Characters Dreams
What is Lennie's ultimate dream?
To live on their own ranch. "An' live off the fatta the lan',"
Lennie: Safety or Destruction
Destruction
How did Curly's wife die?
Lennie broke her neck
What was candy's dog foreshadowing?
lennie's death
Define Bindle
Bedroll
What is George's ultimate dream?
A place to belong where he isn't working for somebody else
George: Freedom or Isolation
Isolation
What was killed first in Of Mice and Men?
The mouse
What was George grabbing the gun foreshadowing
lennie's death
Define Pantomime
silent acting
What is Curly's wife's ultimate dream?
to be a movie star. "'I coulda been in the movies.'"
Curly's Wife: Stardom or Objectification
Objectification
What did Lennie kill right before he killed curly's wife
the puppy
What foreshadowed Curly's wife's death?
Lennie killing the animals
Define: Floozy
flirty woman
What is Candy's ultimate dream?
Candy hopes to live out his life feeling useful and not be alone.
Crooks: Equality or Segregation
Segregation
How did Lennie die?
George shot him in the back of the head
What does candy's dog symbolize?
The fate of the old, weak, and useless in a society where value is tied to physical labour
Define: Skinner
Mule driver
What is Crooks's ultimate dream?
To get off the ranch, end his isolation, and have some companionship.
Candy: Security or Abandonment
Abandonment
Who shot Candy's dog?
Carlson
What does Lennie and George's dream of owning a farm symbolize?
freedom from the harsh life of immigrant farmworkers
Define: Pugnacious
eager to fight or agressive