Of Mice And Men Flashcards
What is the character of George like?
George is ; mature, responsible, street smart, short tempered, and looks after Lennie like a parent figure.
What does Soledad mean?
Loneliness.
What is the character of Lennie like?
Lennie is ; immature, childlike, dumb, strong, shy, easily intimidated and idolises George.
Why is Candy called that?
Candy’s names comes from his sweet personality.
What is the relationship between Candy and his dog, with George and Lennie?
Candy’s dog gets shot by Carlson, George won’t allow Lennie to be shot by anyone like Candy’s dog
How is dreams presented through OMAM?
The idea of ‘The American Dream’ is on every ones list, however George and Lennie have a certain dream to own a ‘lil place’ of their own.
Explain the way racism is included in the novel.
Racism is presented through the character or Crooks who is referred to as ‘the nigger’ and isn’t aloud to socialise with any ranch workers.
How are woman presented during the time of when the novel was published.
Curley’s wife is the representation of woman around that era, the fact she doesn’t have a name an has an apostrophe suggests she is a possession of Curley.
How is the beginning and ending of the film similar?
There both a scene of George and Lennie running away.
Describe Curley.
Curley is an ego minded small man who has an addiction to make big men like Lennie feel intimidated
Where does the novel’s name come from?
‘To a mouse’ written by Robert Burns.
