Light And Dark

Question 1

Physically shown

Answer 1

• ‘a little dead puppy ’ ‘sun sliced in through the cracks’
• ‘shouts of men, playing, encouraging, jeering’
• represents the dark side to the life of neurodivergent people during Great Depression

Question 2

Curley’s wife

Answer 2

• Curley’s wife is portrayed to be a “tart”
• When she is first introduced, Steinbeck writes “ The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off”,
• gives impression that Curley’s wife is ominous and perilous for Lennie and George.
• The imagery implies that Curley’s wife is the darkness in their lives and that she is the obstacle in the journey of accomplishing the American Dream
• Foreshadowing later events

Question 3

hidden sides of neglected characters such as Crooks

Answer 3

• portrayed to have died from the inside and is living merely as a breathing corpse.
• Not because of the fact that he could not achieve the American Dream or live a lavish life.
• But, simply because of the fact that he is a POC who is surfeited of being ill treated and discriminated.
• “His eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their depth seemed to glitter with intensity.”,
• give the impression that inside Crooks is full of anger and indignation