Of Mice and Men - Relationships
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- Of Mice and Men - Relationships
- George and Lennie
- George is like a father figure to Lennie
- "Lennie, for god sakes don't drink so much" PAGE 3
- "Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night" PAGE 3
- Looking out for him/taking care of him
- "Lennie, for god sakes don't drink so much" PAGE 3
- Looking out for him/taking care of him
- George kills Lennie out of respect
- Otherwise Curley will kill him
- Lennie respects George and wants him to be proud.
- "George'll be mad" PAGE 103
- Doesn't want to disappoint George
- "Look George. Look what I done" PAGE 3
- Wants to show his acheivements
- "George'll be mad" PAGE 103
- Friendship isn't valued as much as Family
- "He' my...cousin" PAGE 25
- George needs to keep Lennie close
- "He' my...cousin" PAGE 25
- George is Lennie's voice as he understand his mental state
- "The boss turned to George, 'then why don't you let him answer?' PAGE 24
- "His name's Lennie Small" PAGE 24
- "Yeah, him too" PAGE 24
- Lennie is reliant on George
- "George...I ain't got mine" PAGE 5
- Lennie would be no-where without George
- "Think I'd let you carry your own work card?" PAGE 5
- "George...I ain't got mine" PAGE 5
- Lennie would be no-where without George
- "Think I'd let you carry your own work card?" PAGE 5
- "Think I'd let you carry your own work card?" PAGE 5
- Lennie would be no-where without George
- "George...I ain't got mine" PAGE 5
- "Think I'd let you carry your own work card?" PAGE 5
- Lennie would be no-where without George
- "You jus' stand there and don't say anything" PAGE 7
- "In a panic, Lennie looked at George for help" PAGE 24
- "George...I ain't got mine" PAGE 5
- George is like a father figure to Lennie
- Curley and Curley's Wife
- In 1930's women were not equal to men. Women were there to cook, clean and pleasure the husband.
- Never seen together until she dies and the end
- Curley doesn't care about her
- Curley shows no remorse when his wife dies
- Only wants revenge
- "I'm gonna shot the guts outta that big ******* myself"
- Only wants revenge
- Marriage
- Curley can be seen as man
- Only want his wife for pleasure
- But still lacks respect from ranch members
- Doesn't love her
- Appearance based
- Pretty wife = him looking good
- Curley can be seen as man
- "Sometimes I'd like to bust him myself"
- She resents his tough guy behaviour
- Spend the whole novel looking for each other but for the wrong reasons
- Curley: Make sure shes not with someone else
- Curley's wife: Trying to avoid her husband
- Curley's wide despises her husband
- "He ain't a nice fella"
- George and Candy
- They bond over the dream of having their own land
- Candy's greatest fear is that once he is unable to help on the ranch he will be "disposed of"
- The dream of having own land reassures of a brighter future
- Form a friendship and confide in eachother
- Friendships were unusual in the great depression as everyone was left to fend for themselves
- "Don't tell nobody about it just us and no one else" PAGE 69
- George and Lennie
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