At this point of my reading, George and Lennie have already met most of the characters of the story who work on the farm. In chapter three, the personalities of each of these characters are better shown by the author. Slim is one of them, he is considered a wise man by the other workers of the ranch, and his advice is always taken into consideration. At the beginning of the chapter, Slim tells George that he is surprised by the relationship he has with Lennie, which is different from the way farmers usually get along with each other.
The other two characters are Candy and Carlson. Candy is an old man who has an old dog that is suffering because of his age. In this chapter, there is a sad scene when under Slim’s advice, Candy accepts that Carlson shoots his dog to stop his pain… I cried a little bit when I read “A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him. For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent.” I really could imagine Candy’s pain. However, after this sad event, something important happens.
Candy stood alone in the room with George and Lennie and decided to offer them a big amount of money so that they could buy the farm that they have been working for, only if they let him work with them for the rest of his old age. George started talking about the deal with Candy, but they were interrupted by Slim, Carlson, Whit, and the boss’ son: Curly, who starts a fight and injures Lennie. I also cried in this part because as I mentioned in the last report, I feel identified with Lennie for the way he is.
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