Lennie
She raised Lennie.
Aunt Clara
This is what George tells Lennie could do if he didn't have to take care of Lennie.
Live so easy
This is the "old swamper."
Candy
This is why Curley does not like Lennie.
Because Lennie is larger than him
This is what Lennie asks for in the first scene that makes George angry.
Ketchup
Lennie hid this from George, keeping it in his pocket.
a mouse
This is what George says he'd do if Lennie was actually a relative of his.
Shoot himself
He has one gloved hand.
Curley
This is why George and Lennie have to leave Weed.
Because Lennie touched a girl's dress/was accused of assault
This is the reason the boss thinks George travels with Lennie.
To steal his pay
This is what Slim gave to Lennie.
a brown and white puppy
This is the reason that George stopped teasing Lennie.
Because he almost made Lennie drown
He talks Candy into letting him shoot his dog.
Carlson
This is who Curley's wife originally wanted to marry.
A successful Hollywood producer
This gives George and Lennie hope that they can achieve their dream ranch.
Candy has money saved up from disability
These are the two objects that Lennie imagines talking to when he is by the river.
Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit
This is what George told Lennie to do if Curly gave him more problems.
To stay away from Curly, but if Curly hit Lennie, to "let him have it."
This is the reason Curley's wife never became an actress.
Because her mother thought she was too young and hid her acceptance letter
These are the two lies George tells his boss.
He is Lennie's cousin, and Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse
This is why George shoots Lennie.
Because he doesn't want Lennie to suffer, and he feels this is his only option
This is Lennie's favorite line from George's story about their dream farm: "We will live off _____________"
"...the fatta the land!"
This is George's last name.
Milton
He is the unofficial leader of the ranch.
Slim
This is the reason George and Lennie are different than the other ranch hands.
They always travel together
Why did George lie to the other men about what had happened with Lennie?
To justify having to kill him