As Marcel emotionally responded to the euthanizing of Candy's old lame dog, we discussed Steinbeck's powerful writing style and why in the naturalist genre the killing of the weak ,old dog was inevitable. We further studied the pacing of the text, and discussed how Steinbeck creates tension and suspense by holding off the imminent shooting of the dog with the characters' inconsequential small talk as they endeavor to distract themeselves . Marcel then took additional notes on the Edenic imagery in George and Lennie's "American Dream" to live in a garden off the fat of the land with a life without labor or toil. Last, we discussed and placed in the notebook Steinbeck's negative depiction of women as either immoral or a bane to true male bonding . For homework due Thursday. ,finish reading chapter 3 and answer ch 3 study guide questions.