Characters
The dream
Important events
Background
miscellaneous
100

who is lenny

Lenny is a very strong, hardworking man who has a cognitive disorder

100

what animal does Lenny want to care for on the farm

Lenny wants to care for bunny Rabbits.

100

why were George and Lenny forced to leave their old job

Lenny pet a woman's skirt and frightened her

100

during what major real life event does the novel take place

the great depression

100

why is crooks separated from the other workers

Discrimination against his skin color

200

who is george

George is another ranch worker who watches and takes care of lenny

200

what character wants to join their farm

Candy

200

what happens to Curly's wife

Lenny kills her in a panic to avoid getting in trouble for pulling her hair

200

what time frame does the story take place

1930's

200

what was the old town called that Lenny and George worked in

weed

300

who is candy

Candy is an old man with a stinky dog who works on the ranch with George and lenny

300

who offers his savings to help pay for the farm

Candy

300

what happens at the end of the book

George kills lenny

300

what state does the story take place in

California

300

why does George choose to take care of lenny

George wants to help him and protect him

400

who is crooks

crooks in a African American worker on the ranch

400

why does the dream farm never come true

Lenny dies before they can leave the ranch

400

who crushes Curly's hand during a fight

Lenny

400

what does the dream of owning land mean for all workers

freedom, independence, and security

400

what happens to candy's dog

He gets put down because the other men don't want him staying in their bunk

500

who is curly

curly is a worker on the ranch who picks fights and likes to be rude

500

what is George and Lenny's ultimate goal

Their goal is to own land, raise animals and move away without having to work

500

how does Lenny kill the puppy

He pets the puppy to hard and acidently crushes it

500

Even though the workers live together how do they keep some type privacy

they isolate their emotions, shut down about how they feel to appear tougher on the outside

500

What does Lenny find comfort in doing

Lenny likes to pet soft animals

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