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Plot
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Literary Elements & Setting
Quotes
Theme Topics
100
George tells slim that Lennie was accused of this, which is the reason they had to leave Weed.
What is rape?
100
This character is known as "The Prince of the ranch."
Who is Slim?
100
This is the place that Lennie and George leave in the beginning of the novel.
What is Weed?
100
"Never you mind...A guy got to sometimes."
Who is Slim?
100
Crooks expresses this theme when he describes his life at the ranch where he spends most of his time in his room.
What is loneliness?
200
Lennie kills this animal, which foreshadows his later killing.
What is a mouse?
200
This character hates big guys because he isn't big.
Who is Curley?
200
Lennie's size and his last name are an example of this type of literary element.
What is irony?
200
"S'pose he don't come back no more...What'll you do then?
Who is Crooks?
200
This theme is evident through the relationship between George and Lennie, but also between George and Slim.
What is friendship?
300
After Lennie crushes Curley's hand, the men lie and say it was crushed by this.
What is a machine?
300
This character is known for his exceptional horse shoe playing skills and also tells Lennie that George may never return.
Who is Crooks?
300
This is where George tells Lennie to go if he ever gets in trouble.
What is the brush?
300
"Le's go...Le's get outta here. It's mean here."
Who is Lennie?
300
Lennie describes his own version of this theme when he dreams about the ranch and having a place of his own.
What is the American Dream?
400
Carlson thinks that Lennie took this from him when it was George who used this to kill Lennie.
What is a luger?
400
This character hopes to join in George and Lennie's dream.
Who is Candy?
400
Candy's dog's death serves as this type of literary element to Lennie's death.
What is foreshadowing?
400
"I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knoowed we'd never..."
Who is George?
400
George embodies this theme when he continuously cares for Lennie.
What is sacrifice?
500
This persons murder is the climax of the story.
Who is Curley's wife?
500
This character is the only one who is never given an actual name in the entire novella.
Who is Curley's wife?
500
This is the setting where Lennie and George felt most at peace.
What is in nature?
500
"No," he said softly. "No, I couldn' do that. I had 'im too long."
Who is Candy?
500
George and Carlson both enact this theme through the act of killing.
What is mercy?