Quotes (Groupes) Flashcards
1
Q
George
Companionship
2
A
- “You gonna be sick like you was last night”
- “I want you to stay with me here”
2
Q
George
Anger
4
A
- “Jesus Christ you’re a crazy bastard”
- “George was working up a slow anger”
- “I’ve beat the hell outa him”
- “No Lennie I ain’t mad. I never been mad. and i ain’ now. That’s a thing I want ya to know”
3
Q
George
Loneliness
3
A
- “alone I could live so easy”
- “Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world”
- George carefully built his line of solitaire cards
4
Q
George
American Dream
3
A
- “Ok. Someday - we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs”
- “Red and blue and green rabbits Lennie. Millions of ‘em”
- This thing they never really believed in was coming true
5
Q
George
Sexism
2
A
- “Jesus, what a tramp”
- Bitch, Poison , Jailbait, Rat-trap
6
Q
George
After Lennies death
Chapter 6
A
“George let himself be helped to his feet”
7
Q
Curley
Power
5
A
- Curley stepped gingerly close to him
- “He’s a lightweight and he’s handy”
- “He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys”
- Won’t ever get canned ‘cause his old man’s the boss
- “I’m gonna shoot the guts out of that big bastard myself even if I only got one hand. I’m gonna get him”
8
Q
Curley
Appearance
1
A
- His glance was at once both calculating and pugnacious
9
Q
Curley
CW
2
A
- “Any you guys seen my wife?”
- “He ain’t a nice fella”
10
Q
Lennie
Appearance, Animals
2
A
- a huge man, shapeless of face with large, pale eyes
- the way a bear drags his paws
11
Q
Lennie
Companionship
2
A
- Lennie (…)imitated George exactly
- “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you”
12
Q
Lennie
American Dream
1
A
“live off the fatta the lan’”
13
Q
Lennie
Power
3
A
- “Strong as a bull”
- “There ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither except he’s so strong”
- his closed fist was lost in Lennies big hand
14
Q
Lennie
Disability
2
A
- There ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither except he’s so strong
- Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror
15
Q
Lennie
Anger
2
A
- Suddenly Lennie’s eyes, centred and grew quiet, and mad
- Then Lennie grew angry (with CW)
16
Q
Lennie
Blame
2
A
- Why do you got to get killed
- I done a bad thing
17
Q
Carlson
Appearance
1
A
- A powerful big stomached man
18
Q
Carlson
C Dog
2
A
1.” I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can’t eat.”
2. “Shoot him right in the back of the head”….”he’d never know what hit him”
19
Q
Carlson
Sexism
1
A
“Why’n’t you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs”
20
Q
Carlson
Power
1
A
“You’re yella as a frog belly.”…“you come for me, an’ I’ll kick your god damn head off”
21
Q
CW
Appearance
4
A
- Both men glanced up for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off
- full rouged lips, heavily made up, Her fingernails were red
- She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward
- She bridled a little
22
Q
CW
Racism
2
A
- “they left all the weak ones here”
- “I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”
23
Q
CW
Dreams
2
A
- “I tell you I aint used to livin like this. I coulda made something of myself”
- The meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face
24
Q
The Boss
The Boss
2
A
- He wore high heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a laboring ma
- “what stake you got in this guy? You takin’ his pay away from him?”
25
Q
Whit
Whit
2
A
- His sloping shoulders were bent forward and he walked heavily on his heels, as though he carried the invisible grain bag
- Whit found the place again but he did not surrender his hold on it
26
Q
Slim
Power
3
A
- “I drowned four of them right off” (LuLus puppies)
- Prince of the ranch
- Slim’s opinions were law
27
Q
Slim
Companionship and Loneliness
3
A
- Slim sighed, “well I guess we got to go get him”
- “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other”
- “Never you mind”, said Slim, “A guy got to sometimes”
28
Q
Crooks
Power
2
A
- “The boss gives him hell when he’s mad”
- Crooks face lighted with pleasure in his torture
29
Q
Crooks
Room
2
A
- a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905
- a small electric globe threw a meager yellow light
30
Q
Crooks
Companionship
2
A
- he stiffened and a scowl came on his face
- Crooks scowled, but Lennies disarming smile defeated him
31
Q
Crooks
Racism/Loneliness
3
A
- why ain’t you wanted?” - “Cause I’m Black”
- “Guys don’t come into a coloured man’s room very much”
- “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”
32
Q
Crooks
Dreams
1
A
“Nobody never gets to heaven and nobody gets no land”
33
Q
Candy
Old age
2
A
- “I’ve had him since he was a pup”
- “I ain’t much good but I could cook and tend the chickens”
34
Q
Candy
Power
2
A
- “I shouldn’t have let no stranger shoot my dog”
- Candy joined the attack with joy. “Glove fulla vaseline” he said disgustedly
35
Q
Candy
Anger
1
A
- “You God damn tramp” he said viciously
