Oh, Lennie
"I remember about the rabbits."
Lennie to George
I'm short and can't keep tabs on my wife
Who is Curley?
What does George tell Lennie to do if something goes wrong at the ranch?
"Hide in the brush"
"Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy."
Who is George?
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . . . With us it ain’t like that."
George to Lennie
I have my own room but I actually get very lonely and wish I had company
Who is Crooks?
What other literary form does Of Mice and Men, the novel, follow?
A play
"What the hell you laughin' at?"
Lennie kills 3 living things throughout the course of the novel. What are they?
mouse, puppy, Curley's Wife
"I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an’ on the ranches...Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land."
Crooks to Lennie
I was almost a movie star until my mother stole my letters
Who is Curley's Wife?
In what decade and what state does Of Mice and Men take place?
1930's, California
"I ought to of shot that dog myself."
Who is Candy?
Name three of the four animals Steinbeck uses to describe Lennie.
Bear, dog (terrier), horse, bull
"Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is."
Ranch boss to George.
I shot Candy's dog in the back of the head
Who is Carlson?
What two lies does George tell the ranch boss about why he and Lennie travel together?
They are cousins and Lennie got kicked in the head by a horse.
"You hadda, George. I swear, you hadda."
Who is Slim?
In his younger years, George was cruel to Lennie. What event caused him to change his mind?
George told Lennie to jump into a river even though Lennie couldn't swim. When George pulled Lennie from the river, Lennie thanked him for saving his life.
"You're all scared of each other, that's what. Ever' one of you 's scared the rest is goin' to get something on you."
Curley's wife to Candy/Crooks/Lennie.
I don't say very much, but when I do people listen and accept my word as law.
What are two words used to describe the regional, everyday speech patterns of the characters in the novel?
Dialect and Vernacular
"A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he with you."