Pugnacious
Ready to fight
Like a father-son or parent-child
Lennie's and George's relationship
"That ranch we're to is right down, there about a quarter mile."
George telling Lennie where they will be working
"The silence came into the room."
What is personification?
When an author gives clues to what may happen
Foreshadow
Imperious
Domineering or demanding
This character felt George was cheating Lennie
The boss of the ranch
"An' you won't let the big guy talk, is that it?"
Curley to George asking why Lennie doesn't talk
"He dabbled his big paw in the water."
What is metaphor?
The authors message
What is theme?
Complacent
Self satisfied, content, unbothered
Who aren't cousins but was lied about
Lennie and George
"Seems to me like he's worse lately."
Candy (the swamper) talking about Curley
"His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer."
What is simile?
George's confession to slim about what is did to Lennie.
What is George told Lennie to jump in a lake and Lennie couldn't swim.
Bemused
Confused or bewildered
The reason Candy becomes part of the dream
He has savings to contribute
Narration "His ear heard more than was said to him.."
Who is Slim
Shorter than a novel but longer than a short story
What is a novella?
The theme symbolized by the card game solitaire.
What is lonliness?
Derision
Ridicule, mockery, to make fun of
This character was a coward and agreed to say what Slim told him
Who is Curley
Narration: "Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent."
Candy when hearing the gunshot that killed his dog
Salinas, California
What is setting?
Their dream to buy a farm theme
What is the American Dream?