Of Mice and Men (Possibly 2018 questions)

Of Mice and Men (Possibly 2018 questions)

1. George

   • Chapter 1
     • Repitition
       • Continually has to repeat to L
         • His 'needs'
         • Fed up w/him
           • Outburst of G's dream
       • L's hard work
         • "All the time"
     • Dream
       • G wants L to stay
         • L needs to exist for the dream to exist
         • "George looked quickly"
   • Chapter 2
     • "He gathered some of the cards together"
       • Cards symbolic to G having a desire to be alone
     • "George cut the card and began turning them over"
       • Plays cards on theme of Curley
         • Pre-emtory techinique
         • Curley & Wife will end their friendship
           • Will be alone
     • Door becomes a motif
       • "George was watching the door"
         • Threat of Curley on other men
     • Becomes irritate when given someone else's bed
       • "Small yellow can"
       • Used to catch roaches
     • "He made up his bed neatly"
       • Reflects desire to be neat & clean
         • Reflects control
     • Empty bunks
       • Migrant workers
         • Constantly moving
       • Reflects instability of friendships
     • Small men have power in novel
       • Boss and George
         • "Little stocky man"
     • "Took him by the ear and shook him"
       • See's threat in Curley's wife
         • Pre-empts her death by Lennie
         • Protective of L
   • Chapter 3
     • "I ain't got no people"
       • No family
         • Lonliness links to violence
           • L saved G from a world of violence
             • "Wantin' to fight all the time"
             • Making friendships hard
               • Migrant workers always moving
     • "If there's any fightin', Lennie, you keep out of it"
       • Protective of L
       • Foreshadows L breaking Curley's hand
   • Chapter 5
     • Body language of G and Candy
       • Dialogue
         • Language is repeated
       • "George looked slowly"
       • Trying to come to what her death eventually represents

2. Power

   • George
     • "Small"
       • "Give it here"
     • Still has power over L
       • Repitition
   • Lennie
     • Unspoken power in relationship
       • "I'd go find a cave"
     • Displays physical power
       • Kills the mouse etc.
   • Slim
     • "God like eyes"
       • Reflects power over men & how he can request confidence over the men without asking
       • Emotive language
       • Reinforces power of slim
   • Curley
     • Curley's wife named 'Curley's Wife'
       • Suggests element of power over her
       • Boasts to other men about her
         • Only one with a mouse
     • Men talk behind Curley's back
       • End of novel he gets them riled up
         • Element of power