Of Mice and Men- Relationships ffrom first impressions
Ideas about George and Lennie's relationship from the first description
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- Created on: 29-10-14 13:52
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- In this passage how does Steinbeck introduce the relationship between George and Lennie?
- George is protective of Lennie
- 'Lennie for God's sake, don't drink so much' pg 3
- Protective of Lennie's health and wellbeing
- Links to warning him to stay away from Curley's wife
- 'you keep away from her' pg 35
- 'Lennie for God's sake, don't drink so much' pg 3
- Lennie sees George as a role model
- He tries to impress George
- 'Look, George. Look what I done' pg 3
- Links to 'he pulls his hat down... the way George's hat was' pg 5
- Lennie copies George's actions
- Shows he is his role model
- Lennie copies George's actions
- He tries to impress George
- Parent/child relationship
- 'Even in the open one stayed behind the other' pg 2
- Like a game of follow the leader
- Quite childlike
- Like a game of follow the leader
- Links to Lennie later wanting George to tell him the story
- 'Tell me-like you done before' pg 14
- like a parent telling a child a bedtime story
- 'Tell me-like you done before' pg 14
- 'Even in the open one stayed behind the other' pg 2
- George is responsible for Lennie
- 'I ain't sure it's good water' pg 3
- George is responsible for looking after Lennie and is responsible for what he does
- Links to George keeping Lennie's workcard
- 'I got both of 'em here' pg 5
- George looks after Lennie's belongings and is responsible for them and him
- 'I got both of 'em here' pg 5
- 'I ain't sure it's good water' pg 3
- Both George and Lennie are opposites
- Lennie
- 'a huge man' 'shapeless of face' pg 2
- Clumsy
- 'the way a bear drags his paws' pg 2
- George
- 'small and quick' pg 2
- 'strong, sharp features pg 2
- Intelligent
- Descriptions reflect personalities
- First description
- Think George would be protected by Lennie. learn it is the opposite
- Curley says: 'What the hell are you gettin' into it for?' pg 28
- 's'pose he don't want to talk' pg 28
- First impressions think Lennie can look after himself
- Think George would be protected by Lennie. learn it is the opposite
- Lennie
- George is protective of Lennie
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- Main point
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