of mice and men--midterm

list examples of colloquialism

tramps, fatta’ the  lan’, puttin’ nothin’ over, jungle up, sock you, bindle, “jack”,

bustin’ a gut, swamper, skinner, stable buck, tart, handy, graybacks, make a stake, bucker, got the eye, get the jack together, licked

list examples of a crisis

Lennie kills Curley’s wife by mistake; Curley and the men go after Lennie, intending to kill him; George must make a decision

list examples of a diatribe

george to lennie- drinking bad water, dead mouse in his pocket, asking for ketchup, touching girls dress, loosing them every job they’ve ever had; Lennies guilty conscience comes to him in the form of Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit

list examples of foil

george and lennie- george is small, sharp, smart, clever, loyal, and sometimes negative, lennie is large, clumsy, somewhat helpless, but always hopeful; curly and lennie- curley is small, arrogant and defensive lennie is large, soft-spoken, and tender; carlson and candy- carlson is gruff and self-serving, candy is kind and compassionate

what is the ranch a metaphor of

society in the 1930s

what is curley a metaphor of

wealth and power

what are George, Lennie, Candy, and Crooks a metaphor of

vulnerability

list examples of naturalism

George and Lennie are migrant workers

Lennie’s intellectual challenges

different levels of ranch hands, from Slim down to Crooks

Crooks’ racial issues as a black man

Curley’s wife’s powerlessness OR power, depending whom she is near

what does the bunkhouse symbolize?

the United States during The Depression

a __micro__cosm of society with different levels of social status- 1.)slim 2.)carlson 3.) the “hands” 4.) candy 5.) crooks

survival of the fittest

Proletarianism- lower people don’t have a voice

what does candy’s dog smiley symbolize?

family for Candy

the strong prevail over the weak

anything which has outlived its purpose, like lennie

what does lennie and georges farm symbolize?

freedom

options

success

pride

their own American Dream

what do the rabbits symbolize?

a promising future

a dream fulfilled

what does lennies puppy symbolize?

the strong prevail over the weak, whether intentionally or unintentionally

Curley’s wife’s death

what does the pool of water in the first and last scenes symbolize?

safety

camaraderie

peace and calm

the beginning and end of a dream

list examples of synecdoche

lennie small: small mind of a child

ranch hands: everyone on the ranch works with there hands

crooks: crooked back

curly: curley hair

smiley: makes candy smile

slim: skinny

candy: sweet man

list examples of barriers

lennie to george

Lennie’s intellectual issues to George and Lenniebecause no one in the 1930s understood Lennie

Crooks’ social status as a black man

Candy’s social status as a crippled man

Curley’s wife’s reputation

Lennie crushing Curley’s hand

Crooks’ as a black man when speaking to Curley’s wife

Lennie killing Curley’s wife

list examples of powerlessness

Lennie over himself

George to Lennie, until the final scene

Lennie to Curley at first

Candy to Carlson

Curley to Lennie

Crooks to Curley’s wife

Lennie’s puppy to Lennie

Curley’s wife to Lennie, when he snaps her neck

list examples of loneliness

migrant workers/ranch hands

Curley’s wife

Candy without Smiley

Crooks without companionship

Lennie without George

George without Lennie????

list examples of tragedy

Aunt Clara died

George and Lennie had to flee the town of Weed after he touched the girl’s dress

they can’t keep a job because of Lennie’s behavior

Lennie breaks Curley’s hand

Lennie kills his puppy

Lennie kills Curley’s wife

George kills Lennie

list an example of a tragic flaw

Lennie can’t control himself

who is the villan

curley

what does steinbeck show in his voice

Steinbeck feels compassion for George, Lennie, Candy and Crooks and makes us aware that he despises people like Curley and Carlson because they victimize anyone or anything in their way. Steinbeck feels pity for the Proletariat.

what was steinbecks profession when he dropped out of college

a common laborer

list examples of predator and prey

Lennie is a predator of soft/pretty things

George is a predator of Lennie when George was worried Lennie would “goof” when meeting the new boss

George is a predator of Lennie during the diatribe

Curley is a predator of Lennie from the moment they first meet

George is a predator of Lennie when they were younger

Carlson is a predator of Candy and Smiley

 Curley is a predator of Slim about Curley’s wife

Curley’s wife is a predator to Lennie, Candy, and Crooks when she is hanging around the bunkhouse looking for attention

Lennie is a predator to his puppy and Curleys wife

the “Hands” and Curley are predators of Lennie after he kills Curley’s wife

George is a predator of Lennie after he learns that Lennie killed Curley’s wife