George Flashcards
‘We’re gonna have a little house’
This adjective emphasises how the littlest land can get them excited as they’ll live in a community and have a sense of security when living together.
‘We’ll live of the fatta the lan’
This metaphor emphasises how their dreams offer them a sense of stability and companionship. This is linked to the Great Depression when itinerant workers wanted to escape poverty and hardship.
‘He looked raptly at the wall…nuts’
The adverb raptly emphasises how excited George gets when he visualises their dream as it’s the only thing that he can think of to not affect his mental health. It’s also a juxtaposition position as he then gives up on the dream showing how itinerant workers didn’t believe in themselves to do great things which is a cause of the Great Depression.
They looked at each other ‘amazed’
This also backs up the point of their dreams. Steinbeck’s point shows that men can achieve great things if they work hard together, which is in contrast to the capitalist American society
‘Guys like… are the loneliest guys in the world. With us, it ain’t like that.’
In this quote, George highlights the importance of friendship for itinerant workers, as they were known to be the loneliest people ever as they were just competing with each other all the time.
George ‘looked at the back of Lennie’s head’
This highlights George’s compassion towards Lennie as he wants to give him painless and quick death.
