Chapter 6 Notes

Characters: Lennie, George, Slim, Curley, Carlson, Aunt Clara (Lennie's imagination), Giganitc talking rabbit (Lennie's imagination)
Setting: The brush, river, pool

Questions: What caused George to kill Lennie, when George didn't want Lennie to be killed at all at first? Why did George still lie about Lennie having Carlson's gun after Geroge killed Lennie, when it was George who really took it? What does Carlson mean when he said what he said at the very end of the chapter? What was with Lennie's visions?

Prediction: After reading this chapter, which was the end of the novel, I can predict that George will think about Lennie every day and regret what he had done to Lennie. About the ranch they were supposed to have together, I think that will still buy one, and always tend to the rabbits, just for Lennie.

Summary: Lennie is in the brushes by himself, thinking how mad George will be about how he killed Curley's wife. He starts to have visions of Aunt Clara and a huge talking rabbit, telling Lennie how much of a bad thing he did, and that George will be very mad. The rabbit says that George won't let Lennie tend to the rabbits. Lennie calls for George, and he appears. Lennie asks him to talk about the ranch they planned on getting, George showing no emotion as he tells Lennie. George tells Lennie to turn around, and he shoots Lennie right in the back of the head, killing him. Slim comes to comfort George, and the group walks away.