candy talking about "livin' of da fatta land" it could cause a problem.

Jessica Young =] This book so far is very interesting. I think the way the author is depicting the characters is amazing. I like how Lennie is so big and yet he wouldn’t hurt anything. I think eventually he’s going to make a mistake though and accidentally kill someone because the author always points out that he accidentally killed a mouse. I don’t know how I feel about George. This past chapter was very good. I don’t like Curly’s wife. I think she is very sketchy, and she knows too much now.

P.S. Five and a half hour till closing and I'm the fourth one...not good....

I'm really glad that we are reading this book in class, this is one of my favorite books of all time. It is short and sweet as far as novels go, and seems to combine many of my favorite elements of short stories with quick twists and turns of the plot and a sort of continuous train of thought, with the character development of a novel. Not only do I love this book for its beautiful imagery and its word choice, which is in my oppinion superb, but also the book seems to capture a lot of the moods and feelings of the time period. If you think about the time period of the book and empathize with how the people must have felt during the Great Depression you can really begin to absorb the deeper meaning of the novel. Lennie and George are pursuing their dream, to have their own piece of land, to have something that they can finally call their own, and this book really captures that feeling. I'd go into more detail but i dont wanna spoil the end of the book. Hopefully I will get an opportunity to say more about it and go more indepth but I think i will wait until we are done so as to avoid revealing too much! 8) its a good book, and when I first read it I couldn't put it down till i was done, and i hope you guys feel the same. It has one of the best endings of any book I think I have ever read, and it evokes so much emotion, I hope you all love it. =D
 * __Shannon Yancey__**

Brianna Clarkston I think this book is so good. I think I can put it in my “liking books”. I love the people who read the characters as well. My imagination goes wild when Steinbeck uses imagery. It’s like being there with George and Lennie. The symbolism is the best; last class when we were talking about the meaning of the chains changeling. I am trying so hard not to skip ahead like I did in the last book. I want to be part of the magic when the class finds out what happens. I just cant wait until next class. I also dont like curly's wife. She is rude and mean. She should have never spoke to crock the way she did in his house even if he is black. For starters, the book is very good. I like the way we act out the story and not just read it and popcorn each other. The people in our class play the parts so well that keep you very interested and want to keep reading the story and not want to focus on other things. George is such a heart-felt character. He does all he can to provide for Lennie and himself to make sure that they have a good life. He may encounter a few obstacles, but he over comes them very quickly. Lennie is a big guy with a bigger heart and that is all you can really say about him. Everybody over thinks things about Lennie; that he is such a big guy and he thinks he can do what he wants. But, once he starts talking they realize all their suspicions about him are completely wrong. Curley realized that once he picked a fight with Lennie. Lennie really doesn’t mean any harm to anybody that doesn’t try to hurt him. Curley was just being in secure because he never knows where his “trophy” wife is (why do I get stuck reading the roles of a whore?)<-it is actually funny to read these roles. But, in all the book is really good and I cant wait to get to the end. [JAMiLA]

JONATHAN PEREZ

This is the best book that I have ever read in my life no lie. It is so funny. I like when the book first starts of with lennie and George are walken through the woods talken about how they are going to have a farm and Lennie is going to tend the rabbits. Its so funny that Lennie is so helpless. He trys not to hurt things but he cant help it cause he is to strong. My character is curly but I dont really like hime cause he is mean and so vaine. He thinks he is all that with his little girl friend but I dont think he knows that he is a whore. Hahaha. He also got what was comming to him when he was hitting lennie. Lennie straightup grap his hands and broke them. It was funny. I feel bad for Crook. He is the only black guy in the town and to top it off he has something wrong with his skin to make him look wierd. The Fricken the whore comes in and brings down his self confidece even. Shes a little pease of shit. But of course Lennie comes in and befrinds him.


 * __THOMAS__**

This book is by far one of my favs.I like how funny and interesting this book is.I like Lennie cause of how slow and hilarious he is.Lennie really spices up this book.He doesnt even try to be either its just who he is.I find it funny that he likes the way things feel.It was Hilarious wen i found out what he did to that misunderstanding women and her dress. I wonder how Lennie got so big? I mean because of him acting as a kid in all.I guess its just good genes.I cant wait until my eyes reveal tomorrow in class.

Lennie is definitely one of my favorite characters in this book. He reminds of Ed from the cartoon //Ed,Edd n Eddy//. Ed exhibits similar traits as Lennie; they’re both behemoths with incredible strength, but also dumber than a sack full of turds. He also share’s the same fondness for animals, but is more targeted towards chickens. In one episode, Ed accidentally wrecked an entire house with his bare hands. In //Of Mice and Men//, Lennie unwillingly crushed Curley’s hand by gripping it. On the chapter we read in class, Crooks is cynical towards Lennie, Candy, and George’s dream of owning their own land to farm and raise livestock. He sees people with big dreams, but also sees them break. He’s also lonely because he’s the one of the few black people in the county. When Crooks talks back at Curley’s wife, she threatens him to get him lynched easily. She basically scares him into a fetal position, so to speak.
 * __Alex Ortega__**

Alex Galotti This book started out with a catching opener and followed through with it during the book. The author has really involved the reader in truly liking the characters. especially Lennie. For his innocent personality, and involves the reader by feeling emotion for Lennie as if we actually knew him in person. Throughout the book, we feel a connection to the characters, such as Crooks who is tormented for being who he is. The author instills emotion in every word throughout the book, uses imagery, and overall keeps interest. The book is almost over and i cant wait to see what happens in the end.

Nick Gutierrez I find this book to be pretty comedic. While it does have some comedy, it still has some seriousness about it, as seen in the last chapter. The last chapter just shows how difficult life would've been back then as a Black person. Of course, some could argue that they're are still racists out there, but not to the degree as is shown in this book. I like the good balance between comedy and seriousness that they have in "OF MICE AND MEN."