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George and Lennie have their own farm

‘Live off the fatta the land’ - Lennie

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How Unlikely this dream was

“I seen hundreds of men come by [...] an' that same damn thing in their heads.” -Crooks

Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land.

-Crooks

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Curley’s Wife’s dream of becoming a movie star

“He says he was gonna put me in the movies.” - Curley’s Wife

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Inability for men to marry

“I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” - George

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How Curley wants fear, not respect

“This guy Curley sounds like a son-of-a-bitch to me. I don’t like mean little guys’

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Crooks is perceived as weak

“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” 

-Curley’s Wife

Repetitive use of the N-word

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Candy is perceived as being without power

“I ain’t much good with on’y one hand. I lost my hand right here on this ranch. That’s why they give me a job swampin’.”

-Candy

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George's power over Lennie

"George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain't gonna let me tend no rabbits."

-Lennie

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Crooks is presented as lonely

“S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black. How'd you like that?”

-Crooks

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Curley’s Wife is presented as lonely

“I get lonely […] You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad. How’d you like not to talk to anybody?”

-Curley’s Wife


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Ranch workers are perceived as lonely

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place.”

-George

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12

Georges's friendship with Lennie is driven by fear of loneliness

 “Course Lennie's a God damn nuisance most of the time," said George. "But you get used to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him.”

-George

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13

Steinbeck explores memories through the relationship between George and Lennie.

‘Lennie was still smiling with delight at the memory of the ranch’

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14

Steinbeck explores how Curley’s wife’s memories lead to bitterness and regret.

‘"I never got that letter," she said. "I always thought my old lady stole it.”

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15

Steinbeck explores Crooks’ memories of happier times with his family.

‘" I ain't no southern n-word. I was born right here in California."

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Steinbeck explores memories through his portrayal of Candy and his dog.

“That dog ain’t no good to himself. I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I get old an’ a cripple.”

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