English Literature - Unit 1 - Of Mice and Men

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What were Franklin D. Roosevelt's three aims for a 'New Deal' for America?
1) Relief - to help improve people's lives. 2) Recovery - to begin rebuilding US industry and trade. 3) Reform - to change conditions to ensure future progress.
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Give two things that make George angry with Lennie in Chapter One.
George gets angry at Lennie for drinking so fast from water that might not be good. He also gets angry at Lennie for having the mouse.
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What two words would you use to describe George?
Loyal and pessimistic.
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Does Steinbeck suggest that there's a solution to the problem of loneliness?
Steinbeck offers no solution to loneliness - even marriage doesn't stop people from being lonely. Loneliness appears to be part of human nature - it's not something the characters can change.
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What can George and Lennie's dream farm be seen as a symbol of?
Religious symbolism - George and Lennie's dream farm can be seen as a symbol of heaven. It's a reward for their hard work, but when Lennie kills Curley's wife, he has finally done something unforgivable - he destroys their dream & can't get to heaven
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Give two things that make George angry with Lennie in Chapter One.

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George gets angry at Lennie for drinking so fast from water that might not be good. He also gets angry at Lennie for having the mouse.

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What two words would you use to describe George?

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Does Steinbeck suggest that there's a solution to the problem of loneliness?

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What can George and Lennie's dream farm be seen as a symbol of?

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