Of Mice And Men Flashcards
1
Q
A GUY NEEDS…
A
“A guy needs somebody - to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”
2
Q
TROUBLE WITH MICE…
A
“Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em”
3
Q
NOBODY NEVER GETS…
A
“Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land.”
4
Q
WE COULD LIVE…
A
“We could live offa the fatta the lan’.”
5
Q
I CAN STILL…
A
“I can still tend the rabbits, Geogre?”
6
Q
AIN’T MANY GUYS…
A
“Ain’t many guys travel around together,”
7
Q
THAT WORK ON…
A
“That work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family.”
8
Q
Foreshadowing
A
- Fate of each character
- Past events in book show ending
9
Q
Increased Violence
A
- Deaths start small, increase to humans
Mouse -> Candy’s Dog -> Pup -> Curley’s Wife -> Lennie
“ Show have shot him myself.”
10
Q
Great Depression
A
- Chain reactions lead to all time lows
- Same in OMAM, all time lows on the ranch
- OMAM foreshadows the Great Depression
11
Q
Role of Woman
A
- Nameless (Curley’s Wife)
- Belong to men
- Just had the American Dream (acting career)
