fMouseo stroke her soft hair, but he does it so strongly that she panics, which ends up in Lennie killing her. He attempts to hide her body using hay and then runs away to the spot where George had told him to go if he got in any trouble. Candy finds the body, which was partly covered in hay and tells George straight away. The other men also find out that Curley’s wife has been killed and they only person who could have done this Is Lennie.
Now Curley wants revenge. He tells George to come with them to hunt down Lennie, or they will assume that he was in on it, (Lennie killing Curley’s Wife). Important quotes: “Now I won’t get to tend the rabbits’ ‘He rocked himself back and forth in his sorrow” “‘I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely. ” “I could made somethin’ of myself…Maybe I will yet. ” “Coulda been in the movies. ” “I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella. ” “On Lennie ‘Jus’ like a big baby. ” “Her body flopped like a fish” “He pawed up the hay. ” “We can’t let ‘im get away.
Why, the poor bastard’d starve…Maybe they’ll lock ‘im up an’ be nice to ‘im. ” – George “’You god-damn tramp’ ‘you lousy tart’” – Candy Chapter six summary: Lennie hides in the bush by the pool, this is where George told Lennie to go if he got into any trouble. He starts to dream of his Aunt Clara and the rabbits he will tend when he and George get their land. He also starts to have hallucinations of rabbits scolding him and telling him about the dream about tending the rabbits will not happen as George will not let him because of what he has done.
George finds Lennie, as he knows that Lennie would have gone to the spot he told him to go to if he got in any trouble. George talks to him and reassures him about the little place they will have together. George than shoots him to the back of the head with Carlson’s gun. When the other men find George, they assume he shot Lennie in self-defence, except Slim who knows what happened and the reason why George shot Lennie. Important quotes: “Lennie giggled with happiness” “Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em. ” “‘I just done it. ’” “You hadda, George. ”
