of mice and men midterm (large)

what are examples of colloquialism

tramps, fatta' the lan, puttin' nothin over, jungle up, sock you, bindle, jack, bustin a gut

what are examples of colloquialism

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

what is an example of crisis

lennie kills curly's wife by mistake

what is an example of crisis

curly and other men go after lennie with the intentions of killing him

what is an example of crisis

george has to make the decision to run away with lennie, turn lennie in, or kill lennie

what is an example of diatribe

george yells at lennie about drinking dirty water, killing mice, asking for ketchup, touching the girls dress, loosing them every job

what is an example of diatribe

lennies guilty consience comes to him in the form of aunt clara and a giant rabbit

who are foils of each other

george (small, sharp, smart, clever, loyal, and often negative) and lennie (large, clumsy, helpless, but hopeful)

who are foils of each other

curly (small, arrogant, defensive) and lennie (large, tender, soft spoken)

who are foils of each other

carlson (gruff and self servant) and candy (kind and compassionate)

what is an example of metaphor

ranch is society in the 1930s where there were powerful and powerless people

what is an example of metaphor

curly is wealth and power because his dad owns the ranch

what is an example of metaphor

george, lennie, candy, and crooks are vulnerability because their life is in someone else's hand who can fire them in an instant

what is an example of naturalism

george and lennie are migrant workers

what is an example of naturalism

lennies intelectual challenges

what is an example of naturalism

the different levels of ranch hands from slim down to crooks

what is an example of naturalism

crooks' racial issues as a black man

what is an example of naturalism

curly's wife is powerless or powerful depending on who she's with

what are examples of symbolism

bunkhouse, candy's dog smiley, lennie and george's farm, rabbits, lennie's puppy, pool of water in first/last scenes

what does the bunkhouse symbolize

the us in the great depression

what does the bunkhouse symbolize

a microcosm of society with different levels of social status

what does the bunkhouse symbolize

survival of the fittest meaning whoever is the strongest will succeed

what does the bunkhouse symbolize

proletarianism when the lower people don't have a voice

what does candy's dog, smiley, symbolize

a family for candy

what does candy's dog, smiley, symbolize

strong people have the say over the weak and take advantage of this like when carlson was pushing to kill smiley

what does candy's dog, smiley, symbolize

anything that has outlived its purpose like lennie

what does lennie and george's farm symbolize

freedom, options, success, pride, their own american dream

what do the rabits symbolize

a promising future and dream fulfilled for lennie

what does lennie's puppy symbolize

the strong prevail over the weak

what does lennie's puppy symbolize

curly's wife's' death (also foreshadowing)

what does the pool of water symbolize in the first scene

safety for george and lennie

what does the pool of water symbolize in the last scene

safety for lennie when he comes back so george will save him

what does the pool of water symbolize in the first and last scene

camaderie

what does the pool of water symbolize in the last scene

peace and calm because it ends in a way where lennie isn't upset when he dies

what does the pool of water symbolize in the first and last scene

the beginning and end of a dream

what is an example of synecdoche

lennie small because he had the small mind of a child but is large in size

what is an example of synecdoche

ranch hands because they used their hands to work

what is an example of synecdoche

the names of the characters: candy is a sweet old guy, crooks has a crooked back, curly had curly hair and curled fists looking for fight, smiley has no teeth to smile with but makes candy smile, slim is tall and skinny

what themes are found

barriers, powerlessness, loneliness, predator/prey,

what is an example of the theme barriers

lennie is a barrier to george

what is an example of the theme barriers

lennies intelectual issues are a burrier to him and george because no one understood lennie

what is an example of the theme barriers

lennie crushing curly's hand

what is an example of the theme barriers

crooks because he doesn't live in the bunk house, is african american, and has a crooked back

what is an example of the theme barriers

candy because he has a missing hand and can't mess up because he will get fired

what is an example of the theme barriers

curly's wife's reputation because she is unfaithful and george doesn't like her but lennie does

what is an example of the theme barriers

lennie kills curly's wife

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

lennie is powerless over himself because he can't control his actions

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

george is powerless to lennie until the last scene where he kills lennie

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

lennie and curly are powerless to eachother

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

crooks is powerless to carlson

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

crooks is powerless to curlys wife because she can get him fired and reminds him of that

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

lennie's puppy is powerless because lennie kills him

what is an example of the theme powerlessness

curly's wife is powerless because she doesn't have a say and is useless

what is an example of the theme loneliness

migrant workers and ranch hands because they never have a home

what is an example of the theme loneliness

curly's wife because she has no one to talk to and seeks attention because of this

what is an example of the theme loneliness

candy without smiley because he was his family

what is an example of the theme loneliness

lennie without george because george is his leader and he looks up to him

what is an example of the theme loneliness

crooks without companionship

what is an example of the theme loneliness

gerge without lennie?? we don't know what happens after

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

lennie unintentionally preying on soft, pretty things

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

george preys on lennie to get him to behave by constantly warning him about things like the rabits

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

george preys on lennie during the diatribe (yelling at him) about the water, ketchup, mice, jobs, etc.

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

crooks and lennie prey on eachother when lennie comes into crooks room and crooks gets his few minutes of being powerful before lennie comes at him

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

curly's wife and lennie, candy, and crooks prey on eachother

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

curly preys on lennie

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

george preys on lennie when they were younger and he pushed lennie in the river and he almost drowned

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

carlson preys on candy and smiley when he kills smiley

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

curly preys on slim about his wife

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

carlson and curly prey on curly

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

lennie is a predator to his puppy and curly's wife

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

curly and ranch hands are predators of lennie

what is an example of the theme predator/prey

george is a predator to lennie

what is the first tragedy

aunt clara died

what is the second tragedy

george and lennie had to flee the town of weed after lennie touched a girls dress

what is the third tragedy

george and lennie can't keep a job because of lennies behavior

what is the fourth tragedy

lennie breaks curly's hand

what is the fifth tragedy

lennie kills his puppy

what is the sixth tragedy

lennie kills curly's wife

what is the seventh tragedy

george kills lennie

what is an example of a tragic flaw

lennie can't control himself

who is the villain and who is he against

curly vs lennie

what does steinbeck show in voice

he feels compassion for george, lennie, candy, and crooks and despises curly and carlson because they victimize anyone or anything in their way. his writing makes us aware of how he feels about these types of people

who was the author and what type of writing did he write

john steinbeck wrote naturalism

what did john steinbeck explore in his writing

sociological conditions, conflicts between social classes, and specific occupations of trades

what point of view is used

third

what was steinbeck's life like

he was born in 1902 in salinas, california, where he grew up and attended stanford for a little before he quit to become a common laborer writing about the world around him

what themes did steinbeck write about and what did it focus on

proletarian focused on the lowest class of people who didn't have the ability to effectively express their opinions and emotions

who are the two main charactors and what are they searching for

george milton and lennie small are searching for their own american dream

when was the novel written and what was happening at the time

1937 when many americans were suffering through the great depression

why is the novel titled of mice and men

it's an allusion to a poem about a mouse whose house is destroyed by a farmer

how does the poem relate to the novel

george and lennie had plans to get a farm like the mouse built his home and then lennie killed curly's wife like the farmer wrecked the mouse's home