Of Mice And Men Quotes

Question 1

George chapter 1
Themes: loneliness cruel hostile environment
Context: the dust bowl the Great Depression 1930

Answer 1

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

Question 2

George chapter 1
Themes: hope and dreams
Context: American dream
Plot: foreshadowing the end of the novel

Answer 2

“We got a future “

Question 3

Lennie chapter 1
Themes hope and dream
Context: American dream
Plot their friendship is unique in the novel

Answer 3

“ I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you “

Question 4

George chapter 1
Themes hopes and dreams friendship
Context American dream
Plot foreshadowing the tragic ending of the novel

Answer 4

“I could get along so easy”

Question 5

The boss chapter 2
Themes friendship is so rare

Answer 5

“You taking his pay away from him”

Question 6

Slim chapter 2
Themes friendship hostility
Context capitalism the Great Depression

Answer 6

“ maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other “

Question 7

George chapter 3
Themes: dreams/ desperation
Context : California gold rush / the American dream

Answer 7

“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 “

Question 8

Lennie chapter 3
Themes hopes and dreams
Context American dream

Answer 8

“We could live offa the carts the l’an “

Question 9

Candy chapter 3
Themes hopelessness age
Context American dream

Answer 9

“When they can me here I wish somebody shoot me”

Question 10

Slim about Curley chapter 3
Themes power powerlessness

Answer 10

“This punk sure has it coming to him “

Question 11

George and candy chapter 3
Themes Dreams
Context American dream

Answer 11

“This thing they had never really believed in was coming true “

Question 12

In crooks room chapter 4
Themes racism hostility
Context US history of racism /Jim crow

Answer 12

“A mauled copy of the California civil code of 1905

Question 13

Crooks chapter 4
Themes racism
Context slavery

Answer 13

“ they say I stink well I tell you you all stink to me “

Question 14

Crooks chapter 4
Themes loneliness hostility
Context US history of racism

Answer 14

“A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody “

Question 15

Crooks chapter 4
Theme loneliness

Answer 15

“ a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick”

Question 16

George chapter 3
Theme loneliness hopelessness
Context the Great Depression capitalism

Answer 16

“ 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 “

Question 17

Crooks chapter 4
Theme loneliness hostility hopelessness
Context US history of racism

Answer 17

“Nobody gets to heaven and nod loud never gets no land “

Question 18

Curley’s wife chapter 4
Theme racism
Context US history of racism

Answer 18

“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”

Question 19

Curley’s wife chapter 5
Theme loneliness friendship
Context sexism

Answer 19

“Think u like to stick in the house alla time “

Question 20

Curley’s wife chapter 5
Theme hopes and dreams
Context sexism gender roles

Answer 20

“He said he was gonna put me in the movies”

Question 21

George chapter 6
Theme friendship harsh reality (the death of dreams )
Context the Great Depression

Answer 21

“No Lennie I ain’t mad “