Chapter 5

All by Myself - Celine Dion
When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
When I dial the telephone
Nobody's home

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore

Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And loves so distant and obscure
Remains the cure

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself
Anymore

When I was young
I never needed anyone
Making love was just for fun
Those days are gone

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
Oh
Don't wanna live
By myself, by myself
Anymore
By myself
Anymore
Oh
All by myself
Don't wanna live
I never, never, never
Needed anyone

In chapter 5, we read more about how lonely Curley's wife was. About her past and how she was going to go to Hollywood. So when I heard this song, it reminded me of the loneliness in the story. About Curely's wife, and also how lonely Crooks was.
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Personally I don't think that anyone is to blame for the tragic events. But if you look at it, I guess you could find a reason for each person. Lennie is mentally disabled, and he likes to stroke soft things. So when Curely's wife said that he could touch her hair, he was happy, and he didn't want to stop even after she said to. He then freaked out when she started to scream, and he did the only thing he could think of, to hold on, which then leads to her breaking her neck. So it was kind of Lennie's fault but then again it wasn't because of his disabilities, he didn't know what he was doing. You could also say it was Curely's fault, or his wife's fault. Curely never paid attention to her, and she was therefore very lonely. This lead to her wanting to talk to other people, but he got mad when she did. But honestly, I don't think there is anyone to blame, it was just what was eventually going to happen. And, because this is a story, it had to have some ending, it seemed like something bad was going to happen to Curely's wife because she was always looking for companionship, and just seemed like she truly didn't belong.

Compared to the movie, chapter 5 is much the same. In the beginning of the chapter, you see that George is talking to the puppy more, which shows more emotion of how he was upset that it died. In the book, Curely's wife tells Lennie sooner not mess up her hair, and he is the one that says, "Oh, that's nice", where in the movie she was also saying that. Another difference in the book is that when Candy finds Curely's wife, he goes on about how upset he is that now they can't live their dream, and have their place of their own. One last difference I noticed was how Carlson says that his gun is missing and they think that Lennie stole it. In the movie, it doesn't quite explain where George got the gun that shot Lennie. But other than that, I thought the chapter was quite the same.