Character descriptions
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- Created by: Catherine
- Created on: 06-05-13 10:00
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- Character descriptions
- George Milton
- "restless eyes" Pg 2
- He's on the lookout for Lennie and danger
- "'Lennie!' he said sharply. 'Lennie for God' sakes..." Pg 3
- He's on the lookout for Lennie and danger
- "The first man"
- Shows he is the leader of the pair (G+L)
- Shows he is the leader of the pair (G+L)
- "restless eyes" Pg 2
- Lennie Small
- "a huge man, shapeless of face" Pg 2
- Opposite of Lennie
- "ya mean the big guy?" Pg 76 - said by crooks
- "he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws" Pg 2
- Animal Like
- "Dabbled his big paw in the water" Pg 3
- Drank with long gulps, snorting like a horse" Pg 3
- Animal Like
- "Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to his master," Pg 9
- The master being George. George is in charge and Lennie is a follower
- "Strong as a bull" Pg 24
- "lennie was looking helplessly to George for instruction." Pg28
- The master being George. George is in charge and Lennie is a follower
- "Hell of a nice fella, but he ain't bright" Pg 38 - said by George
- "He ain't mean" Pg 46 - said by Slim
- "He's jes' like a kid, ain't he" Pg 47 - Said by Slim + George
- "A guy can talk to you an' be sure you want go '" Pg 75-6 - said by Crooks
- "a huge man, shapeless of face" Pg 2
- Crooks
- "The stable bucks a *****" Pg 21 - said by Candy.
- In the period the word "*****" was acceptable and the normal thing to call someone who's black
- "In the stable buck's room." Pg 74
- "Nice fella, too. Got a crooked back." Pg 22 - said by Candy
- 'His body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine." Pg 74
- "Crooks was a proud, aloof man" Pg 74
- "I ain't a southern *****" Pg 75
- "I was born right here in California" Pg 75
- Proud of his heritage - not from a salve background
- "I ain't a southern *****" Pg 75
- "I was born right here in California" Pg 75
- Proud of his heritage - not from a salve background
- Proud of his heritage - not from a salve background
- "I was born right here in California" Pg 75
- "I ain't a southern *****" Pg 75
- Proud of his heritage - not from a salve background
- "I was born right here in California" Pg 75
- "The stable bucks a *****" Pg 21 - said by Candy.
- Candy
- "a tall, stoop-shouldered old man" Pg 19
- "The old swamper" Pg 19
- Swamper = general handy man
- Refers to his age - "old"
- "a tall, stoop-shouldered old man" Pg 19
- Gossips to try and make friends because his only companion is his old dog - which is shot later by Carlson
- The Boss
- "A little stocky man" Pg 22
- "He wore high-heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a labouring man"
- To show his authority as the boss.
- Not a main character so little is needed to be known about him.
- Slim
- "Big tall skinner." Pg 25 - said by boss.
- "A jerkline skinner" Pg 30 - said by Candy
- "A tall man stood in the doorway" Pg 36
- "His hatchet face was ageless. He could have been thirty-five or fifty." Pg 37
- "Big tall skinner." Pg 25 - said by boss.
- Curley's wife
- "I think Curley's married... a tart" Pg 31 - said by Candy
- In Of Mice and Men, women are either a Mary Magdalene 9 a whore) or a motherly figure (e.g. Aunt Clara)
- " Jesus, what a tramp" Pg 35
- George calls her a "*****" - Pg35
- "A girl" Pg 34
- "She had full roughed lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up" Pg 34
- Roughed = red
- Red is a symbol for danger
- Curley's wife wears a lot of red which suggest she is a danger/threat to G+L
- Red is a symbol for danger
- Roughed = red
- "Her voice had a nasal, brittle quality" Pg 34
- Suggest she is trying to hard
- "Leaned against the door so that her body was thrown forward " Pg 34
- Suggest she wants attention
- "I think Curley's married... a tart" Pg 31 - said by Candy
- Carlson
- "A powerful, big-stomached man." Pg 38
- Carlson is mean because he is lonely and he can't empathise with others.
- "What the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" Pg 118
- Carlson shoots Candy's dog for his own selfish reasons - the dog stinks.
- Carlson is mean because he is lonely and he can't empathise with others.
- "What the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" Pg 118
- Carlson is mean because he is lonely and he can't empathise with others.
- George Milton
- Curley
- Character descriptions
- George Milton
- "restless eyes" Pg 2
- "'Lennie!' he said sharply. 'Lennie for God' sakes..." Pg 3
- "The first man"
- Shows he is the leader of the pair (G+L)
- Shows he is the leader of the pair (G+L)
- "restless eyes" Pg 2
- Lennie Small
- "a huge man, shapeless of face" Pg 2
- Opposite of Lennie
- "ya mean the big guy?" Pg 76 - said by crooks
- "he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws" Pg 2
- "Dabbled his big paw in the water" Pg 3
- Drank with long gulps, snorting like a horse" Pg 3
- "Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to his master," Pg 9
- "Strong as a bull" Pg 24
- "lennie was looking helplessly to George for instruction." Pg28
- "Hell of a nice fella, but he ain't bright" Pg 38 - said by George
- "He ain't mean" Pg 46 - said by Slim
- "He's jes' like a kid, ain't he" Pg 47 - Said by Slim + George
- "A guy can talk to you an' be sure you want go '" Pg 75-6 - said by Crooks
- "a huge man, shapeless of face" Pg 2
- Crooks
- "The stable bucks a *****" Pg 21 - said by Candy.
- In the period the word "*****" was acceptable and the normal thing to call someone who's black
- "In the stable buck's room." Pg 74
- "Nice fella, too. Got a crooked back." Pg 22 - said by Candy
- 'His body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine." Pg 74
- "Crooks was a proud, aloof man" Pg 74
- "The stable bucks a *****" Pg 21 - said by Candy.
- Candy
- "The old swamper" Pg 19
- Swamper = general handy man
- Refers to his age - "old"
- Gossips to try and make friends because his only companion is his old dog - which is shot later by Carlson
- "The old swamper" Pg 19
- The Boss
- "A little stocky man" Pg 22
- "He wore high-heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a labouring man"
- To show his authority as the boss.
- Not a main character so little is needed to be known about him.
- Slim
- "Big tall skinner." Pg 25 - said by boss.
- "A jerkline skinner" Pg 30 - said by Candy
- "A tall man stood in the doorway" Pg 36
- "His hatchet face was ageless. He could have been thirty-five or fifty." Pg 37
- "Big tall skinner." Pg 25 - said by boss.
- Curley's wife
- "I think Curley's married... a tart" Pg 31 - said by Candy
- In Of Mice and Men, women are either a Mary Magdalene 9 a whore) or a motherly figure (e.g. Aunt Clara)
- " Jesus, what a tramp" Pg 35
- George calls her a "*****" - Pg35
- "A girl" Pg 34
- "She had full roughed lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up" Pg 34
- Roughed = red
- Red is a symbol for danger
- Curley's wife wears a lot of red which suggest she is a danger/threat to G+L
- Red is a symbol for danger
- Roughed = red
- "Her voice had a nasal, brittle quality" Pg 34
- Suggest she is trying to hard
- "Leaned against the door so that her body was thrown forward " Pg 34
- Suggest she wants attention
- "I think Curley's married... a tart" Pg 31 - said by Candy
- Carlson
- "A powerful, big-stomached man." Pg 38
- Carlson shoots Candy's dog for his own selfish reasons - the dog stinks.
- George Milton
- "A thin young man" Pg 27
- "like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots."
- To show his authority - he's the boss's son
- "He's a lightweight and he's handy" Pg 28 -said by Candy
- "Glove fulla vaseline" Pg 30- Said by Candy
- Keeps it soft for his wife -suggest she is either a tart or he uses her as a sex tool
- "*******" Pg 32 - called it by George
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