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Engllish - Mice and Men > Mice and men > Flashcards

Mice and men Flashcards

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Nomad

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A person who doesn’t stay in the same place for a long time.

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Immigrant

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Someone who moves to another country to find work

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Zoomorphism

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Giving non animals, animal qualities

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Symbiotic

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Where both sides get something out of each other

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Where is the novel set

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Soledad, California

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What does George offer to Lennie?

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Care and stability

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What does Lennie offer to George?

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Companionship and loyalty

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Why is Lennie compared to animals?

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Because of his childlike personality

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What animals are Lennie compared to

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Horse, Bear because of his big size

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Different adjectives to describe George

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Cunning, Responsible, Authoritative

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Different adjectives to describe Lennie

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Careless, childlike, strong

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What is the definition of mood?

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The mood is created by the feeling of the atmosphere that the reader gets

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What is the definition of tone?

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The tone is creted by the feeling that the author sets in the story

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Who killed Curley’s wife?

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Lennie

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What does Lennie have in his pocket?

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A dead mouse

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Why is George’s name George Milton

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Steinbeck admired Milton, an author of Steinbeck’s favorite book

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How does Curley’s wife experience “ordinary tragedy”

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With the privilege of only living on a farm and marrying a man for money, her dreams of becoming an actress dies as she is surrounded and manipulated by men. This explores the ordinary tragedy of women in the 1930’s USA

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Who is seen as the ‘highest’ member of the ranch apart from the boss in power

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Curley - The Boss’ son(born into power)
he is pugnacious, confrontational

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Why is there only 1 girl on the ranch

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Curley’s wife is the only girl for Steinbeck to show the harsh conditions of a woman in 1930’s america. She doesn’t have a name and adressed as “Curley’s wife” because they are property of men

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How does Curley show power

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He is presented as a powerful and confrontational character because he has the ability to intimidate and scare people. His pugnacious personality shows his willingness to fight and a stereotypical male character

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Why is Curley’s Wife seen as a lonely character

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Because Curley doesn’t give her attention and being the only one in the Ranch not being exposed to the proper working environment can be seen as lonely

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How is Curley’s wife dangerous

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She is commonly linked with the color red which can represent violence, anger

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What is tension

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Where someone knows something will happen and braces themselves in anticipation

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