Characters (L)
George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed
Slim
This is why LENNIE is excited to have his own place
he will get to tend the rabbits
The author of the novel
John Steinbeck
The place where George tells Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble
the brush
The old swamper
The son of the boss of the ranch
Curley
This is where George and Lennie are going at the beginning of the story
to work on a ranch/farm
The decade the novel takes place
1930s
This is the animal that Lennie had in his pocket that George took from him
a dead mouse
He doesn't know his own strength
The stable buck
Crooks
This is who took care of Lennie before George took care of him
Lennie's Aunt Clara
The event going on during the 1930s in the United States
The Great Depression
This is the reason Lennie and George got in trouble at their previous job
Lennie touched a woman's dress because it was soft
He wishes he could settle down and not have to go from farm to farm
George
Who did Lenny accidentally kill?
Curley's wife
This is the reason why Lennie and George are different from most migrant workers (the main reason)
They travel together; they also have a dream
Workers who travel from place to place looking for work
Migrant Workers
Although George gets ............. at Lennie when he forgets things, he.............for him deep down
mad, cares
Dresses fancy to show he's not a working man
Boss
He shoots an old dog
Carlson
Lennie killed Curley's wife because .......
He got scared when she started to scream
One common theme of this novel
Loneliness, strength v. weakness, the American dream
The state in which the story is set
California
Has a dream to become an actress
Curley's wife