Of Mice And Men Quotes Flashcards
George chapter 1
Themes: loneliness cruel hostile environment
Context: the dust bowl the Great Depression 1930
“Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world “
George chapter 1
Themes: hope and dreams
Context: American dream
Plot: foreshadowing the end of the novel
“We got a future “
Lennie chapter 1
Themes hope and dream
Context: American dream
Plot their friendship is unique in the novel
“ I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you “
George chapter 1
Themes hopes and dreams friendship
Context American dream
Plot foreshadowing the tragic ending of the novel
“I could get along so easy”
The boss chapter 2
Themes friendship is so rare
“You taking his pay away from him”
Slim chapter 2
Themes friendship hostility
Context capitalism the Great Depression
“ maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other “
George chapter 3
Themes: dreams/ desperation
Context : California gold rush / the American dream
“If we can get just a few dollars in the poke we’ll shove off and go up the American river and pan gold we can make maybe a couple of dollars away there and we might hit a pocket “
Lennie chapter 3
Themes hopes and dreams
Context American dream
“We could live offa the carts the l’an “
Candy chapter 3
Themes hopelessness age
Context American dream
“When they can me here I wish somebody shoot me”
Slim about Curley chapter 3
Themes power powerlessness
“This punk sure has it coming to him “
George and candy chapter 3
Themes Dreams
Context American dream
“This thing they had never really believed in was coming true “
In crooks room chapter 4
Themes racism hostility
Context US history of racism /Jim crow
“A mauled copy of the California civil code of 1905
Crooks chapter 4
Themes racism
Context slavery
“ they say I stink well I tell you you all stink to me “
Crooks chapter 4
Themes loneliness hostility
Context US history of racism
“A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody “
Crooks chapter 4
Theme loneliness
“ a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick”
George chapter 3
Theme loneliness hopelessness
Context the Great Depression capitalism
“ I seen guys that go around on the ranches alone after a long time they get mean. They get wanting to fight all the time “
Crooks chapter 4
Theme loneliness hostility hopelessness
Context US history of racism
“Nobody gets to heaven and nod loud never gets no land “
Curley’s wife chapter 4
Theme racism
Context US history of racism
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”
Curley’s wife chapter 5
Theme loneliness friendship
Context sexism
“Think u like to stick in the house alla time “
Curley’s wife chapter 5
Theme hopes and dreams
Context sexism gender roles
“He said he was gonna put me in the movies”
George chapter 6
Theme friendship harsh reality (the death of dreams )
Context the Great Depression
“No Lennie I ain’t mad “
