OMAM Character Quotes Flashcards
Slim, Curley's wife, Crooks
“Looked from one face to another and they were all closed against her.”
Curley’s wife is alone
“You ain’t wanted here.”
Candy to C’s Wife
CW is hurting inside and takes it out on others e.g. Crooks
“Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to anybody.”
CW is isolated and lonely
‘Red ostrich feathers’
CW wears a lot of red.
Red is the colour of danger
“Jesus what a tramp.”
George to Lennie
Lots of hostility towards CW
“Slim don’t need to wear no high-heeled boots on a grain team.”
S has authority and respect
“Hi, good-lookin’”
Slim to Curley’s wife
S is friendly
‘voice was very gentle’
S is a nice guy, calm
‘stood up slowly and with dignity’
S has authority and is not insecure
‘proud, aloof man.’
Crooks’ nature
“I ain’t a southern negro”
Crooks is proud - not descended from slaves
‘Difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger’
Crooks is lonely.
Secretly pleased to have company
‘terrible, protective dignity of the negro’
Crooks’ nature
“I could get you stung up on a tree so fast it ain’t even funny”
CW to C
This +crooks segregates himself; no chance for accusation
Shows vulnerability and racial prejudice
Also CW has mean streak - takes out inner pain on C
