Characters
The character who tries to fight Lennie, but gets his hand crushed?
Curley
The reason Lennie and George had to leave their first job.
Lennie was accused of rape
The symbol that represents George and Lennie's dream
the ranch
The town in California that the novel takes place
Salinas
The character that allows Carlson to shoot his dog, but then regrets it.
Candy
What Lennie did to the mouse he kept in his pocket.
Killed it from petting it too hard
Represents victory of the strong over the weak
Lennie's puppy
The place where Lennie kills Curley's wife
The character that lives in the stable and has a crooked back.
Crooks
The reason Lennie crushed Curley's hand
Curley tried to fight him, and George told Lennie to fight back.
Represents the fate of people who are deemed useless
Candy's dog
Where George tells Lennie to go if he gets in trouble
This character is portrayed as dangerous, and provacative.
Curley's wife
What happened to Lennie's puppy
He snapped its neck after being too rough while playing with it
Represents Lennie's escape from reality and is what he often dreams of
Rabbits
Where Crooks' room is
the stable
This character drowns four of his puppies because he claims the mother wouldn't have been able to feed all of them.
Slim
The reason Lennie killed Curley's wife
She told him to feel her hair, and then she started screaming
The character that symbolizes discrimination
Crooks
The town that Lennie and George worked in before they came to work on the ranch
Weed, California