Year 10 English - Of Mice and Men Evidence

Loneliness 1

“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”

Loneliness 2

“Ain’t many guys travel around together… I don’t know why.”

Slang

"jail bait", "'Bout the rabbits,", "booby hatch"

Irony 1

"All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of 'em mean."

Irony 2

"We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.”

Irony 3

“I didn't mean no harm, George.”

Irony 4

"Someday - we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres”

Foreshadowing 1

“I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."

Foreshadowing 2

“Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.”

Instant Gratification

"I seen guys nearly crazy with loneliness for land, but ever' time a whore house or a blackjack game took what it takes."

Sexism 1

Curley’s wife is left nameless

Sexism 2

"George stopped a moment beside Candy and they both looked down at the dead girl”