Crooks-what he shows on the ouside and the inside

Crooks', unlike some other characters, feelings that he shows on the outside and his feelings on the inside are different, and quite opposite.  On the outside, because he is dissed because he is black, he is mean, tough and tries to not like people.  However, on the inside, he feels lonely, seperated and jealous that everyone has other people to talk to, unlike him.  He doesn't want to show people he feels lonely so he is mean and tough to other people. 

My Perfect Life

A mixture of close friends, a good education, a fun job and free time that i could spend either by myself or with my family would be my perfect life.  If i could play sports or music for my job, that would obviously be my dream job because it would be fun and well paid.  However, the chances of that happening are quite slim, but this blog isn't about reality.  I think it would also be fun to be a prosecutor for criminal law or an architect.  An education in america would be my dream university/college because there are more opportunities there for some reason.  Also, in my perfect life, i would not want to be working so hard that i couldn't spend time with my friends or family. 

Slim

"He might  have been thirty-five or fifty."

This quote showed how his face might of given off the impression of old age but because he was so strong and such a good worker, he could be much younger. 

"His tone was friendly.  It invited confidence without demanding it"

This quote shows how he is gentle yet strong willed.  He can get things but by talking and not using violence or bullying.  Basically, he is an all around good guy. 

"He was capable of killing a fly on the wheeler's butt with a bull whip without touching the mule"

This quote shows how is a skilled worker.  He has no real authority over anyone but because he is skilled, people look up to him. 

Characterization....of Curley's wife

"She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up."

This quote shows that this women is definitly not a worker with her heavy make-up and she is probably higher class than most people. 

"Jesus, what a tramp."

This quote was said by George after Curley's wife left.  He was saying how she was very flirtacious.

"She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown for-ward." 

This quote showed how she is probably outgoing and flirtacious, even if she has a husband.  Also, in that setting, there were many workers, all men, in that room so "throwing her body for-ward" towards all the men definitly shows her flirty side. 

Section 1 Reflection

 Section one was similar to my expectations because it started out by describing George and Lennie's relationship.  George is obviously the dominant leader while Lennie is the calm, and slighlty confused partner.  Their dream is to own land and stop having to work but to get there, they have to work extra hard.  I think being the type of book that it is, it will have a happy ending with George and Lennie reaching their goals.  However, to make it interesting, I predict there will definetly be a few problems to try and stop them from reaching their goal.  So far, I like the language and the imagery it gives off, not too much detail but just enough so we can make the imagery ourselves.  The plot is still unclear but it is only the first section.  There are few questions that have arised so far in the book.  One, how did George and Lennie form their odd relationship in the first place?  Second, does Lennie have a mental disorder or some sort of reason to explain why he relies on George?   Finally, does George actually enjoy taking care of Lennie?   

 

Novellas

Novellas are quite unheard of compared to regular novels.  Novels, such as all the books in the Harry Potter series or the books in the James Bond series are quite popular compared to novellas.  However, some novellas are very popular.  But first, what even is a novella?  Well, a novella is a short story.  There are acutal definitions that define what a novella is. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000 while others say the minimum number of words for a novella is 10,000 and the maximum is 70,000.   Other ways to know wheter it is a novella or a novel is the number of problems.  Generally, novellas have less problems and they are not divided into chapters.  Instead, they are supposed to be read at a single reading.  I never knew how to define a novella, or even that there was such a thing as a novella so I didn't know I had actually read very famous novellas before.  Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by Louis Stevenson and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens are very famous novellas that I have read.  Of course, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a very famous novella, although I have not read it yet.  Hopefully, it is a good read.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella