If you are looking for physical features of the ranch, it
is obvious throughout the entire reading of the text that there at least exists a home
for the boss and his family, a bunkhouse for the hands, a stable which also houses the
stable-buck, and fields to farm. Just outside the bunkhouse, we regularly hear the clank
of horse-shoes when the guys are at play. The atmosphere around the ranch feels
skeptical, people don't necessarily seem to trust each other and this is shown from the
top down. It has room to be positive if you learn to fit the mold which is staying away
from Curley's wife and just doing your job without
complaining.
The bunkhouse always has streaks of light
shining through the planks, the windows, the lampshade, or the doorway. I think this
makes the room feel like glimmers of hope in a dark world. You can find these
descriptions of the bunkhouse in particular in the beginnings of the 2nd and 3rd
chapters. For many of these guys, they hold out hope for a better tomorrow during a
really tough today during the Great Depression. We hear about Lennie and George's "hope"
and other characters slowly demonstrate curiosity in that hope (Candy... even the stable
buck) or have their own (Curley's wife, movies). But the truth is, this is a lonely
juncture for all of these guys. No one really has someone that is a real friend except
George and Lennie.
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