A Hypertextual Interpretation
Of
Of Mice and Men
By English 11 F2, Lessinggymnasium
Braunschweig
"Candy asked: 'What we gonna do now, George.
What we gonna do now?'
George was a long time in answering. 'Guess
. . . we gotta tell the . . . guys. I guess we gotta get 'im an' lock 'im
up. We can't let 'im get away. Why, the poor bastard'd starve.' And he
tried to reassure himself. 'Maybe they'll lock 'im up an' be nice to 'im.'
But Candy said excitedly: 'We oughtta let 'im get away. You don't know
that Curley. Curley go'n'ta wanta get 'im lynched. Curley'll
get 'im killed.' George watched Candy's lips. 'Yeah,'he said at last,
'that's right, Curley will. An' the other guys will.' And he looked back
at Curley's wife. Now Candy spoke his greatest fear. 'You an' me can get
that little place, can't we, George? You an' me can go there an' live nice,
can't we, George? Can't we?' Before George
answered, Candy dropped his head and looked down at the hay. He knew. George
said softly: '- I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed
we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking
maybe we would.'
'Then- it's
all off?' Candy asked sulkily.
George didn't
answer his question. "
John Steinbeck,
Of Mice and Men. Klett, p.70.
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