Of Mice and Men Vocab

Bindle

a bundle of belongings carried by migrant workers

Stable Buck

Worker who takes care of horses (often derogatory in historical context)

Hoosegow

Slang for jail

Power dynamics

Inequalities in how people hold or use power

Hierarchy

Ranking of people or roles

Marginalization

Being pushed to the edges of society

Swamper

A handyman or cleaner on the ranch

Tramp

A traveling laborer; migrant worker (derogatory)

Pantomime

Acting something out without words

Morose

Gloomy, sullen

Indignation

Anger caused by unfair treatment

Mollify

To calm or soothe someone’s anger