Chapter 2

Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck

The Boss:

Old Swamper:

Curley:

Slim:

Carlson:

Candy's Dog

Response:

The second chapter of the book was setting up the rest of the story, introducing the rest of the characters that were on the ranch. The book was very different from the movie in this chapter. I liked the book's depiction of it better though. It had them in the bunk house for the whole time, instead of going to the bosses house to meet him. It gave you a chance to really get to know where they were staying. The chapter spent most of it's effort introduicing characters like Curley and Slim. Curley, the bosses son, was a rough and aggressive guy. In the book, the description helped show that, by the way he stood in a fighting pose on sight of Lenny. Slim was a nice kind off guy, he came off a bit strong, but he was nice to them and was kind of ignored that he was supposedly 'superior' to them. Then there was Carlson, carlson wasn't really introduced that well, but the book told you what he looked like and that's good enough for a minor character. Then there was Candy. Originally the book had him named as the Old Swamper, he never gave a name to himself. He was kind off the mysterious, all knowing no body. No body cared what he did because he never really did much but clean up. Lenny and George continued to be themselves, and you got to  learn a little bit more about their past.