Genre/Style
Another name for Local Color is...
Regionalism or Regionalistic Literature
Lennie cannot change or adapt over the course of the story, characterizing him as this type of character...
Static
"Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again."
simile
Rabbits are a symbol for...
a better life.
Hands are a symbol for...
hard work.
Characters in realistic literature, should be...
Reasonable and relatable.
George coming to the realization that Lennie will continue to make the same mistakes over and over again characterizes him as this type of character...
Dynamic
"It was Sunday afternoon. The resting horses nibbled the remaining wisps of hay, and they stamped their feet and they bit the wood of the mangers and rattled the halter chains. The afternoon sun sliced through the cracks of the barn walls and lay in bright lines on the hay. There was the buzz of flies in the air, the lazy afternoon humming."
imagery
Curley's wife is a symbolizes...
Women's lack of rights and oppression during the 1930s.
In both the first and last chapters of the book what things remain the same symbolizing the cyclical occurrence of George and Lennie's situation. (3 answers)
The setting--the campsite beside the Salinas River
George tells Lennie about their Dream.
They are running away from trouble caused by Lennie.
Narrators in regionalistic literature are often...
educated outsiders.
One characteristic common to all the characters is...
loneliness
"The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze."
personification
The title Of Mice and Men, based on the famous line from Robert Burn's poem, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray," symbolizes...
The novella ending at the same location it began symbolizes...
George and Lennie are no closer to achieving their goals then they were at the beginning of the story.
Of Mice and Men was written in this point of view.
3rd Person Objective
Direct or Indirect:
“A girl was standing there looking. She had full rouged lips and wide spaced eyes …”
Direct
"Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror."
metaphor
Characteristics such as helplessness, feeling trapped, and planning or preparing for something only to have it fail are similarities shared by...
At the completion of book, it is evident that Candy's dog also symbolized this character.
Steinbeck's use of slang/dialect in dialogue between characters is a feature of this style.
Realism
Direct or Indirect:
“Well, you keep away from her cause she’s a rat trap if I’ve ever seen one.”
Indirect
"He was a jerkline skinner, prince of the ranch."
metaphor
The significance of George continually telling Lennie the story about their dream symbolizes...
The power of hope and dreams to help people survive.
Lennie's hallucinations of his Aunt Clara and the giant rabbit scolding him symbolize...
his subconscious acknowledgement of right and wrong.