Of Mice and Men characters/background.

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  • Created on: 04-03-18 17:56
This is where 'Of Mice and Men' is set.
California
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This character is "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features".
George
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This character is "a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders".
Lennie
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This is the first character George and Lennie meet. He has a very old dog and is also known as 'the swamper'.
Candy
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This is the second character George and Lennie meet. He owns the ranch and is suspicious when George speaks on behalf of Lennie.
The Boss
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This character is "a thin young man with a brown face, brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair". He is the boss' son and acts "pugnacious" towards Lennie.
Curley
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"The way a bear drags his paws" is an example of this technique that Steinbeck uses to describe Lennie.
Animal Imagery
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A period of dust storms in 1930s America that forced farmers to search for new work.
The Dust Bowl
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A gadren from the bible that represents 'paradise'.
Garden of Eden
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Lennie drinks like this animal from the water.
Horse
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An animal that Lennie dreams of petting on the ranch.
Rabbit
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A box that ranch workers use to store their essential items above their bed.
Apple box
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Card 2

Front

This character is "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features".

Back

George

Card 3

Front

This character is "a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders".

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

This is the first character George and Lennie meet. He has a very old dog and is also known as 'the swamper'.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

This is the second character George and Lennie meet. He owns the ranch and is suspicious when George speaks on behalf of Lennie.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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