What are some ideas for a letter from George about his feelings about the other characters on the ranch in Of Mice and Men?

While I don't want to write your letter for you, I will give you some help with content. George and Lennie travel around California as itinerant workers and come to the ranch to "buck barley" because it is harvesting time in the Salinas Valley. In chapter two the reader is introduced to the main characters on the ranch, including Candy, Crooks, Slim, Curley and his wife.

In George's letter, he would probably first reveal his...

While I don't want to write your letter for you, I will give you some help with content. George and Lennie travel around California as itinerant workers and come to the ranch to "buck barley" because it is harvesting time in the Salinas Valley. In chapter two the reader is introduced to the main characters on the ranch, including Candy, Crooks, Slim, Curley and his wife.

In George's letter, he would probably first reveal his feelings toward Lennie. While Lennie often "does bad things" and gets George in trouble or loses him a job, the reader may assume that George loves his friend and will try to protect him. That's why he tells Lennie to avoid both Curley and Curley's wife. Unfortunately, Lennie is involved in ugly incidents with both of them. He fights Curley in chapter three and breaks the man's hand while also making him a bitter enemy. He accidentally kills Curley's wife when she tempts him into touching her hair. George would acknowledge his deep feelings of sorrow and regret over having to kill Lennie. He would explain that he felt he had no choice and might use the words of Candy (Candy tells George he should have shot his dog himself) and Slim (who tells George it won't be good if Curley or the law gets to Lennie first) to justify his action.

George would definitely say nice things about Slim, Candy and Crooks. He would say that Slim was a wise man who understood his final action toward Lennie. He might even say that he and Slim were now good friends because they walked away from the river together in the final scene. He would explain the situation with Candy and how the three of them were all set to buy that "little piece of land" because Candy was going to contribute a significant amount of money. He would feel sorry for Candy because the dream never materialized after the incident with Curley's wife. George might also have kind words for Crooks, who treated Lennie well on the night Lennie entered the black man's room. He definitely wouldn't have any bad feelings about the stable buck.

That could not be said for Curley and his wife. He would concede his hatred for Curley even before the fight with Lennie. He would lament the fact that he and Lennie had to work on a ranch where Curley was the boss's son. George would directly blame Curley's wife for Lennie's ultimate death. He might call her jailbait or a tramp. He would say that the ranch was no place for a girl such as her.

Finally, George might chastise himself for not doing a better job of protecting Lennie. He should have listened to Lennie in chapter two when his friend wanted to leave because "This ain't no good place."