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Of Mice And Men Quotes Flashcards

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“I’d pet em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead”

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Lennie

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“I was jus’ playin’ with him… an’ he made like he’s gonna bite me… an’ I made like I was gonna smack him… an’ an’ I done it”

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Lennie

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“Lennie and Candy nodded and they were grinning with delight”

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Lennie and Candy action

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“we’re gonna have alfalfa for the rabbits”

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Lennie

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“sure… you ain’t done nothing wrong”

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George

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“[George telling story] ‘Lennie was delighted”

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George bringing Lennie simple happiness

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“with us if ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us”

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George to Lennie

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“He’s my… Cousin”

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George

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You guys travel around together?”

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Slim

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His tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it.

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Slims character tone and voice

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“Mr. Slim” - Crooks

“Hi, Slim” - Carlson

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Slim had respect

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“Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in this whole world is scared of each other”

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Slim

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“What the hell you laughin’ at?” - to Lennie

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Curley

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“Curly followed, slugging him in the face”

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Curly being violent

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“He glanced coldly at George and then Lennie”

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Curley

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“We travel together” said George coldly.

“Oh, so it’s that way”

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Curly

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He leaned forward eagerly “ S’pose I went in with you guys?”

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Candy

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“A guy on a ranch don’t never listen nor he don’t ask no questions”

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Candy

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‘Crooks reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no ego, nothing’

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Crooks in an argument with Curleys wife

20
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‘If I say something, why it’s just a nigger sayin it”

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Crooks

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“Crooks said irritably ‘you can come on if you want”

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Crooks to Lennie

22
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“I had enough” he said coldly. “You have no right coming into a coloured mans room”

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Crooks

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“Whyn’t you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one the pups to raise up?”

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Carlson

24
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“I can smell that dog a mile away”

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Carlson

25
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“I coulda made somethin’ of myself”

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Curleys Wife

26
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“I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella”

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Curley’s Wife

27
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“So I married Curley”

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Curleys Wife

28
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“Jail Bait”

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Curleys Wife

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