RAFT- Of Mice and Men

RAFT #1:

Reporter to George- interview on Lennie's death.

Reporter: Do you believe you did the right decision when you killed Lennie?

George: I think I did the right decision when I killed Lennie, the reason for this is the fact that the other men would've gave him a terrible death. They would've beaten him to death, or yet beaten him before shooting him. The reason why I decided to kill Lennie is because Candy had said he shouldn't have let a stranger kill his dog. I didn't want a stranger to kill my good friend Lennie. He deserved a good death, and I gave him that. I let him talk about the rabbits and all the things he liked before he died. Lennie was a good man, and it was hard for me to kill him, but it would've been harder for me to watch him die in a brutal way.

RAFT #2:

Curly's Wife to Diary. Topic: isolation and being left out. 

Dear Diary,

I find it quite boring on this farm, Curly pays no attention to me anymore and I'm locked up in this house everyday. Every time I go outside Curly sends me back in. Since I get no attention from Curly I try to get attention from the other men, but they seem to have no interest in me. Curly always gets mad at other men when they talk to me, I don't think that he's aware that I'm the one trying to get their attention. I hope one day Curly sees that I'm trying to get attention from other men, then realize that I want some attention from him. I feel as if Curly just isolates me. I feel like he has no more respect for me and he pretends that I'm dead to him. He no longer talks, or looks at me like the way he used to. I'm not really the only one that gets isolated around here, there this other man by the name of Lennie. Lennie gets made fun of and ignored by the other, except for this one nice man, George. George accepts Lennie for who he is and he accepts the fact that he has a mental disability. I feel like George gets isolated sometimes, but he doesn't let it phase him. The other men are just so judgmental- for example, Curly. Sometimes I just want to run away, but if I do I'll be left with nothing. I just don't know what to do.

Love,
Curly's Wife

Weekly Blog 20

Finally, the school year is coming to an end. I've been waiting for this moment since the beginning of the semester. Yes, exams are coming up and there will be a lot of stress, but I guess I'll just pull through it. I can't wait until summer so I can just sit by the pool and relax. Instead of staying inside five days a week and listen to teachers and do work. Then weekends consist of homework and stressing out. However, during the summer my parents want me to get a job or work on the farm.. so that will kind of suck.

Above all, I'm just super excited for this school year to end and just have all these weights lifted off my shoulders. I might just cry on the day of my last exam- which is chemistry- which is also what I am completely dreading. I honestly hate chemistry more than I hate frogs... which is a lot by the way. Anyways, summer will be an awesome time, and I just can't wait.

Weekly Blog 19

One more month until my birthday, and I don't even know what I want for my birthday. I hate not knowing what I want. Ugh, birthdays are so stressful. Also, the fact that I'm turning 17 is stressful, I'M SO OLD! I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do when I turn 50, I'm going have a major midlife crisis.

Whenever I was little I'd sit in my room and think about how I'm old and going to die soon, and the fact that my parents are ancient and going to die even sooner. Man, I was one weird kid. I still hate birthdays, I always think that birthdays are going to be awesome and then when the days comes around it's always boring and crappy. Anyways, moral of this post is I hate birthdays.. and I just wasted your time ranting about it. :)

ISU bibliography

Bibliography

Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre . Cambridge, UK: Worth Press Limited, 2008.