Literary Devices
This is what we call the reference to the Garden of Eden that is present at the beginning of the novella
Allusion
This character can be considered the "everyman" archetype
Who is George?
Name the speaker, context, and theme it relates to:
Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody never gets no land"
What is Crooks talking to Lennie about the farm and Dreams?
This theme is developed through the characters of Candy (best friend is his dog), Crooks (isolated because of his color), and Curley's wife (married to a man she hates), along with the dialogue along with the solitaire symbol
What is loneliness?
This is where the story begins and ends. It is transformed from light to dark.
What is the brush by the river?
What is foreshadowing?
The game men play many times throughout the story. Represents loneliness. "Both ends the same"
What is solitaire?
Name the speaker, context, and theme it connects to:"Guys like us who work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world"
What is George talking to Lennie in the clearing relating to Loneliness?
This theme is developed primarily through the relationship between the two main characters.
What is friendship?
This place is described as cold and utilitarian. It is where most of the action takes place
What is the bunkhouse?
How Steinbeck reveals much of the characters. It is mostly informal and includes a lot of slang and colloquialism
What Lennie dreams of having; could represent the American Dream, a life of self-sufficiency and simplicity
What are rabbits?
Name the speaker, context, and theme it connects to:
"I coulda made somethin' of myself"
What is Curley's wife to Lennie in the barn, relating to Dreams?
This theme is developed through the mistreatment of the workers (some more than others) and the alienation of characters like Crooks and Curley's wife.
What is injustice?
The whole story takes place during this time period which affects the story and all characters.
What is the Great Depression?
Used to compare Lennie to a dangerous animal, Curley to a dog, and Curley's wife to a fish
What are similes and metaphors?
The thing Lennie keeps on crushing; Could represent how the strong always destroy the weak
What are mice?
Name the speaker, context, and the theme it relates to:
"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"
What is Lennie to George in the brush, relating to Friendship
The idea that if you truly care about someone you will do what's best for them even if it hurts you as presented in the dialogue from Candy- "I ought to have shot that dog myself", and ending can relate to this theme
What is friendship?
The description of this setting is used to characterize an intelligent yet mistreated person
What is Crooks' room?
Used to describe the silence. Builds tension during the scene when Candy's dog is killed.
What is personification?
The "wise fool" archetype
Name the speaker, context, and theme it connects to:
"Sat'iday night. Ever'body out doin' som'pin. An what am I doin'? Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs- a n**** an' a dum-dum and a lousy ol' sheep- an' likini it because ain't nobody else."
What is Curley's wife to Crooks, Lennie, and Candy in Crook's room, relating to Loneliness and Injustice?
This theme is developed through allusions- the title and opening scene, dialogue "live of the fatta the lan'", symbols- the rabbits
What is dreams?
The setting where the climax of the story occurs
What is the barn?