of mice and men quotes

Question 1

quote to show george protecting lennie when they first arrive at ranch?

Answer 1

'’hes a hell of a worker’’

Question 2

quote when G is warning lennie abt Curley?

Answer 2

“you keep away from curley, Lennie” - looking after him farther figure unusual in time of depression

Question 3

what does G say abt lonlieness and worker on ranch?

Answer 3

“guys like us, that work on ranches, are the lonlieness guys in the world”
-itnernant lifestyle
-unstable jobs–> wall streeet crash etc

Question 4

when Lennie states ‘i never meant no harm, geroge. honest i never’ what does this dipict?

Answer 4

illustrates how he doesnt know own strength
-accentuates childish character
-fartherly relationship between g and l

Question 5

whats so importnat ‘about the rabbits’ to lennie?

Answer 5

-its his american dream
reason to live for
-whilst exlpepifying L childlike mannorisms

Question 6

name 3 quotes about how slim is describes as on the ranch?

Answer 6

-‘godlike’
-‘slims opinions were law’
-‘a majesty only achieved by royalty’
symnolizes value of men in 1930

Question 7

when ‘slim sighs, “well i gues we got to get him” mean?

Answer 7

-realised what lennie has done
-trying to protect him
-natural leader during hardship of GD

Question 8

give a quotes to show crooks is lonley?

Answer 8

‘i tell ya i guy gets too lonely he gets sick’

Question 9

quote to show crooks exploring the little rights he has?

Answer 9

‘you got no rights to come in my room’

Question 10

another quote to suggest crooks is lonely when he is w L?

Answer 10

‘crooks scowled, but ultimately Lennies disarming smile defeated him.’ = ultiamtely lonnely

Question 11

quote which shows others expoiting the Jim crow laws on crooks?

Answer 11

‘little skinner name smitty took after the n**’ - beat him up

Question 12

quote for crooks and the american dream?

Answer 12

‘if you guys want a hand to work for nothing-‘

Question 13

what is curleys wife often referred to by other men on the ranch?

Answer 13

‘rattrap’ ‘jailbait’
-ultimately wants attention becuase she is lonely

Question 14

quote for curleys wife which when Steinbeck is using colour imagery?

Answer 14

‘rouged lips… fingernails were red…red mules…red ostrich feathers’

Question 15

‘rouged lips… fingernails were red…red mules…red ostrich feathers’ what ideologies does this suggest to the reader

Answer 15

red = connotations with danger —> foreshadows how she ultimately was the reason they lost there American dream

-epresses her slef in the manner to live out her american dream to be an actress

Question 16

quote to show when curleys wife expoits jim crow laws in chapter 4?

Answer 16

‘well you keep your place then n**. i could get you stung up on a tree so easy it aint even funny’
-reffering to lynching

Question 17

after carlson shot candys dog ‘it was silent outside. silence came into the room. and the silence lasted’ what does this illustrate to the reader?

Answer 17

silence empahises the death
as a life has been lost
- ominous
-silence is drawn out = stienbeck wants to reflect on what has jsut happned

Question 18

candy showing intrset in american dream?

Answer 18

‘spose i went in with you guys.’

Question 19

candy showing hatred/mocking towards curley quote

Answer 19

‘glove fulla vaseline’

Question 20

carlson wanting candys dog dead?

Answer 20

‘he aint no good to you candy. and he aint no good to himself’ fiscated on the idea of killling the dog

Question 21

curley always looking for his wife quote

Answer 21

‘any you guys seen my wife’

Question 22

quote to show hope of companionship? slim and george

Answer 22

‘come on george me and you’ll go in and get a drink’

Question 23

how is curley descibed as when he is first introduced?

Answer 23

‘angry liitle man’
who likes to pick fights with the ‘big guys’ - foreshadows his fight with lennie