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National 5 English (Of Mice and Men) Mind Map on Themes, created by Niamh Taylor on 01/12/2015.
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Themes
  1. Prejudice
    1. Crooks is racially discriminated against
      1. Sleeps in barn
        1. "niggar"
          1. Doesn't socialise with other men on ranch
          2. Curley's Wife is sexually discriminated against
            1. "rouged lips" sign of danger
              1. not given a name
                1. seen a trophy
                2. Curley's possession
                  1. makes her self up even if no one see's her
                  2. Candy is seen as worthless because of his age
                    1. represents forgotten elderly generation
                      1. no privileges for them
                      2. Lennie has a mental disability and therefore seen as less able than the other men
                        1. "left weak ones here"
                          1. can't think for himself
                            1. relies on George
                          2. Relationships
                            1. Frienships
                              1. George and Lennie have unusual friendship
                                1. Migrant workers usually don't establish long term relationships
                                  1. Lennie needs George due to disability but George needs Lennie for someone to talk to
                                    1. George stuck in relationships
                                  2. Curley and Curley's Wife
                                    1. Curley's Wife a trophy to Curley
                                      1. Curley shows no affection towards his wife
                                        1. seen as a piece of property to Curley
                                          1. Opposing relationship to George and Lennie
                                        2. Loneliness/ isolation
                                          1. All characters have different loneliness
                                            1. Curley's Wife only women in ranch
                                              1. George is responsible for Lennie
                                                1. Crooks is racially discriminated agaisnt
                                                  1. Candy is seen as old and worthless
                                                    1. Gets forgotten about
                                                    2. George has to look after Lennie
                                                    3. Ranch is isolated
                                                      1. Set in Soledad
                                                        1. Spanish for solitude
                                                          1. Steinbeck shows how repetitive the life of a migrant worker is and how hard life was during the great depression
                                                        2. "Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world." - George- creates a sense of sympathy they have lost hope in the American Dream
                                                          1. But still hope
                                                        3. American Dream
                                                          1. doomed to fail
                                                            1. Great Depression
                                                              1. Characters dreams
                                                                1. Curley's wife wants to be a movie star
                                                                  1. Crooks wants to own part of farm with Lennie
                                                                    1. Lennie own farm to "tend rabbits"
                                                                      1. Candy wants to follow Lennie's Dream
                                                                        1. George own farm
                                                                        2. Migrant workers to be self sustainable
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