Characters
Smart and small; protagonist who is a father-figure to another character.
Who is George Milton?
"You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me" (68).
Crooks:Lennie
George and Lennie's Farm symbolizes...
"S'pose you had to sit out here an' read books. Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books aint' no good. A guy needs somebody--to be near him" (72).
Who is Crooks?
"You're yella as a frog belly. I don't care if you're the best welter in the country" (62).
Protagonist who is intellectually disabled.
Who is Lennie?
"I planted crops for damn near ever'body in this state, but they wasn't my crops, and when I harvested em', it wasn't none of my harvest" (76).
Candy's dog symbolizes...
"I been here a long time...an' Crooks been here a long time. This's the first time I ever been in his room" (75).
Who is Candy?
"There was a clang of horseshoe on iron stake outside and a little cheer of voices" (39).
What is onomatopoeia?
Antagonist; instigator who takes advantage of his power and authority.
Who is Curley?
"You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?...I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny" (80-81).
Curley's Wife:Crooks
Rabbits are a symbol for...
What is a better life?
"Sat'iday night. Ever'body out doin' som'pin'. Ever'body! An' what am I doin'? Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs...an' likin' it because they ain't nobody else" (78).
"Sure he's jes' like a kid. There ain't no more harm in him than a kid neither, except he's so strong" (43).
What is foreshadowing?
Aloof, proud, neat, oppressed, intelligent, literate.
Who is Crooks?
"Sometimes he talks, and you don't know what the hell he's talking about" (70), and "S'pose he don't come back? What'll you do then?...Want me to tell ya what'll happen? They'll take you to the booby hatch. They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog" (72).
George:Lennie
Crooks separate living quarters symbolizes...
"I ain't got no people...I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time" (41).
"And a manure pile under the window. Sure, it's swell" (75).
Represents females of the time period and culture.
Who is Curley's wife?
"Sure I gotta husban'. You all seen him. Swell guy, ain't he?"
Curley:Curley's Wife
Curley's wife doesn't have a name to symbolize...
What is Women's Oppression, or lack or rights.
Who is Candy?
"An' Curley's pants is just crawlin' with ants, but they ain't nothing come of it yet" (51).