Themes in Of Mice and Men
A detailed mind map covering 5 key themes in Of Mice and Men- loneliness, dreams, realtionships, human fragility and prejudice- backed up with quotes.
- Created by: Lucy Alpin
- Created on: 18-05-13 13:56
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- Themes in Of Mice and Men
- Human Fragility
- Humans are small and fragile compared to forces that control our lives
- The best laid schemes o' mice and men / Gang aft agley (often go wrong)
- To A Mouse by Robert Burns
- The best laid schemes o' mice and men / Gang aft agley (often go wrong)
- Curley's wifes' death
- The discontent and ache for attention had gone out of her face.
- Lennie's death
- Humans are small and fragile compared to forces that control our lives
- Dreams
- American Dream
- George and Lennie
- Owning a small farm which they can live off
- an' live off the fatta the lan'
- Lennie
- an' live off the fatta the lan'
- Owning a small farm which they can live off
- To go to America, and find work and their own land
- I seen too many guys with land in their head
- Crooks
- I seen too many guys with land in their head
- George and Lennie
- George and Lennie
- Owning a small farm which they can live off
- an' live off the fatta the lan'
- Lennie
- an' live off the fatta the lan'
- Owning a small farm which they can live off
- Curley's wife
- Dreams of becoming an actress
- He says he was gonna put me in the movies
- Curley's wife
- He says he was gonna put me in the movies
- Dreams of becoming an actress
- Curley
- Wants to be a boxer
- He's handy
- Candy
- He's handy
- Wants to be a boxer
- None of the dreams ever come true
- American Dream
- Loneliness
- Embitters Candy and Crooks
- Kills Curley's wife
- her words tumbled out in a passion of communication
- A part of human condition, something we either fight or succumb to all our lives
- Guys like us, that work in ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.
- Relationships
- George and Lennie
- because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you.
- None last for long
- Candy and his dog
- I 'ad him since he was a pup
- Curley and his wife
- The happiest people (Slim and Carlson) don't have relationships.
- George and Lennie
- Prejudice
- Racial
- Crooks
- Denied companionship because he's black
- I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse
- Crooks
- I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse
- Curley's wife threatens to have him hung
- I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny
- Curley's wife
- I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny
- ya see the stable buck's a ******
- Candy
- Denied companionship because he's black
- Crooks
- Women
- Curley's wife is not respected and hasn't many rights
- Disabled
- Candy
- Ultimately expendable
- Lennie
- Ultimately expendable
- Lennie
- Candy
- Racial
- Human Fragility
- KEY POINT
- QUOTE
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