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How does the boss treat George and Lennie?
They travel together, George takes care of Lennie, but the boss really thinks that George is taking advantage of Lennie. Why does the boss find George and Lennie’s relationship unusual? He treats them like farm workers. He is skeptical and suspicious about what George tells him.
Why is the boss already upset with George and Lennie?
According to the old man, why was the boss mad at George and Lennie? because he was expection them and they never came for work. What does George find in the box by his bed and what does he assume? he assumes that the bed is filthy with lice and roaches.
What does the boss accuse George of doing to Lennie?
What does the boss suspect George of doing to Lennie? What makes him think this? The boss suspects George of taking Lennie’s pay away from him. The boss thinks this because George is not letting Lennie talk.
Why does the boss think that George is taking advantage of Lennie?
The boss begins to get suspicious. The boos thinks that Gerge might be taking Lennie’s pay because he is talking for Lennie. He assumes that since George seems to be in control, he is taking advantage of Lennie. George has to be careful, because if he annoys the boss they might not get the job.
How does the boss feel about Lennie’s disability?
How does the boss feel about Lennie’s mental slowness? The boss feels sympathy for Lennie in a somewhat way. By looking at Lennie’s appearance, he feels protected and he knows he could do a good job on the field since he was large.
Why was George mad at Lennie?
George gets angry with Lennie because he has a dead mouse in his pocket, and feel like he always has to take care of him. The dead mouse in Lennie’s pocket reveals that he likes soft and small things and doesn’t know his own strength which cause him to kill it.
Why do you think George lies to the boss about his relationship with Lennie?
George lies to the boss because if he realizes that Lennie’s mental deficiency is a threat they won’t get the job. George lies and tells the boss that Lennie is his cousin, and that they left the job in Weed because it was done.
What lies does George tell the boss?
The Boss arrives and questions his new workers about their late arrival and then their skills and previous employment. George speaks for Lennie, making the Boss suspicious. George lies, telling him that Lennie is his cousin and he looks after him because he was kicked in the head by a horse as a child.
Who does the boss punished when George and Lennie are late?
Candy tells George that the boss typically gives Crooks a hard time when he’s upset. Interestingly, no reason is given as to why the boss takes his anger out on Crooks. The fact that he punishes Crooks randomly without reason suggests that Curley is mean-spirited.
When Lennie questions George about telling the boss Lennie was kicked?
When Lennie questions George about telling the boss Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse, George says, “Be a damn good thing if you was…Save ever’body a hell of a lot of trouble.” What does this mean? Describe Candy’s connection to his dog.
How does Lennie frustrate George?
Expert Answers In chapter 1, George gets upset with Lennie because he is drinking too much water from a pond and is likely to make himself sick. Lennie shows no restraint in quenching his thirst—he drinks “with long gulps” and winds up snorting up the water.
What annoys George most about Lennie?
Expert Answers He does get frustrated with Lennie just as any parent would with a disobedient child. Sometimes, Lennie acts like a disobedient child. He does not necessarily try to be annoying. He just lacks the mentality level of an adult.