Key Quotations/Ideas - The Boss Flashcards
1
Q
How do we know that the boss has lost some of his sense of humanity due to his position?
A
He mistakes Lennie and George’s friendship for exploitation.
“I said what stake you got in this guy? You takin’ his pay away from him?”
2
Q
How do we know that the Boss is rich and the ranch workers are poor?
A
Because he does not use phatic speech or any colloquialisms when he is talking.
“You got your work slips?” (Does not use ya’)
3
Q
How do we know that the boss is suspicious of George and Lennie?
A
1) he “squinted his eyes”
2) He said “don’t try to put nothing over.” Because he thinks that George is using Lennie.
