Power and Powerlessness Flashcards
Candy, powerless against ageism.
“You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else.”
Curley’s wife holds racial power over Crooks.
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy.”
Power struggle with Lennie.
“Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.”
Carlson to Candy.
“He ain’t no good to you, Candy. An’ he ain’t no good to himself.”
Curley’s wife reflecting on lost personal power.
“I tell ya I could of went with shows.”
Crooks mocking Lennie’s mental dependence.
“They’ll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog.”
Curley’s wife asserting momentary dominance.
“They left all the weak ones here.”
George explaining their vulnerability.
“Nobody’d listen to us.”
George’s inner realization of their lack of control over their own fate. Even though they clung to the dream, deep down he knew that they were powerless against the harsh realities of life during the Great Depression
“I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we’d never do her.”
