Of Mice and Men Flashcards

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“the meanness…

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“the meanness and the planning and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face”

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“I can’t…

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“I can’t play because I’m black”

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“Crooks face…

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“Crooks face lighted with pleasure in his torture”

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“George won’t…

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“George won’t do nothing like that”

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“Lennie…

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“Lennie obeyed him”

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“He lay…

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“He lay without quivering”

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“Go on…

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“Go on George. When are we gonna do it?”

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“A guy…

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“A guy got to sometimes”

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“George’s…

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“George’s voice was almost a whisper”

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“You can…

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“You can almost see the place”

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“Me an’…

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“Me an’ you.”

“You… an’ me”

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“I think…

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“I think Curley’s married… a tart”

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“We got…

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“We got a future”

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“Funny how…

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“Funny how you an’ him string along together”

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“Small…

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“Small and quick” “defined”

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“Lennie don’t…

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“Lennie don’t know no rules”

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“This ain’t…

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“This ain’t no good place” “It’s mean here”

18
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“Guy don’t…

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“Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella”

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“His glance…

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“His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious”

20
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“Like the boss…

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“Like the boss he wore high-heeled boots”

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“Curley’s like…

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“Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.”

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“You’re…

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“You’re yella as a frog.”

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“Guys like us…

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“Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.”

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“I shouldn’t…

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“I shouldn’t of let no stranger shoot my dog.”

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“Maybe ever’body…

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“Maybe ever’body in the world is scared of each other”

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“Slim’s…

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“Slim’s opinons were law”

27
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“I think you…

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“I think you got your han’ caught in a machine”

28
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“Everybody wants…

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“Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much. Jus’ som’thin’ that was his. Som’thin he could live on and there couldn’t nobody threw him off it”

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“He moved with…

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“He moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen”

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“An’ we…

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“An’ we got fren’s that’s what we got”

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“Full, rouged…

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“Full, rouged lips and wide-spread eyes”

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“Crooks had…

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“Crooks had retreated into the terrible protective dignity of the negro”

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“He reads..

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“He reads a lot”

34
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“I get awful…

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“I get awful lonely”

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“Curley came…” “He worked…

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“Curley came suddenly to life” “He worked himself into a fury”

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“I could of hoed…

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“I could of hoed in the garden and washed dishes for them guys”

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“The beak…

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“The beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically”

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“Lady…

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“Lady, huh? Don’t even remember who that lady was.”

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“Any you…

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“Any you boys seen Curley?”

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“The whole country’s…

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“The whole country is fulla mutts”.