The American Dream
To tend the rabbits
What is Lennie's American Dream?
The stable-buck and the only black man on the farm.
Who is Crooks?
Lennie kills Curley's wife
What is the climax of the story?
Lennie's mouse, Candy's dog, the incident in Weed
What is foreshadowing?
the impossibility of the American Dream
What does Lennie's death symbolize?
To not have to worry about being too old to work
What is Candy's American Dream?
The man with a Luger
Who is Carlson?
The Impossibility of the American Dream
What is one of the themes of the story?
Third Person Omniscient
What is the point-of-view of the story?
He targets Lennie
Who does Curley pick on?
To star in the movies
What is Curley's wife's American Dream?
Short, mean and always looking for a fight
Who is Curley?
Curley
Who is the antagonist of the story?
George and Lennie
Who are the protagonists of the story?
He imagined a rabbit
What animal was imagined by Lennie?
To have his own farm and live of the fat of the land
What is George's American Dream?
Skinny, tall, acts as a counselor to the other ranch hands
Who is Slim?
George kills Lennie
What is the resolution of the story?
Realistic Fiction
What are the genre and sub-genre of the book?
Who is Candy?
Will George and Lennie save enough money to buy their own farm?
What is the conflict of the story?
George goes to the bay and becomes "just another guy"
What is the denouement of the story?