Quotes (No prompt) Flashcards by James Sudlow

George

Friendship

Chapter 1

“You gonna be sick like you was last night”

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George

Angry at Lennie

Chapter 1

“Jesus Christ you’re a crazy bastard

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George

Loneliness

Chapter 1

“alone I could live so easy”

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George

American Dream

Chapter 1

“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”

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George

Loneliness 2

Chapter 1

“Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world

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George

American Dream 2

Chapter 1

“Red and blue and green rabbits Lennie. Millions of ‘em”

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George

Anger

Chapter 2

“George was working up a slow anger”

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George

Curleys Wife, Sexism

Chapter 2

“Jesus, what a tramp”

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George

Words on Curlies Wife

Chapter 2

Bitch
Poison
Jailbait
Rat-trap

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George

Anger

Chapter 3

“I’ve beat the hell outa him”

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George

Loneliness

Chapter 3

George carefully built his line of solitaire cards

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George

American Dream

Chapter 3

“This thing they never really believed in was coming true”

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George

Lennie, Companionship

Chapter 6

“I want you to stay with me here”

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George

Anger

Chapter 6

“No Lennie I ain’t mad. I never been mad. and i ain’ now. That’s a thing I want ya to know”

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George

After Lennies death

Chapter 6

“George let himself be helped to his feet”

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Curley

Power, Fear

Chapter 2

Curley stepped gingerly close to him

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Curley

Appearance

Chapter 2

His glance was at once both calculating and pugnacious

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Curley

Power, violence

Chapter 2

He’s a lightweight and he’s handy

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Curley

Power 3

Chapter 2

He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys

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Curley

Power 4

Chapter 2

Won’t ever get canned ‘cause his old man’s the boss

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Curley

Chapter 3

“Any you guys seen my wife?”

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Curley

Said by CW about him

Chapter 5

“He ain’t a nice fella”

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Curley

Power, anger

Chapter 6

“I’m gonna shoot the guts out of that big bastard myself even if I only got one hand. I’m gonna get him”

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Lennie

Appearance

Chapter 1

a huge man, shapeless of face with large, pale eyes

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# Lennie Appearance, Animals | Chapter 1

the way a bear drags his paws

# Lennie Companionship | Chapter 1

Lennie (...)imitated George exactly

# Lennie Companionship 2 | Chapter 1

"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"

# Lennie American Dream | Chapter 1

"live off the fatta the lan'"

# Lennie Said by George, Power | Chapter 2

Strong as a bull

# Lennie Power, Disability | Chapter 3

There ain't no more harm in him than a kid neither except he's so strong

# Lennie Disability, Animals | Chapter 3

Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror

# Lennie Power, Size | Chapter 3

his closed fist was lost in Lennies big hand

# Lennie Disability, Loneliness | Chapter 4

Lennie smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends

# Lennie Anger | Chapter 4

Suddenly Lennie's eyes, centred and grew quiet, and mad

# Lennie Disability, Blame | Chapter 5

Why do you got to get killed

# Lennie Anger, Blame | Chapter 5

Then Lennie grew angry (with CW)

# Lennie Disability, Guilt | Chapter 5

I done a bad thing

# Carlson Appearance | Chapter 2

A powerful big stomached man

# Carlson C Dog, Old age | Chapter 2

I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can't eat.

# Carlson C Dog, Old age 2 | Chapter 3

"Shoot him right in the back of the head"...."he'd never know what hit him"

# Carlson CW, Sexism | Chapter 3

"Why'n't you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs"

# Carlson Said to Curley | Chapter 3

"You're yella as a frog belly."..."you come for me, an' I'll kick your god damn head off"

# CW Appearance, Foreshadowing | Chapter 2

Both men glanced up for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off

# CW Appearance, Sexuality | Chapter 2

She had.. * full rouged lips * heavily made up * Her fingernails were red

# CW Sexuality | Chapter 2

She bridled a little

# CW Sexuality 2 | Chapter 2

She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward

# CW All Minorities | Chapter 4

"they left all the weak ones here"

# CW Racism, Violence | Chapter 4

"I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny"

# CW Dreams | Chapter 5

"I tell you I aint used to livin like this. I coulda made something of myself"

# CW Sexism, Beauty, Death | Chapter 5

The meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face

# The Boss Appearance, Power | Chapter 2

He wore high heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a laboring man

# The Boss Companionship, L and G | Chapter 2

"what stake you got in this guy? You takin' his pay away from him?"

# Whit Appearance, Labour | Chapter 3

His sloping shoulders were bent forward and he walked heavily on his heels, as though he carried the invisible grain bag

# Whit Dreams, Loneliness | Chapter 3

Whit found the place again but he did not surrender his hold on it

# Slim Power, Mercy | Chapter 3

"I drowned four of them right off" (LuLus puppies)

# Slim Violence, Companionship | Chapter 6

Slim sighed, "well I guess we got to go get him"

# Slim Loneliness | Chapter 2

"Maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other"

# Slims Companionship | Chapter 6

"Never you mind", said Slim, "A guy got to sometimes"

# Crooks Power and Racism | Chapter 2

"The boss gives him hell when he's mad"

# Crooks Posessions | Chapter 4

a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905

# Crooks Light | Chapter 4

a small electric globe threw a meager yellow light

# Crooks Companionship | Chapter 4

he stiffened and a scowl came on his face

# Crooks Companioship, Lennie Childish | Chapter 4

Crooks scowled, but Lennies disarming smile defeated him

# Crooks Racism, Loneliness | Chapter 4

why ain't you wanted?" - "Cause I'm Black"

# Crooks Power | Chapter 4

Crooks face lighted with pleasure in his torture

# Crooks Loneliness, Racism (2) | Chapter 4

"Guys don't come into a coloured man's room very much"

# Crooks Dreams | Chapter 4

"Nobody never gets to heaven and nobody gets no land"

# Crooks Loneliness | CHapter 4

"A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody"

# Candy Dog, Old age | Chapter 3?

"I've had him since he was a pup"

# Candy Dreams, Old age | Chapter 3

"I ain't much good but I could cook and tend the chickens"

# Candy Mercy, Dog | Chapter 3

" I shouldn't have let no stranger shoot my dog"

# Candy Power | Chapter 3

Candy joined the attack with joy. "Glove fulla vaseline" he said disgustedly

# Candy Blame, CW | Chapter 6

"You God damn tramp" he said viciously