Chapter 4 Notes

Characters: Lennie, Candy, Crooks, Curly's wife, George
Setting: The ranch, Crooks' room
Questions: Why does Crooks find pleasure in scaring Lennie? What if something really does happen to George? Why does Crooks even bother talking to Lennie if he's not even listening? Why is Curly's wife always wandering around? If she already knows about what happened to Curly's hand, why does she ask about it?

Prediction: I predict that Curly's wife will get Lennie alone. " 'He got his han' caught in a machine,' he (Lennie) said. Curley's wife laughed, 'O.K., Machine. I'll talk to you later. I like machines.' " (80). She will probably want to flirt with him, or even worse. I also predict that since Lennie told Crooks about the ranch/land that he, George, and possibly Candy will have together, he will tell everyone in the ranch, and things could get ugly.

Summary: Lennie comes into Crooks' room, without Crooks wanting him to at first. Then, they start talking, and Lennie asks for George. Crooks then starts to tantalize and scare Lennie about George not coming back, or getting hurt. He keeps asking Lennie these statements, such as "S'pose he ain't comin back. S'pose you didn't have George by your side." Lennie gets angry at Crooks', and Crooks admits he was saying it because he is lonely. Later, Candy comes in, and he and Lennie talk about the land they want. Crooks doubts on them getting it. Later, Curly's wife comes in and things get ugly.