Chapter 2

A Summary:

    In chapter 2, George and Lennie go off to their new job. This job seem  to be related to farming, as the pair is given the duty of "bucking barley". When they first arrive, they are already in trouble since they were expected in the early morning and arrived at 10. At first, the place doesn't seem so bad, since they were greeted fairly nicely and given a place to stay. But, their luck doesn't last very long, as the boss quickly learns to keep his eye on Lennie. As the chapter goes on, George talks to various people who tell them about the place. They eventually meet Curly, the boss' son, who seems to have something against big guys like Lennie, which presents the first real conflict. 

A Prediction:

    I believe that the conflict between Lennie and Curly will be revived at some other point during the story, and will bring bad results concerning George and Lennie (like causing them to lose their job). I also believe that this will happen quickly, since Curly seemed very urgent and pugnacious. 

A Question:

Most of the things presented in the story so far I understand. But one thing is left that i don't quite understand:

• Why does George choose to stay in such a hostile environment?

He knows that Curly has a "thing" against big guys, and he knows that Lennie, the big guy, is not smart enough to deal with a situation like that. Its like setting up for disaster. Also, he mentions that there are other places they can go to make money if this job if it doesn't work out. So my question is, why does he choose to stay, instead of going to another place?