Mice and Men Flashcards
1
Q
“Think i would let you carry your own report card?”
A
- George says this
- Goes with the theme of Friendship
- Migrant workers in the 1930s would go around trying to find work
- Normally migrant workers would travel alone, but George and Lennie travel together showing friendship
2
Q
“When i think of a swell time i could have without you i go nuts”
A
- George says this
- Goes with the theme of Friendship and Suffering as George is being rude to Lennie
- Migrant workers would normally travel alone, so George is thinking about that life
3
Q
“Tart” “Tramp”
A
- All said to Curley’s Wife
- Shows the way a women was treated on the ranch and how they would of been treated in the 1930s, sexism and segregation
- Goes with the themes Isolation, Suffering,
4
Q
“I never get to talk to nobody”
A
- Curley’s wife says this
- Shows how lonely she is because she never achieved her American Dream, Sexism towards women as no one is nice to her
- Goes with the theme, Loneliness and Suffering
5
Q
“I coulda made something of myself
A
- Curleys wife
- Her talking about her American Dream of becoming a film star and how she never achived it like many other people.
- Theme of Suffering, Dreams
6
Q
“heavy made up”
A
- Curley’s wife
- Shows the way she is shown in the book
- Sexism
- Goes with theme of Suffering
7
Q
‘Lennie who had been watching copied George exactly”
A
- Shows how Lennie looks up to George
- Shows friendship which in the 1930s would be rare
- Theme of Friendship
8
Q
“We could live of the fatta of the land”
A
- George and Lennie’s dream
- American dream
- Very little money due to unemployment so dreams wouldn’t normally come true
- Goes with theme of Friendship, Dreams
9
Q
“I remember about the rabbits”
A
- Lennie talking about his American Dream
- Goes with theme of Dreams
10
Q
“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you”
A
- Lennie says this to George showing a strong bond
- Migrant workers travel alone, so are lonely, rare to find a friendship like this, would be hard to get work
- Goes with theme of Friendship
11
Q
“I ought to of shot that dog myself”
A
- Candy says this after Carlson shoots his dog
- Candy and his dog was the other strong bond in the book apart from Lennie and George
- Goes with theme of Suffering, Loss
12
Q
“Swampers defence”
A
- Shows how the rest of the ranch view Candy
- He was old so would be hard to find a good job which pays good as a lot of competition as money was tight due to unemployment
- Goes with theme of Suffering, Loss
13
Q
“Aint a nice fella”
A
- Curley’s wife says this about him, showing how he’s a bad person if his wife doesn’t even like him
- Shows that women had to put up with husbands they don’t like because they need money
- Themes of Suffering and Isolation for Curley’s wife
14
Q
“Glove full of vaseline”
A
- Shows he wants to please his wife
- Shows vulnerability
15
Q
“Son of a b** is going to laugh at me”
A
- Toxic masculinity, doesn’t want to seem weak
- In the 1930s men where the ones trying to find jobs, higher in the hierarchy then women, don’t want to seem weak
