Lit Terms
the process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.
indirect characterization
the underlying message of a literary work, stated as a complete thought
theme
Steinbeck comments on what group of people in in 1930s society?
migrant workers
what is the setting of story; name era and place
Great Depression (1930s-40); Soledad, near Salinas
The dream the ranch hands want differs but essentially each of them wants a life that is....
free from explotation, with security, freedom, and needs are met with less effort (self-sustaining land)
"Go hide in the brush" and the incident in Weed are examples of ____________.
Foreshadowing
Friendship, Loneliness, Dreams and power are examples of _____________ _______________ in the text
thematic topics
What poem written by Robert Burns is the title taken from?
"To a Mouse"
Candy's dog is used as a symbol for
weakness; survival of fitest
Why does George shoot Lennie?
He doesn’t want him to be locked up or killed by one of the other men.
As an act of salvation and mercy
He can't control him/fit him into society- he is not "fit"
What is diction?
An author's word choice
types of words selected by an author create a style and tone that characterize an author's writing and purpose.
a object/image used to represent an abstract idea or concept
symbolism
______________ is the amount of power or influence a person or group of people have in a society.
social capital
who has most social capital on ranch?
who has least?
The structure of novel most closely resembles a _________ with lots of dialogue
play
The last lines of the novel (spoken by Carlson) are used to....
Show George and Lennie’s friendship was rare and special, and others didn’t understand their bond
John Steinbeck uses vernacular language convincingly to describe the way George and Lennie, and all the other characters, in the book speak. The language of the text captures the ____________ of the region
dialect
A work of fiction shorter than a novel, longer than a short story, but still develops a number of thematic topics
Novella
"There is a path through the willows and among the sycamores, a path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway" This passage reflects what idea?
reveal the practice of traveling the country, looking for work, is one taken by many migrant workers
describes the transient life for the countless migrant workers working in the area during the Great Depression
Curley's Wife is most likely not given a name in order to
Show she is not a person, an object, who audience can dismiss as easily as characters did
You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do nothing like that. I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs."
What topic does this quote develop?
Power/powerlessness
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect is known as _______________.
Juxtaposition
The title of the novella is an ___________
allusion
an indirect reference to another literary work/text
When an author comments on or expresses an opinion on the nature of a given society to promote justice and well-being for that community, the text is a piece of ____________ ________________
social commentary
This story focuses on nature and powerful forces working against characters, like heredity, social status, monetary, race, age, gender, etc. This makes the story a work of N_______________
Naturalism
The story is all about ___________; it is the force the characters are fighting for ore of and fighting against
Power