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Of Mice and Men Packet

Please DO NOT write in these packets – almost all assignments will be completed on other paper or within your composition notebooks, which will be collected regularly for evaluation.

Freshmen English Mrs. Volzer

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Table of Contents

Assignment/Title Page Number

1. Background & The Title of the Novel 2

2. Person-First Language (Before Reading Chapter One) 3

3. Study Questions Chapter 1 4

4. Visualizing the Setting (After Reading Chapter One) 4




8. The American Dream (After Reading Chapter 4) 8


10. Curley’s Wife: Stereotypes and Attitudes 10


12. “Private Victory”: (After finishing the novella) 12

13. The Power is in the Hands (After finishing the novella) 13

Note to students: There will be many other assignments that are not included within the

packet – they will be worksheets that are passed out on an as needed basis.

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Background

John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. His most famous books were written in the 1930s and 1940s, and are set in California. They deal with the lives and problems of working people. Many of the characters in his books are immigrants from Mexico or from other parts of the United States who went to California looking for work or a better life. He died in 1968.

Of Mice and Men is set in the farmland of the Salinas valley, where John Steinbeck was born and which he knew all his life. Steinbeck's father owned land in the area, and as a young man Steinbeck had worked as a farm hand. The ranch in the story is near Soledad, which is southeast of Salinas on the Salinas River. Weed is nearby. The countryside described at the beginning of the book, and the ranch itself, would have been very familiar to John Steinbeck.

The Title of the Novel

The title of the novel comes from a poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 - 96):

Wee, sleeket, cowrin, tim'rous beastie, ...

... But, Mousie, thou art no thy laneIn proving foresight may be vain:The best laid schemes o' mice an' men [the best laid schemes of mice and men] Gang aft agley, [often go wrong]An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain [and leave us nothing but grief and pain] For promis'd joy. [for promised joy]

Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me!The present only toucheth thee:But, och! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear!An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear!

Answer the following questions in your composition notebooks:

1) What do you think the poem is about?2) What is the poem’s tone? 3) What is the poem’s mood?4) What did Steinbeck use a part of it for a title?5) What adjectives do you commonly attach to the words “mice” and “men?” (Think about

their power)

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Person-First Language (Before Reading Chapter One)Directions:In your composition notebooks answer the following questions and complete the third one using a chart like the sample below

1. What is person-first language?2. Why do you think it is often difficult for people to remember to use person-first

language?3. Make a chart of 10 examples (In your composition notebooks) that show what

people really say and then what they should say (person-first language).

What people tend to say What people should say (person-first language)

Only What You Can Take There and Back Again … A Problematic Situation for Of Mice and Men

(Before Reading Chapter One)Directions: You will complete this worksheet when the teacher passes it out to you in class…it is to be turned in that same day.

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Study QuestionsDirections: You are to complete these questions, in your composition notebooks, when you

finish reading each chapter. These answers will be due the day of, and prior to, each reading test. Make sure you answer each part of each question. Answering these questions will help your scores on the reading comprehension tests.

Chapter One:1. Discuss the following quote: “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys

in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go into town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got a thing to look ahead to.” (George, p.15)

2. Steinbeck spends a lot of work describing the setting. How do you feel about this place? What places have you seen that are similar?

3. What do you think of the way George treats Lennie? George says he’d like to get rid of Lennie. Do you think that’s the way he really feels? Give proof for your opinion.

4. What has life been like for George and Lennie in the past? What do you expect it will be like for them now?

5. What would life be like for both these men if they didn’t have each other?6. What is their dream? What do you think of it?7. What happened in Weed?8. Describe (physically) George and Lennie.9. What is Lennie supposed to do if the boss talks to him? Why?

List the animals Lennie would like as pets.

Visualizing the Setting (After Reading Chapter One)

Directions:First, in your composition notebooks, draw California and chart the following:

Auburn, Sacramento, Salinas, Salinas River, Soledad, WeedThen answer the following questions about the novel.

1. What year does the novel take place?

2. How far is Sacramento from Weed?

3. How far is Weed from Soledad?

4. What types of transportation were around at the time of the novel?

5. How did people get around in farming areas?

6. What do you think people did in their free time?

7. Was it typical for people to walk to places during this time? Is it typical for people to walk to places now? Why or why not?

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Chapter Two:1. Discuss the quote: “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s all a time

picking scraps with big guys, kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain’t you? Always scrappy.” (Candy, p.29)

2. Describe the ranch-hands. What are they like? How do they live? How do they get along together? How do they react to George and Lennie?

3. What do you learn about Curley and Curley’s wife?

4. Of the new people in this chapter, which one do you like the best and why? Which one do you dislike and why?

5. How are dogs important in this chapter?

6. What do you know about the stable buck? How is he treated? Why?

7. What does Carlson offer to do to Candy’s dog?

8. List all the lies that George tells.

9. Why did the blacksmith leave the ranch?

10. George does not talk openly to Candy until after they talk about Curley and his wife. Why is George so reserved? What prevents farmers from talking to one another?

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Anticipation Guide for Of Mice and Men- (Before Reading Chapter Three)

Directions: You will complete this worksheet when the teacher passes it out to you in class…it is to be turned in that same day.



Chapter Three:1. Discuss the quote: “Funny,” said George. “I used to have a…lot of fun with ‘im.

Used to play jokes on ‘im ‘cause he was too dumb to take care of ‘imself. But he was too dumb even to know he had a joke played on him…Tell you what made me stop that. One day a bunch of guys was standin’ around on the Sacramento River. I was feeling pretty smart. I turns to Lennie and says, ‘Jump in’. An’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him. An’ he was so damn nice to me for pullin’ him out. Clean forgot I told him to jump in. Well, I ain’t done nothing like that no more.” What life lesson does George learn?

2. Carlson and Candy disagree about the dog. Who do you think is right? What would you do? Have you ever had a similar experience?

3. Who is William (Bill) Tenner? What did he do?

4. Why do you think George tells Slim what happened in Weed? How can he trust Slim?

5. What is Suzy’s place? How is it different from Clara’s place?

6. How do both of these places show the man’s loneliness?

7. What game is being played with cards? How does it reflect the life of the farm worker?

8. What does Candy say to George after they shoot his dog? Why?

9. Why does Candy have so much more money than the others do? How has it affected his life? What does he want to make himself happy?

10. What is the plan of Lennie, George, and Candy? How much longer do they need to work on the farm to achieve this dream?

11. What do you think of Curley’s attacking Lennie?

12. What is the machine that Curley got his hand caught in?

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Chapter Four:1. What is Crooks doing at the beginning and at the end of the chapter? What does this

seem to represent about him?

2. If the chapter would have started with Crooks reading, how would this affect how you view him?

3. Where was Crooks born? What did his family own?

4. Discuss this quote: “I had enough,” he (Crooks) said coldly. “You got no rights comin’ in to a colored man’s room. You got no rights messing around in here at all. Now you jus’ get out, an’ get out quick. If you don’t, I’m gonna ask the boss not to ever let you ever come in the barn no more.”

5. How is the setting different in the chapter? How do your feelings change because of this difference?

6. Why does Crooks “S’pose” a lot of situations to Lennie?

7. Why does Crooks offer to join in the dream of Candy, Lennie and George?

8. The idea of loneliness is a key part of this book. How does this chapter focus on isolation and loneliness?

9. How does the arrival of Curley’s wife affect the three men in Crooks’ room? What do you think of her?

10. Why is George unhappy when he returns to the ranch? What do you think he should do?

11. What do you expect will happen next in the story?

12. What is Crooks’ dream? Why does he give up on his dream?

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The American Dream (After Reading Chapter 4)(Answer the following in your composition notebooks)

From the 17th Century, when the first settlers arrived, immigrants dreamed of a better life in America. People went there to escape from persecution or poverty, and to make a new life for themselves or their families. They dreamed of making their fortunes in the goldfields. For many the dream became a nightmare. The horrors of slavery, of the American Civil War, the growth of towns with slums as bad as those in Europe and the corruption of the American political system led to many shattered hopes. For the American society as a whole the dream ended with the Wall Street crash of 1929. This was the start of the Great Depression that would affect the whole world during the 1930s. However the dream survived for individuals. Thousands made their way west to California to escape from their farmlands in the mid-West.

Directions:In your composition notebooks answer the following questions

1. List three dreams that you have.2. What are doing now to help these dreams come true?3. What could you be doing to help these dreams come true?4. List three things that could get in the way of these dreams.5. List three things you trust or rely on in life.

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Chapter Five:1. Discuss the quote: “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice.” He

picked up the pup and hurled it from him. He turned his back on it. He sat bent over his knees and he whispered, “Now I wont get to tend the rabbits. Now he wont let me.” He rocked himself back and forth in his sorrow. (Lennie, Chapter 5).

2. How does Lennie try to justify the puppy’s death? What do you think he should do at this time?

3. Curley’s wife tells Lennie that he can akways get another puppy because there are so many of them. This implies their lack of value. Tie this in with how Curley’s wife views men and connect the puppies to the farm workers.

4. What do you learn about Curley’s wife? What career could she have had? Who does she blame for not getting to Hollywood?

5. Do your feelings about her change? What advice would you give her?

6. What clues have there been throughout the book to lead up to Lennie’s killing Curley’s wife?

7. What did Aunt Clara once give Lennie that he later lost?

8. Why is Candy so upset about the girl’s death?

9. What is the main reason Curley doesn’t want to bring Lennie in unharmed?

10. How does Slim feel about the boys going after Lennie? What does Slim think should be done about Lennie?

11. Who do they think stole Carlson’s Luger? Does this make sense?

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Curley’s Wife: Stereotypes and Attitudes(After Reading Chapter 5)

(Answer the following in your composition notebooks)

1. What does the swamper Candy mean when he says Curley’s wife “got the eye” (28)?

2. If girls today were to flirt like Curley’s wife, how would they be perceived by others?

3. How are people supposed to be able to tell the difference between flirting and just being nice?

4. Reading the description of Curley’s wife on page 31, what impressions do you have of her? Why?

5. Why is George so quick to label Curley’s wife as “bitch”, “jailbait” and “rat-trap” (32)?

6. In today’s society, what actions or appearances need to exist for a girl to be labeled the same way by a boy?

7. What is the stereotypical look of someone labeled this way?

8. What is the stereotypical attitude of someone labeled this way?

9. After reading Whit’s description of Curley’s wife on page 51, what is Whit saying about Curley’s wife?

10. On page 77, Curley’s wife says that only “the weak ones” are left on the farm, but she is soon to express her desire to “talk to somebody” on the farm. What does this tell you about Curley’s wife?

11. On page 88, Curley’s wife has a “passion of communication” with Lennie. Why? Why can’t she do this with any of the other boys?

12. What does it mean when a girl is more comfortable talking with boys? Vice versa?

13. Why does Curley’s wife allow Lennie to touch her hair?

14. What are the rules of touch between boys and girls when it comes to hair?

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Chapter Six:1. Compare the beginning of chapter one with the beginning of chapter six. How are

they similar?

2. Why does Aunt Clara and the rabbit come out of Lennie’s head?

3. Why does Lennie think of Aunt Clara now? What does the rabbit mean?

4. What is the last thing George tells Lennie and why?

5. Why did George kill Lennie? What gave him the idea? Do you think he was right?

6. How is George killing Lennie tied to Candy wishing he would have been the one to shoot his own dog?

7. George threw the gun “near the pile of old ashes” (106). How is this symbolic?

8. How is the gun explained? How come George has it?

9. Would you have acted like Slim if you knew these people?

10. What do you think will happen to George now?

Each Character’s Major Desires/Dreams – (After finishing the novella)

Directions: You will complete this worksheet when the teacher passes it out to you in class…it is to be turned in by the next day of class.

Dreams and Character Flaws - (After finishing the novella)Directions: You will complete this worksheet when the teacher passes it out to you in class…it is to be turned in by the next day of class.

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“Private Victory”: (After finishing the novella)Crooks (Answer the following in your composition notebooks)

1. Compare the description of the bunkhouse at the beginning of chapter 2 with the description of Crooks’ little shed at the beginning of chapter 4.

2. What things of comfort are provided in the bunkhouse for the ranchers?3. What things of comfort are provided for Crooks in his room?4. What does Crooks not have?5. What is the actual function of Crooks’ room?6. Based on what is stored in Crooks’ room, what do you think it smells like?7. Based on the books that Crooks owns, what does this say about the value of education

to him?8. Why does Crooks value another human being over books?9. If Crooks’ “ol’ man” (70) used to own a chicken farm, how come Crooks now works

as a stable buck on someone else’s farm?10. Why does Crooks have more possessions than the ranchers?11. Why is Crooks not allowed in the bunkhouse?12. Why does Crooks play a game of “S’pose” with Lennie? What “private victory” (71)

is he hoping to achieve? Why?13. In terms of mental power versus physical power, compare Lennie and Crooks.14. Why does Crooks like Slim? What does Slim represent to Crooks?15. Why does Crooks agree to work for free for George, Lennie and Candy? What would

be different about working for them?16. Why does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks? 17. How is this like the “private victory” that Crooks was trying to have over Lennie?18. Why does Crooks say that what Curley’s wife said about him “is true” (82)?19. Why does Crooks change his mind about working for George, Lennie and Candy?20. How is Crooks a symbol for the black experience in America in the early 1900’s?

Curley’s Wife (Answer the following in your composition notebooks)1. Why is Curley’s wife never mentioned by her name? What effect does this have on

the reader?2. What does Curley’s wife mean when she says that the men are “scared of each

other…scared the rest is goin’ to get something on you” (77)?3. Why is Curley’s wife unhappy in her own house?4. Why is Curley’s wife mad at the “bindle bums” (78)?5. What “private victory” does she get over each of the men?6. Why does she act so mean towards the three men, especially Crooks? What’s going

on in her life that might make her act this way?7. Curley’s wife claims that she talks just fine with men one on one, but always has

problems when she is talking to more than one. Is this true when she talk with Lennie in chapter five?

8. When compared to chapter four, how does she talk different to Lennie when they are alone in chapter five?

9. Why did she marry Curley?10. What life did she have to give up? Why? What life is left to her now on a farm with

a bunch of guys who go off into town to see girls?

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The Power is in the Hands ( After finishing the novella ) The use of hands in the novel can be seen as metaphorical for the structure of power among

the characters. Common hands, or a lack of hands could symbolize common power or a lack of power, while strong hands or refined hands could symbolize great power. Answer the following questions in your composition notebooks and then decide for yourself how hands are used in the novel – write a brief paragraph explaining your personal thoughts on this.

1. How is the image of the hand used on the cover of this packet?

2. How is Lennie’s power demonstrated by his hands in chapter one?

3. Why are the farm workers known as “ranch hands”?

4. Compared to the other ranch hands, how is Lennie’s power demonstrated by his hands when he works in the fields?

5. What sport is Curley known for? What body part does it require?

6. What does Curley do with one of his hands?

7. How does this symbolize a civilized person? Does a civilized person have more power than a common worker?

8. Describe the hands of Curley’s wife. How might they symbolize civility or refinement?

9. How much power does she have on the farm?

10. Why is playing cards known as playing a “hand of cards”?

11. Which people on the farm are known for playing cards, especially solitaire?

12. How many hands of cards” are involved with solitaire?

13. If you consider horses to have hands, what do they wear on them?

14. Which people on the farm play with these things?

15. How is Lennnie’s power demonstrated by his hands in chapter three?

16. How does Lennie take away Curley’s power?

17. How does Candy’s lack of a hand demonstrate his lack of power?

18. How is Lennie’s power demonstrated by his hands twice in chapter five?

19. How does George increase the power in his hands in order to overpower Lennie?

20. In terms of a power hierarchy, what do you see as the metaphorical order of power among the characters in the book?

21. Which characters are struggling for power? Which are not?

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The following pages are not to be included within the packet – they are to copied and handed out in class on an as needed basis.

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Only What You Can Take There and Back Again … A Problematic Situation for Of Mice and Men

(Before Reading Chapter One)Directions: You have just entered a time machine and traveled back in time to be a migrant worker in

California during the 1930’s. It is right in the middle of the Depression and you have a hand-to-mouth existence. You are always on the run and therefore have not accumulated very many belongings. In fact, you cannot afford to own anything that you cannot carry in your bindle on your back. Your assignment is to narrow down your list of possessions. You need to rank them in order from most important (1) to least important (22). Keep in mind the technological restraints you might have (as you can only have access to the kinds of things that were available during that time – so you may put your video game equipment on your list, but it might not do you a lot of good if you cannot play it). If you get stuck, start with the things least important to you and work backwards. After you have your list prioritized, put an asterisk ( * ) next to as many things as you think you can handle on your back. And remember, it will get heavy, so be choosy.

Rank YourItems Here

1-22

Put An * Here

If You Can Carry It

The Items You Must Choose From

pictures of your family and friendskeys to your cara can openera case of Snickers or Butterfingers candy barsa phonograph machinea sacred religious booka bathing suitan X-Box and your favorite gameyour most comfortable pair of shoesa warm blanket or sleeping baga canteenyour journalyour television set or computeryour favorite book6 cans of beans and ketchupan extra pair of clothesa pan that can cook food over an open flamemedicines and ointmentsyour favorite and most comfortable pillowyour compact disc collectionmicrowave popcornmatches

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Anticipation Guide for Of Mice and Men- (Before Reading Chapter Three)

Instructions: Read through all of the questions (numbers 1-9) before you write down any answers (because you will have to distinguish between different aspects of basically the same questions). Then, go through and Mark an “X” in either the “Yes” Column or the “No” Column.

YES NO EXPLANATION:Use Evidence/Context Clues if you can

1. Based on what you read in Chapter 2 about Lennie and Curley’s interactions, do you believe that Curley is intimidating to Lennie?

2. Do you believe that George was right in telling Lennie to stay away from Curley?

3. Do you believe that Lennie is capable of heeding George’s advice?

4. Do you think Lennie would strike Curley if given merely an opportunity?

5. Or, do you think Lennie would strike Curley if given both an opportunity and a motive?

6. Or, do you think Lennie would strike Curley if presented with three factors: an opportunity, a motive, and if he felt he was trapped?

7. Or, do you think that there is no chance that Lennie will strike Curley?

8. Or, do you think it is more likely that Curley will strike Lennie?

9. Or, do you think there will be no more interaction between Lennie and Curley throughout the rest of the novel?

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Each Character’s Major Desires/Dreams – (After finishing the novella)

Instructions: As you are reading Of Mice and Men, keep a running list of each character’s major desires/dreams. Feel free to change your list as you learn more. Be sure to write the page number as a reference next to the description. Include at least 5 or 6 points for each character.

Each Character’s Major Desires/Dreams

Lennie:

George:

Candy:

Slim:

Curley:

Curley’s wife:

Crooks:

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Dreams and Character Flaws - (After finishing the novella)Complete the following charts.

Character Character’s dream Actions to get dream Gets dream?Lennie

George

Candy

Curley’s Wife

Crooks

Character Why does character get/not get dream? What needs to change in character/society?Lennie

George

Candy

Curley’s Wife

Crooks

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Critical Thinking and Reading WorksheetRead each quotation below. In the space at the right, write one inference you can make

about the ability of each character to control his or her life.

Quotation Inference

1. George: “an it’d be our own, an’ nobody could can us. If we don’t like a guy we can say, ‘Get the hell out,’ and by God he’s got to do it.”

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2. Curley’s wife: “Sure I gotta husban’. You all seen him. Swell guy. Ain’t he? Spends all his time sayin’ what he’s gonna do to guys he don’t like. And he don’t like nobody…”

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3. Candy: “S’pose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hunderd an’ fifty bucks I’d put in. I ain’t much good. But I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some. How’d that be?”

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4. George: “We’ll get out jus’ as soon as we can. I don’t like it no better than you do. If we can get jus’ a few dollars in the poke…”

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Language WorksheetRead the following passages. On the lines below each passage, label it as lyrical (flowery) or naturalistic (down-to-earth). Then add a sentence of your own in the same style.

1. “A few miles south of Soledad. The Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too. For it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.”

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2. “Slim stood up slowly and with dignity. ‘You guys better come on while they’s still some thing to eat. Won’t be nothin’ left in a couple of minutes.’”

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3. “’You know how the hands are. They just come in and get their bunk and work a month. And they they quit and go out alone. Never seem to give a damn about nobody. It jus’ seems kinda funny a cuckoo like him and a smart little guy like you travelin’ together.’”

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4. “The deep green pool of the Salinas River was still in the late afternoon. Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun. But by the pool among the mottled sycamores, a pleasant shade had fallen.”

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5. “’Ten rabbits.’ It said scornfully. ‘You crazy bastard. You ain’t fit to lick the boots of no rabbit. You’d forget ‘em and let’ em go hungry. That’s what you’d forget ‘em and let ‘em go hungry. That’s what you’d do. An’ then what would George think?’”

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Literary Devices

1) Candy’s dog: "A dragfooted sheepdog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes" (26), Candy's dog is a far cry from his sheepherding days. Carlson says to Candy, in regard to the dog: "Got no teeth, he's all stiff with rheumatism. He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good to himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?" (49). And Candy is left with no other option, but to shoot his longtime companion. And when Carlson's gun goes off, Lennie is the only other man not inside the bunkhouse, Steinbeck having placed him outside with the dog, away from the other men.

How is this a metaphor?

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2) The Cripples: Four of Steinbeck's characters are handicapped: Candy is missing a hand, Crooks has a crooked spine, Lennie is mentally slow, and Curley acquires a mangled hand in the course of the novel.


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3) Solitaire: George is often in the habit of playing solitaire, a card game that requires only one person, while he is in the bunkhouse. He never asks Lennie to play cards with him because he knows that Lennie would be incapable of such a mental task.


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4) The Dead Mouse and the Dead Puppy: How is one/both used as foreshadowing?

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JournalsDirections: In your composition notebooks, write a half-page response to each prompt.

1) List George’s actions that show his sympathy or understanding for Lennie.

2) Describe and give examples of Lennie’s problems

3) Tell what the dream and reality are for any five characters.

4) How is the killing of Candy’s dog like something else in the novel?

5) How does Curley show off? How tough is Curley?

6) In Of Mice and Men how does Steinbeck prove that “to have a friend, you must be a friend”? Consider what friendship is and use Curley, Crooks, Candy, Curley’s wife, Slim and George as proof.

7) Dreams allow people to rise above their daily, possibly unhappy, existence and hope for a better future; unrealistic, “empty talk” dreams frustrate and increase unhappiness rather than helping a person through hard times. Discuss the effects of dreams on several characters in the book.

8) How does the use of foreshadowing prepare the reader for the end of the novel? Be sure to define the term and discuss the major incidents that give clues about who, why, how, and where.

9) Show that loneliness is a central theme. Be sure to define loneliness, explain who are the loneliest people, give several examples of lonely people, and explain how George and Lennie are different.

10) Prove that the title is appropriate for this story. (Robert Burns—“The best laid schemes of mice and men Gang aft a-gley (often go astray) and lea’e us nought but grief and pain, for promised joy.”)

11) Which character is central to the book? Decide and then prove.

12) Discuss several of the minor characters. Show how they function in terms of both plot and theme.

13) Find an example of dialogue that is typical of the following characters or reveals an important part if their personality: Lennie, George, Curley, Candy, and Curley’s wife. Explain what the quote shows about them.

14) Analyze the novel as an outcome of the depression.