Of Mice & Men

Includes:-

Characters,

Plot & Summary,

Context/Background Information

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  • Created by: Emma
  • Created on: 21-05-13 20:49
Facts About Lennie
Unintentional violence, immense & uncontrollable power, Actions are compared to those of an animal, Has a love for mice and rabbits - likes to pet them. Words to describe him:- Childish, Lost, Innocent, Forgetful, Gullable, Reliant,Simple
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Facts About George
Complains about the bus driver making them walk, Warns Lennie to stay away from Curly's wife. Words To Descirbe Him:- Fatherly Figure, Responsible, Noble, Resourceful, Kind- hearted, Serious, Lonely, Understanding, Impatient
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Facts About The Boss
Words To Describe Him:- Fair, Short Tempered, Suspicious, Authorative Figure
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Facts About Crooks
Words To Describe Him:- Lonely, Neat & Clean, Wise, Proud man,Unwelcoming,Prisoner
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Facts About Slim
Words To Describe Him:- Mysterious, Wise, Understanding, Popular, Authorative Figure, Strong, trustworthy, Welcoming, Skilled
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Facts About Curly
Always trys to start a fight, wears heeled boots to make him seem taller, dislikes taller people, not very nice to his wife. Words To Describe Him:- Aggressive, Self Concious, Short, Abusive, Authorative, Nervous, Confrontational, Jealous
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Facts About Curly's Wife
Dresses inappropriately, Flirts with George in the barn, Gets killed by Lennie when he feels her hair & ends up stranging her. Words To Describe Her:- Out Of Place, Self Conscious, Flirty, Lacks Confidence, Childlike
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Main Themes
Friendship, Injustice, Loneliness, The Working Man, Shattered Dreams
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Style
Main setting - ranch & bunk house, Every section begins with a descriptive scene, Steinbeck uses a lot of slang language and spells words to reflect the time the book was written (1930's), Written in the 3rd person but within Lennie's viewpoint
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Style
Steinbeck uses light as a symbol e.g. 'when Curly's wife blocked out the light' it is a bad sign. Lennie's hands are described as paws showing us he is animal like in his innocence but strength.
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Plot & Structure
George complains about the bus driver making them walk. George warns Lennie to stay away from Curly's wife. Carlson shoots Candy's dog. Lennie and Curly fight. Slim tells Curly to say his hand was crushed in a machine. Curly's wife screams for help.
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Background/Context
Harsh and violent era, Treated poorly, Survival of the fittest, Great Depression, Had to move around in order to find work, Simplistic dreams- 'livin' off the fatta the land', Sexism, racism and ageism, Struggle to survive.
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Background/Context 2
Set after the Wall Street Crash, Farmers Flocked to California as there was more work there, No established class system yet, Everyone wants American Dream,Slavery was abolished by the 1930's but racism was still apparent
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Card 2

Front

Complains about the bus driver making them walk, Warns Lennie to stay away from Curly's wife. Words To Descirbe Him:- Fatherly Figure, Responsible, Noble, Resourceful, Kind- hearted, Serious, Lonely, Understanding, Impatient

Back

Facts About George

Card 3

Front

Words To Describe Him:- Fair, Short Tempered, Suspicious, Authorative Figure

Back

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Card 4

Front

Words To Describe Him:- Lonely, Neat & Clean, Wise, Proud man,Unwelcoming,Prisoner

Back

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Card 5

Front

Words To Describe Him:- Mysterious, Wise, Understanding, Popular, Authorative Figure, Strong, trustworthy, Welcoming, Skilled

Back

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