AP Lit Summer Reading Blog 2

The next morning, George and Lennie arrive at the farm in the bunkhouse, where they are welcomed by an old man named Candy and his dog.  Shortly after, the boss walks in and questions the men about why they are late.  When the boss notices that Lennie isn't speaking, he starts directing questions at him. George becomes nervous when Lennie talks, and tells the boss that Lennie is his cousin who isn't smart but is a hard worker. The boss tells the boys that they will work with a man named Slim. Next the boss's son Curley comes in, and asks the same sort of questions. He is very rude to Lennie and insists that he talk. After he leaves, Candy explains that Curley likes to pick on people who are bigger than himself. Candy tells George and Lennie to stay on Curley's good side unless they wanted to lose their jobs. Curley's wife soon enters, claiming to look for him. She is a pretty lady but George is very short with her and tells her Curley left. As she leaves, Slim comes in and talks to George and Lennie. He likes that they travel together, and tells them that his dog just had a litter of puppies. Curley interrupts the conversation by coming into the bunk room asking for his wife, and George comments that he is afraid he might tangle with Curley himself.

A lot of the book focuses on George and Lennie's dream of moving to a Ranch all their own, and how that dream motivates them to keep moving forward. This is a common occurrence, without a goal we would have no direction. In the book " Death of a Salesman", Willy the main character keeps living in an attempt to find "the American Dream" and to be a successful salesman. Even if these are not realistic aspirations, they give people hope to look forward for. I do this frequently, I think about the future and how I need to do my job now in order to be able to do what I want later in life. I know that some of my goals are far-fetched, but I still work to achieve them.