Key Quotes Flashcards
George
Lennie is an inconvenience to his life
“God a’mighty, if I was alone i could live so easy”
Crooks
Taking advantage of the little rights he has
“I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room”
George
Constantly doubting Lennie
“I should of knew… I guess maybe way back in my head I did”
George
His relationship with Lennie is meaningful
“With us it ain’t like that, we got a future, we got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us”
George
Warning Lennie to avoid Curley’s wife
Understands Lennie’s capabilities
“Don’t you even look at that bitch… I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than ever”
Candy
He was the person who should’ve shot his dog
Shows their loving relationship
“I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t have let no stranger shoot my dog”
Curley’s Wife
Taking advantage of the little rights she has
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”
Carlson
doesn’t get why slims comforting george
reflects on the american society during the 1930s
“Now what the hell ya suppose is eating them two guys”
Curley’s Wife
Curley’s wife’s dream
“He says he was gonna put me in the movies”
Candy
Explaining curley’s insecurities
“Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys”
Slim
He understands that everyone else is going to want to kill Lennie
Has no other choice
“Well, I guess we got to get him”
Curley
He finally has an excuse to kill Lennie
“I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself”
Crooks
Suggests that he wishes he had somebody
Loneliness
“A guy needs somebody”
Slim
Demonstrates his important status
Has authority over others
“All talk stopped when he spoke”
Description of George
“Small and quick”
“Dark of face”
“restless eyes”
“Sharp, Strong features”
