Of Mice and Men Flashcards
narration of lennie, animal imagery
“big paw”
“like a horse”
“Strong as a bull”
Curley’s wife, dreams
“l coulda made something of myself.”
George, loneliness
“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.”
Crooks, American dream
“Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land.”
Curley’s Wife, prejudice
“strung up on a tree so easy”
Crooks, loneliness
“A guy needs somebody”
“he had books”
“no right”
Curley’s wife, loneliness
“talk to nobody”
“awful lonely”
narration of heron, animal imagery
“the beak swallowed the little snake”
narration of Curley, violence
“his hands closed into fists”
“terrier”
Curley’s wife description, prejudice
“full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up.”
‘Jail bait’
‘Rat trap’
‘Tart’
Candy about his dog, companionship
“I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup.”
Robert Burn’s poem
How he destroys mouse’s nest
Conflict between humankind and natural harmony
“The best laid plans of mice and men
Gang aft agley”
Nature description, wind
“As quickly as it had come, the wind died, and the clearing was quiet again.”
Salinas River (nature)
“runs deep and green”
George and Lennie, dreams
“we could live offa the fatta the lan”
