of mice men final exam (Inbetween the line)

Question: Why does Curly pick on Lennie

Answer:
Curly picks on Lennie because Lennie is what curly work so hard to be. not mentally but physically .
Lennie is a big man and is so strong and have the oudasity to be retarded its like he
is big for nothing like is teasing curly in a way. Curly would kill a man to be half Lennie's size.
Its not necessarily Lennie that curly is mad it its really him self and how small he is and none of
the other big men will take his mess like slim so he picks on Lennie cause his retarded and he thinks Lennie









Question:
why do you think the novels theme of the American dream is protryaed so badly?


Answer:
they reason i think it is shown so badly in the novel is because its giving the reader a wake up call and showing
that everybody not
going to get that white picked fence and 3 1/2 children with the prefect wife or husband and job.
Its showing the reality and how that's not always who it goes but not that it will.never
happen. like in the story slim is living his American dream and have everything he wants but George and
Lennie is not that lucky and they never get anything they want.