Of Mice And Men

Of Mice And Men

1. Key Themes

   • Violence
     • Section 3 - Curleys hand is crushed by Lennie
   • Friendship
     • George and Lennie
     • Friendship between ranch workers
       • Remembering someone who has left the ranch but has come up in the magazine
         • Also links with the theme of loneliness as they are so lonely they remember old workers and friends that used to be.
   • Dreams
   • Loneliness
   • Nature

2. Characters

   • Lennie
   • George
   • Curley
   • Curleys Wife
     • Treated like a possession
     • Craves attention
       • Leads to her death as she is craving attention so lets Lennie pet her hair as he has an addiction for soft things - he gets scared and accidently killls her trying to stop her from screaming
   • Candy
   • Slim
   • Carlson