OMAM

Question 1

The American Dream

Answer 1

An ideal borne out of the pilgrims who founded America- that every man, if he worked to the best of his capability, could make a little place for himself

Question 2

Isolation

Answer 2

To be lonely

Question 3

Misogyny

Answer 3

A belief in the superiority of men

Question 4

Misogynist

Answer 4

Someone who believes in the superiority of men and doesn’t think much of women

Question 5

Itinerant worker

Answer 5

Someone who has to move around for work, therefore never being able to settle down or have a family

Question 6

Emasculate

Answer 6

To take away someone’s masculinity. This can be done metaphorically by humiliation, or literally through castration. (Lennie emasculates Curley by crushing his hand)

Question 7

Femininity

Answer 7

Womanliness

Question 8

Corruption

Answer 8

Something (including an idea or society) becoming rotten

Question 9

Deterioration

Answer 9

A decline in quality

Question 10

Prejudice

Answer 10

Unreasonable feelings, opinions or attitudes of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious or national group

Question 11

Feminism

Answer 11

A belief in the rights of equality for women

Question 12

Tragedy

Answer 12

Any literal composition dealing with a serious theme, carries to a tragic conclusion

Question 13

Tragic hero

Answer 13

The protagonist of the tragedy that is mostly good but has a tragic downfall which causes his doom (Lennie)

Question 14

Segregated

Answer 14

Discriminating against a group/race. Separating people on the basis of their race

Question 15

Oppression

Answer 15

The exercise of authority or power in an unjust manner

Question 16

Provocative

Answer 16

Something that will stimulate

Question 17

Dehumanise

Answer 17

To deprive of human qualities or attributes/treat like an animal

Question 18

Protagonist

Answer 18

Main character in a story

Question 19

Fractured

Answer 19

In a metaphorical way to show the breakdown in society

Question 20

Derogatory

Answer 20

Something nasty e.g use of “nigger”

Question 21

Fraternity

Answer 21

Friendship between men (George and Lennie’s relationship shows idealised fraternity)

Question 22

Prototype

Answer 22

The ideal form (dream)

Question 23

Idyllic

Answer 23

Perfect, heavenly (dream)

Question 24

Alienation

Answer 24

An idea Steinbeck explores which he thinks represents American society- everyone is essentially alone

Question 25

Physiognomy

Answer 25

Where description of appearance matches the personality of the character e.g. Curley

Question 26

Microcosm

Answer 26

The use of a small community (the ranch) to represent a much larger idea (society in 1930s America)