Of Mice & Men Quick Questions Flashcards
What were franklin D. Roosevelt’s three aims for a ‘new deal’ for America
Relief - help improve people’s lives
Recovery - begin rebuilding US industry & trade
Reform - change conditions to ensure future progress
Why were 1920s ‘boom time’ for America
- low inflation, employment & interest rates
- more people afford items - radios/washing machines/refrigerators
- cities rebuilt with tall skyscrapers
- road building programmes in progress
Why were films so popular in America in 1930s
Became biggest form of entertainment
Big development in film technology - developed films in colour, with sound
What is segregation
Black people used separate, bad public spaces/services to white people.
What were frontiersmen
People who went west & settled on free land
Why does George dislike Curley and his wife
Curley’s wife will cause trouble to him & Lennie = “I seen ‘em poison before”.
Curley is aggressive towards him & Lennie = “gonna tangle with that bastard”.
What is Curley’s wife’s dream
Dreamt being a movie star but never made it to Hollywood.
Why were hands so important in 1930s America
People needed a good pair of hands to work, maybe fight in order survive the tough world of 1930s
What can George and Lennie’s dream farm be seen as a symbol of
Symbol of heaven = reward for their hard work
Lennie kills Curley’s wife = something unforgivable = destroys their dream = can’t go heaven
Why does Steinbeck use words and phrases that ranch hands would have used in the 1930s instead of writing in proper English
Wants give impression characters speaking themselves = telling own story in own way.
Giving voice to men = would be fully powerless in real life
