Horace. well, oscar, you’ve grown very unselfish. what’s happened to you? (leo enters from dining room.) ben (quickly, before oscar can answer) oscar doesn’t mind. not worth fighting about now, eh, oscar? oscar. (angrily) i’ll get mine in the end. you can be sure of that. i’ve got my son’s future to think about. what do the stage directions reveal about ben?

One of steinbeck's themes in the book of mice and men is the destructiveness of human beings. which of the following best exemplifies this theme? a. carlson bullies candy into letting him shoot the old swamper's dog. b. george unwaveringly believes he will have his own farm. c. lennie continually takes the young puppy out of the den and away from its mother. d. slim questions george about fleeing from weed.