of Mice of men Flashcards
Quote for Death as a symbol of harsh reality
'’I ought to have shoot that dog myself, George/ I Shouldn’t to of let no stranger shoot my dog,’’
Death of the american dream quote
’’ I think i knowed from the very first. I think i knowed we never do her. He used to like hear about it. I got thinking to maybe we would,’’ George
Death as mercy quote
George raised the gun and steaded it… He pulled the trigger
Forshadowing of death quote
“I done a real bad thing. I shouldn’ta did that. George’ll be mad.”
Death and isolation quote
’’ I never get to talk to nobody. I get awfully lonley
Death as a symbol of harsh reality
People killed if they have no use eg candys doge
Death and the american dream
death serves as a symbol of the impossiblity of dreams - Curleys wife - Lennie
Death as mercy
- Candy dog
- Lennie
Killed to prevent a worse fate/ end suffering
Forshadowing of death
Dog being killed forshadows lennie
death of small vunlrable creatures forshadows lennie
Death and insolation
death is tied to lonliness symbolsing suffering
Curleys wife
George and Lennies Dreams
” We gonna get a little place and live off the fatta’ the lan”
- Imagery / Idealism
- Symbolism
- Simple sentence / Repetition
- Foreshadowing
George and Lennies
