Characters
This character dreams of owning land and tending rabbits.
Who is Lennie?
The shared dream of the farm represents this idea.
What is the American dream?
He inspires the rebellion with his dream of equality.
Who is Old Major?
Douglass was born into this condition.
What is Slavery?
“Four legs good, two legs bad” is repeated by these animals.
Who are the sheep?
He travels with Lennie and often acts as his protector.
Who is George?
Lennie’s puppy symbolizes this recurring problem.
What is Lennie’s inability to control his strength?
These two pigs become leaders after the rebellion.
Who are Napoleon and Snowball?
Douglass is separated from his mother at this age.
What is infancy (or very young age)?
The Seven Commandments are originally painted on this building.
What is The barn?
The ranch boss’s son is known for his aggressive behavior.
Who is Curley?
The mice Lennie keeps often symbolize this character trait.
What is innocence?
This pig represents Joseph Stalin.
Who is Napoleon?
This person first teaches Douglass the alphabet.
Who is Sophia Auld?
This commandment is altered first: “No animal shall sleep in a bed…”
What is “…with sheets”?
She is the only female character on the ranch and remains unnamed.
Who is Curley's wife?
Most characters on the ranch experience this central theme.
What is loneliness?
This hardworking horse represents the working class.
Who is Boxer?
Mr. Auld stops Douglass’s education because he believes this.
What is that education makes slaves unfit for slavery?
Squealer’s role on the farm is to do this.
What is propaganda?
This character represents loneliness through his isolation and disability.
Who is Crooks?
George’s final decision reflects this painful theme.
What is mercy (or sacrifice)?
These animals symbolize the military or police force.
Who are the dogs?
Douglass describes learning to read as both this and a curse.
What is empowering but painful knowledge?
By the end, the pigs become indistinguishable from these beings.
Who are humans?