Blog 7 OMAM

The boss thinks that George is taking Lennie's money and that's why Lennie is not allowed to talk. So, the boss tries to get Lennie to talk and George says Lennie is shy and they are cousins and Lennie fell off a horse.

Blog 6 Beginning of Mice and Men

Steinbeck probably gave their descriptions first to give a visual to the reader. George is described as a little man and Lennie is rather large to explain that they are polar opposites. George has a large heart even though he is mentally disabled.

Blog 5 Myths

1. The final spite was foreboding. If it was released to the world, everyone would know what was going to happen to them. They would see all their misfortunes ahead of time.

2. Another "ill" in the box was insanity. If Pandora had opened her box and let insanity, with the other "ills" run free, everybody in the world would go completely crazy.

Blog 4 Myths

1. Hera was disappointed because her son was shriveled and ugly. She threw him of Mt Olympus.

2. A playful naiad named Thetis saved Hephaestus.

3. She changed her mind about her son because Hephaestus was killed while making jewelry. Hera saw this jewelry. He became a smith god. 

4. Apollo is the best looking god. Hephaestus was a very ugly god. His mother hardly loved him.

Blog 1 Myths

1. Metis was a titaness. His attraction to her was unusual because she was the daughter of his old enemy.

2. It represents Metis and Zeus conceiving a child.

3. Zeus ate Metis, and then got a head ache. He split his head open and Athene was born.

4. The moral was "do not show hubris."

Blog 3 Myths

Hermes is a bad god. He is mischievous and sneaky and stole all the cows when he was a baby.

Blog 2 Myths

Hubris is when somebody is not aware of their limitations, especially in excessive pride. I once had hubris when I was out to lunch with my friends. I said something I thought was really funny, but nobody laughed. It was very embarrasing and I should not have said anything. They all laughd later at me, not with me, like I had wanted.