Using pages 1-4 from Of Mice and Men, answer the prompt below
Q: You have only known these two men for two
pages, but already you
have picked up on some crucial information.
Describe the
relationship between the two men as you see
it. Use evidence from
the text to support your answer.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.