Conflict
A struggle occurring within a character, often involving emotions or choices.
What is internal conflict?
A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
Direct
What is imagery in literature?
What is a flashback in literature?
When a character recalls an event that happened before the story began
A struggle between a character and an outside force, including other characters, society, or nature.
What is external conflict?
Give an example of a flat character from "Of Mice and Men."
The character of Curley is often seen as a flat character, primarily illustrating aggression without much depth.
characters dreams, desires, hopes, wants, needs, backstory
Direct
What does foreshadowing mean in a literary context?
Hinting at what is going to happen later on in the story
George having conflicting feelings about taking care of Lennie is what type of conflict?
Internal conflict
How does Lennie’s character show dynamic qualities throughout the story?
Lennie learns from his experiences, particularly regarding his actions and their consequences.
How does direct characterization help readers understand a character?
Better allows them to visualize the character and what he looks like
Tight sausage curls
How is foreshadowing used to show that Lennie does not know his own strength?
Being too rough with the mice kills the puppy and Curleys wife
Curely trying to fight Lennie and Lennie then hurting Curley is what type of conflict?
External Conflict
Describe how Curley's wife is a round character in the story.
She is portrayed as both flirtatious and lonely, revealing her desire for connection and recognition.
Why is indirect characterization important for character development?
The readers are able to better understand the character and see how they change in the story
burlap ticking
velvet
What event does George recall that is an example of a flashback?
When Lennie and him had to run from weed
Identify a key external conflict in "Of Mice and Men."
Curly vs Lennie
Who is the main antagonist in Of Mice and Men
Curley
Give an example of an indirect characterization of Curley's wife.
Her wanting to be an actress
Name of scene from Of Mice and Men that uses vivid imagery and explain how it better allows the readers to visualize what is happening in the story
Bunk house
Crooks room
The barn
the spot where Lennie and George first slept at
How was Lennie grabbing the woman's dress in Weed foreshadowing to what was going to happen to Curley's wife?
He got scared after Curley's wife started to yell so he froze and acted out without thinking.