Characters
A huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide sloping shoulders.
Who is Lennie?
I got you an' you got me! That's what gives a hoot and a holler about us!
What is friendship?
This recurring story represents the possibility of freedom, self-reliance, and protection from the cruelties of the world.
What is the dream farm?
This is where the story both begins and ends.
What is in the brush by the river?
The shade climbed up the hills toward the top of the Gabilan Mountains.
What is personification?
A tall stooped shouldered old man . . . dressed in blue jeans and [carrying] a big push broom in his left hand.
Who is Candy?
Someday, we'll have a little place all our own and we'll live off the fatta the land.
What is the American Dream?
This poor guy represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose.
What is Candy's dog?
The state where the story takes place.
What is California?
"Jus’ a dead mouse, George. I didn’t kill it. Honest! I found it. I found it dead’"
What is foreshadowing?
...small and quick, dark of face with restless eyes and sharp strong features.
Who is George?
A guy needs somebody-to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you.
What is loneliness?
The repeated discussion of these furry creatures represents George and Lennie's dream.
What are rabbits?
The decade in which the story takes place.
What are the 1930's?
“On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones.”
What is a simile?
A thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes, and a head of tight curled hair.
Who is Curley?
The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.
What are broken dreams?
This little guy represents the victory of the strong over the weak.
Who is Lennie's puppy?
The living quarters for the migrant farmers.
What is the bunkhouse?
“Evening of a hot day started the little wind to moving among the leaves."
What is imagery?
He demanded that other people keep their [distance]. His body was bent over to the left because of his crooked spine and his eyes lay deep in his head.
Who is Crooks?
George often plays Solitaire.
What is loneliness?
George plays a card game that represents his inevitable loneliness.
What is Solitaire?
An important historical event that effected the economy during this time.
What is The Great Depression?
“Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water…”
What is a metaphor?