George quotations

Question 1

Stein beck describes George as having ….

Answer 1

“Restless eyes and Sharp Strong features”

Question 2

The use of the words used to describe George ‘sharp’ and ‘strong’ are sibilants (They both beging with S)
What does this suggest about georges character?

Answer 2

Potrays George as very cunning. Always thinking, like a fox.

Question 3

Georges ‘Sharpness’ and Cunning demeanour contrasts with Lennie. What is the difference between them ?

Answer 3

Unlike George, Lennie is extremely powerful and ‘Bear-like’. Lennie has far more power physically than george. This CONTRASTS as Lennie is not as sharp minded as George BUT, he is physically much more powerful

Question 4

George says to lennie incase anything goes ‘awry’ on the new ranch “I want you to come an’ hide in the brush”. What Sentence Structure is Steinbeck employing?

Answer 4

Steinbeck is using and Imperative sentence ( a sentence that issues a command)

Question 5

George Gives Vital commands to Lennie if anything goes wrong on the new ranch. But what does George instruct lennie to do?

Answer 5

“i want you to come an’ hide in the brush”

Question 6

When George gives Lennie vital commands to “hide in the brush.” What does this imply and forshaddow to the reader?

Answer 6

This FORESHADDOWS that lennie might do something that will get them in trouble. George is preparing for anything that could possibly go awry.

Question 7

When George says “ I want you to come an’ hide in the brush” what does the VERB HIDE illistrate

Answer 7

The use of the verb ‘hide’ illistrates Lennies Brute-Force isnt enough for him to survive in this modern day as he lacks intellectual ability, therefore George has to reduce him to a creature thats hiding in the shadows (the brush) when Lennie makes a mistake.

Question 8

George states to Lennie “Guys like us are the lonliest guys in the world” What does george mean?

Answer 8

This quote is illistrating the lonely life of the migrant workers in america 1930s in this case George and Lennie constantly being in search of work

Question 9

Why do George and Lennie stand out in contrast to the other ranch workers ?

Answer 9

George and Lennie contrast to the other ranch workers who are Indiviualistic and very alone

Question 10

“Guys like us are the lonliest guys in the world” what do George and lennie have compared to the other migrant working men who are the “lonliest guys in the world”

Answer 10

Although George describes migrant workers as being the “lonliest guys in the world” George and Lennie have a form of brotherhood, which brings and element of hope. George is illistrating in this qoute that they have eachother unlike other migrant workers

Question 11

In this quote “ guys like us are the lonliest guys in the world” What english term is steinbeck trying to highlight with the word LONLIEST?

Answer 11

Steinbeck is employing a supelative adjective with the word “Lonliest” a supelative adjective is a term to describe the most extreme form of a word e.g best, worst, lonliEST hapiEST.

Question 12

George describes to Lennie their Amercian dream, within the american dream George mentions “ we’re gonna have a little house” What does this illistrate to the reader?

Answer 12

The adjective ‘little’ shows that their American Dream is very modist; heart warming for the readers as well as being heart wrenching when the dream goes beyond their reach when Lennie kills Curley’s Wife

Question 13

What Collective pronoun does Steinbeck employ when George mentions that Lennie and Himself are going to live in a “small house” And what does it mean?

Answer 13

George uses the word ‘We’re’ as a collective pronoun to resemble Lennie and Georges brotherhood

Question 14

When Curley turns on Lennie, due to his jelousy of Slim, Curley takes his anger out one One of the weakest links, Lennie. What does George say to Lennie when lennie is being beaten up by Curley?

Answer 14

“GET ‘IM LENNIE”

Question 15

When George says “GET ‘IM LENNIE” What does Lennie do?

Answer 15

Lennie takes Georges command and uses his Brute-Force to then crush curleys hand

Question 16

Why does Lennie only fight back once George tells him to “GET ‘IM LENNIE”

Answer 16

Lennie only fights back when George says, as he is constantly been told to ONLY listen to Georges commands due to his lack of intellectuality

Question 17

What type of sentence is Steinbeck employing when George says “Get ‘im Lennie”?

Answer 17

Steinbeck is using an imperative sentence, an imperative sentence is a sentence which is used as a command i.e “GET ‘IM LENNIE”.

Question 18

What does Lennie only fighting back once George tells him illistrates to the reader?

Answer 18

This illistrates Georges parent-role over Lennie

Question 19

When George finds Lennie once Lennie has killed Curleys Wife whate does he say to him?

Answer 19

“I aint mad. I never been mad”

Question 20

What is Steinbeck trying to highlight when George repeats the word mad to Lennie “I aint MAD Lennie. I never been MAD”

Answer 20

The repitition of the word ‘MAD’ shows Georges paternalistic attitude towards Lennie- Paternalistic: making decisions for people rather then them making them for themselves. Like a parent

Question 21

What is George expressing when he says “ i aint mad Lennie. I never been mad”?

Answer 21

George is expressing his love for lennie still, despite him killing Curleys Wife; Lennie is like his son. Lennie is about as bright as a 2 watt bulb

Question 22

What does George have to do once Lennie has killed Curleys wife? and what can Lennie not control?

Answer 22

George has a father-like role towards lennie meaning that he will has to kill Lennie as Lennie is incappable of wealding his power in a posotive way

Question 23

When George repeats the word “mad” after Lennie saying “I though you was mad at me George” What does Georges repition reitterate to Lennie?

Answer 23

George is reitterating to Lennie that he actually loves him and has never been angry with him.

Question 24

How does George describe Lennie before killing him?

Answer 24

“He was buisness like”

Question 25

What does Georges description of Lennie having “a buisness-like” demeanour tell the reader.

Answer 25

This illistrates that George has excepted defeat and that the American dream is now out of reach (with Lennies death George also kills the American Dream)

Question 26

What is significant about George’s surname?

Answer 26

It is Milton and a reference to John Milton, the famous poet who wrote “Paradise Lost”.

Question 27

“Sure we will, Red and blue and green rabbits, Lennie. Millions of ‘em” what does this illustrate about the american dream ?

Answer 27

This quote illustrates that the American dream is very unlikely and George is stricking a chord to Lennies Childlikeness. This quote foreshaddows that the dream is clearly never going to happen and except used as a comfort blanket for George and Lennie. Creating a sense of FALSE HOPE