Chapter 6 Notes

Question: In the last sentence in Of Mice and Men it says, "Curley and Carlson looked after them. And Carlson said, "Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" I kind of understand the quote and what it means to this chapter but what really confused me is that the author put it as the last sentence. Why would an author end a novel with this dialogue. Steinbeck could of ended it in so many different way but he chose to end it with a question in dialogue. I just wonder why Steinbeck decided to end it like this? It kind of confuses the reader once they read this last sentence because it makes the reader wonder what happens to George and Slim afterward and it makes me suspenseful except that's the end of the book.

Summary: In the last chapter in Of Mice and Men, things got a little hectic. Lennie was gone and George was the only person who knew where he was. All the men from the bunkhouse came after him. Lennie and George are just talking about the wonderful dream they both have and then George tells Lennie to look out on the pool of water. When Lennie asks George when they will get to own their own farm, George tells him now. This is the moment when George pulls the trigger and Lennie dies and slumps over. Everyone from the bunkhouse comes and Slim and George just leave for a walk as if nothing happened.

Prediction: I predict that George is going to feel very guilty after shooting Lennie. In the novel it said that George sat stiffly and he just stared at his right hand, which shot Lennie. When the others came, he barely said anything to them.