Chapter 4

This picture shows the theme of loneliness. The girl sitting in the middle would be similar to Crooks or Curley's wife, she wants to fit in and be part of everyone else but she can't. Crooks is different because of his skin color. However, Curley's wife is different because she is a woman among a bunch of guys, also because she is Curley's wife. Crooks shows that he is lonely when Lennie comes into his room, he shows that he has never had a visitor before so he doesn't know how to react. While Curley's wife, flirts with the men, and says that she has no one to talk to, this is why she is lonely. Loneliness also come through all of the men aside from George and Lennie. Most of the men don't have families or anyone in the world that actually cares for them.

One of the main points in the written text of this chapter was the great racism. I think that in the book it comes through more because this book was written in a time when America was filled with people who still believed that whites were superior to blacks. However, when the movie was made this type of person wasn't evident quit as much. It was easier for Steinbeck to write about the racism, as opposed to Sinise who had to show it while keeping it at a level that the audience would still appreciate the film. Another reason that Sinise might have toned down the racism was because it is much easier to show loneliness. Loneliness can appeal to a wide range of audience members while racism is mainly understood by black people. I found it more affective to play up the loneliness rather than the racism.