Theme Quotes Flashcards
Quotes for how far you agree that life on the ranch is violent.
“He shook her then…”Don’t you go yelling’,”
“He shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.”
“Curley was flopping like a fish on a line one, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big hand.”
“Lennie was smiling at the memory of the ranch. Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier. “What the hell you laughin’ at?””
“”Get him, Lennie. Don’t let him do it.”…George yelled again, “Is said get him.””
“Carlson was not to be put off”
“”He don’t have no fun,” Carlson insisted.”
“He went to his bunk…and took out a Luger pistol. “Le’s get it over with,” he said.”
“”Well p, you keep your place then, N*****. I could get you strung upon a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.””
“”The boss gives him hell when he’s ,ad.””
“But the stable buck don’t give a damn about that.””
“Crooks possessed…a single-barrelled shotgun.”
“He slashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right.
“…Curley attacked his stomach and cut off his wind.”
“”I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts…Shoot for his guts. That’Ll double ‘I’m over.””
“She struggled violently under his hands…she continued to struggle, and her eyes were wild with terror.”
Counter argument quotes for how far you agree that life on the ranch is violent.
“She consoled him. “Don’t you worry none…”
“She moved closer to him and she spoke soothingly.””his tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it.”
“He leaned forward eagerly. “S’pose I went in with you guys.””
Quotes for how far you agree that life on the ranch is unhappy.
“”You was pokin’ your big ears into our business…I don’t like nobody to get nosey.””
“”…Whu’n’t you shoot him, Candy?” The old man squirmed uncomfortably.”
“He leaned forward eagerly. “S’pose I went in with you guys.””
“”I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing.””
“The men looked quickly at the old man… he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent.”
“George shuffled the cards noisily and dealt them.”
“”Nobody’d listen to you, an’ you know it. Nobody’d listen to you.””
“Candy subsided. “No. . . .” he agreed. “Nobody’d listen to us.””
“”They left all the weak ones here.””
“”…a bunch of bundle stiffs-a n* an’ a dum-dum and a lousy ol’ sheep.””
“”In one hand he held a bottle of liniment, and with the other he rubbed his spine.”
“He pulled out his shirt in back poured liniment in his pink palm and , reaching around, he fell slowly to rubbing his back.”
“being a stable buck and a cripple, he was more permanent than the other men, and he had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back.”
“”Crooks had reduced himself to nothing… he said. “Yes, ma’am,” and his voice was toneless.”
“”Well, you keep your place then, N*. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.””
“In the stable buck’ room a small electric globe threw a meagre yellow light.”
“”This punk sure had it comin’ to him.””
“”I’m glad you bust Curley up a little bit. He got it comin’ to him. Sometimes I’d like to bust him up myself.””
“She was suddenly apprehensive…she hurried away.”
“”I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her.””
“”…she’s a rat trap if I ever seen one.””
Counter argument quotes for how far you agree that life on the ranch is unhappy.
“He looked kindly at the two in the bunk house.”
“”Hope you get on my team…””
“His tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it.”
“He wanted to talk. Slim neither encouraged nor discouraged him. He just sat back quiet and receptive.”
“”Glad ta meet ya,” the big man said. “My name’s Carlson.”
“”Glad ta meet ya,” Carlson said again.”
“Carlson stepped back to let Slim precede him, and then the two of them outa the door.”
“Brant a gallon of whisky right in here and says, “Drink hearty, boys. Christmas comes but once a year.””
Quotes for how far you agree that the ranch workers have no control over their lives.
“She struggled violently under his hands…she continued to struggle, and her eyes were wild with terror.”
“…her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.”
“Candy looked helplessly at him…Candy looked for help from face to face.”
“Candy looked a long time at Slim to try to find some reversal. And Slim gave him none.”
“At last Candy said a softly and hopelessly, “Awright - take ‘im.””
“”Well, you keep your place then, N*****. I could get you strung upon a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.””
“Crooks stared hopelessly at her, and then he sat down on his bunk and drew into himself.”
“Crooks seemed to grow smaller, and he pressed himself against the wall. “Yes, ma’am.””
“a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905.”
“Crooks possessed…a single-barrelled shotgun.”
“In one hand he held a bottle of liniment, and with the other he rubbed his spine.”
“He pulled out his shirt in back, poured a little liniment in his pink palm and , reaching around, he fell slowly to rubbing his back.”
“”I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts…Shoot for his guts. That’ll double ‘im over.””
“”I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing.””
“”Ain’t you gonna give me hell?” “Give ya hell?” “Sure, like you always done before. Like, ‘If I di’n’t have you I’d take my fifty bucks-“”
“”Don’t shoot ‘im. He di’n’t know what he was doin’.””
“”He-would of went south,” he said. “We come from north so he would of went south.””
“In a panic, Lennie looked at George for help.”
“Lennie was looking helplessly to George for instruction.”
“Lennie looked helplessly at George…”George,” he cried. “Make ‘um let me alone, George.”…”Make ‘um stop George.””
Counter argument quotes for how far you agree that the ranch workers have no control over their lives.
“What the hell are you gettin’ into it for?”…”We travel together,” said George coldly.”
“George stood still, watching the angry little man. He said insultingly, “She said-she was lookin’ for you.””
“Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly…looked over to George to see whether he had it just right.”
“”..he better leave Slim alone. Nobody don’t know what Slim can do.””
“I didn’t mean nothing, Slim. I just sat you…I didn’t mean nothing…I jus’ thought you might of saw her.””
“the prince of the ranch”
