Characters
He takes care of Lennie and often speaks for him.
Who is George?
George tells Lennie to hide here if he gets in trouble.
What is the brush near the river?
George and Lennie’s relationship shows this rare theme in a lonely world.
What is friendship?
bindle
What is a bundle of bedding and possessions carried by a hobo?
“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you.
Who is Lennie?
He is strong, mentally challenged, and obsessed with soft things.
Who is Lennie?
Lennie is hiding this in his pocket at the beginning of the story.
What is a dead mouse?
Candy’s fear of being fired shows this theme.
What is aging or insecurity of purpose?
bucking barley
What is throwing heavy sacks of grain onto a truck or stack?
“A guy on a ranch don’t never listen nor he don’t ast no questions.”
Who is Candy, describing ranch life?
This man is the boss’s aggressive son.
Who is Curley?
Why did George and Lennie leave their last job in Weed?
Because Lennie grabbed a girl’s dress and scared her.
Crooks’s separation from the others in Chapter 4 reflects this theme.
What is racial discrimination?
panting
What is breathing heavily, usually from exhaustion or distress?
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.”
Who is Curley’s wife, threatening Crooks?
This character offers his life savings to join George and Lennie’s dream.
Who is Candy?
Curley immediately picks a fight with Lennie for this reason.
Because Lennie is big and doesn’t talk.
What theme is suggested when Candy regrets not shooting his dog himself?
What is responsibility and dignity in death?
derogatory
What is disrespectful or critical?
“Seems like ever’ guy got land in his head.”
Who is Crooks, talking about how all men dream but don’t achieve it?
He is isolated in the stable and resents being left out.
Who is Crooks?
Describe the plan George, Lennie, and Candy make in Chapter 3.
They plan to buy a small farm where they can live independently.
Lennie and George’s dream represents this central theme.
What is the American Dream for a better life?
reprehensible
What is deserving blame or punishment?
“You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else.
Who is Candy, drawing a parallel to his own life?