Clever Aspects Of Of Mice And Men

Question 1

Timing

Answer 1

• action concentrated into four days
• rapid-succession
• novella cyclical, ends in same place time and situation

Question 2

Foreshadowing

Answer 2

Lennie kills mouse-> puppy-> Curley’s wife-> Lennie dies

• Candy”I ought to of shot that dog myself,” -> Lennie shot
• red dressed lady trouble @Weed -> Curley’s wife”I think Curley’s married….. A tart”
• Lennie “Let’s get outta here. It’s mean here”

Question 3

Names

Answer 3

• Lennie ‘Small’
• Curley’s wife= No name, but wants recognition
• Soledad= Loneliness
• weed = unwanted plant
• “Of Mice and Men”= “ The best laid plans of Mice and Men often go awry”-Robert Burns

Question 4

Point of view

Answer 4

• 3rd person
• provides unbiased view
• author wants us to make our own conclusion

Question 5

Setting

Answer 5

-description is poetic and lyrical.
-nature is cruel and savage
-Idyllic scene turns predatory in last scene
“A stilted heron laboured up into the air and pounded down the river”
“A silent head and beak landed down and plucked it out by the head and swallowed the little snake while its tail was waving”