Mice & Men Quotes Flashcards

1
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Lennie + George friendship 1

A

“We got eachother”

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2
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Lennie + George friendship 2

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“We got a future”

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3
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Protective over Lennie quote

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“Get um Lennie, don’t let him do it”

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4
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Curleys wife dream quote

A

“I coulda made something of myself”

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5
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Weak characters quote

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“They left all the weak ones here”

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6
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Crooks facing racism quote

A

“They play cards but I can’t play because I’m black

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7
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Crooks bullying Lennie quote

A

“Don’t come in a place where you’re not wanted”

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8
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Curley being short quote

A

“Come on ya big bastard”

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9
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Slim caring quote

A

“You hadda George I swear”

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10
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Curley’s wife loneliness quote

A

“I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely”

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11
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Curley’s wife racism quote

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“Listen N***** u know what I can do to u if u open ur trap “

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12
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Crooks isolated quote

A

“You got no rights coming in a coloured man’s room”

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13
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Slim status quote

A

“Jerkline skinner, prince of the ranch”

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14
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Slim authority quote

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“His authority was so great his word was taken on any subject”

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15
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Slim strength quote

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“Capable of driving 10, 16 even 20 mules”

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16
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Candy jobs quote

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“I won’t have no place to go, i can’t get no more jobs “

17
Q

Curley little guy quote

A

“He hates big guys. He’s all the time picking scraps with big guys”

18
Q

Candy loneliness quote

A

“I ain’t got no relatives or nothing”

19
Q

Candy working quote

A

“ I could cook and tend the chickens”

20
Q

Crooks torturing quote

A

“Crooks face lighted with pleasure in his torture”

21
Q

Lennie innocence quote

A

“I don’t want no fights” or “I never meant no harm George”

22
Q

George loneliness quote

A

“Guys like us… loneliest guys in the world”

23
Q

Curley’s wife lynching quote

A

“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”

24
Q

Curley’s wife appearance quote

A

“Rouged lips, heavily made up” “her fingernails were red”

25
Q

Candy old age quote

A

“I wish somebody shoot me if I got old and crippled”

26
Q

Curley’s personality quote

A

“Calculating and pugnacious”

27
Q

George caring for Lennie’s health quote

A

“You never oughta drink water when it ain’t running”

28
Q

George companionship quote

A

“You get used to going around with a guy”

29
Q

George reassuring Lennie quote

A

“I ain’t mad, never been mad”

30
Q

George saving Lennie quote

A

“Hide in the brush till I come for you”

31
Q

George being sexist quote

A

“Jesus what a tramp”

32
Q

Curley’s wife sexualised quote

A

“She got the eye” or “I ain’t never seen no piece of jailbait worse than her”