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Of Mice and Menby
John Steinbeck
Time Period—1930’s
Soledad, California
Match each word to its definition.
1. Jack
2. Bindle
3. Morosely
4. Pantomime
5. Droned
6. Contemplated
A. Sad
B. Money
C. Bundle carried by a hobo
D. To communicate with hand gestures
E. To think carefully
F. To speak in one tone without emotion
Match each word to its definition.
1. Jack—money
2. Bindle—bundle carried by a hobo
3. Morosely—sadly
4. Pantomime—to communicate with gestures
5. Droned—to speak in one tone without emotion
6. Contemplated—to think carefully
Literary Terms:
Imply: to hint; not directly stated
Steinbeck implies that Lennie is mentally challenged.
Infer: To draw a conclusion based upon available information
You must infer that George is like a father to Lennie.
Literary Terms:
Exposition: background information in the beginning of story including setting and characters.
Setting is a few miles south of Soledad, CA. Characters are Lennie and George who are migrant workers on their way to work at a new ranch.
Point of View: From whose mind we view the story; who tells it. First Person—a character tells the story; I pronouns.
Third Person—A narrator outside of the story tells it. He, she, they pronouns.
Omniscient—all knowing narrator; can see inside other character’s thoughts and
feelings. Limited—through one character’s eyes Dramatic—narrator acts as anonymous
reporter relating what he or she hears and sees. Like a play.
“You do bad things and I got to get youout...You crazy son-of-a-bitch. You keep me in hot water all the time.”George to Lennie
Make an inference about the characters and their relationship based on this quotation.
Chapter Two Vocab
cesspool: a hole dug into the ground for sewage (like a toilet)
ominously—threatening or menacing (a threat)
pugnacious— someone who wants to fight all the time
derogatory— a negative term or putdown
mollified— to calm or pacify
Literary Terms
Dialect—the way someone talks (regional)
Novella—a short novel
Irony (verbal)—the literal meaning is the opposite of the intended (sarcasm)
Vocabulary Chapter Three
Derision: ridicule or mockery
Receptive: willing to hear a suggestion
Reprehensible: horrible
Reverence: respect
Literary terms
Theme: a truth about life revealed in bookA person needs a friend to survive and be
happy.A dream can help people by offering
something to work towards
Imagery: writing that appeals to any of your five senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing)
Onomatopoeia: the use of a word that imitates sound (crunch, buzz, sizzle)
Foreshadow: Hints or clues the writer gives about what will happen
Conflict: a struggle between two opposing forcesPerson vs. person (external)Person vs. society (external)Person vs. nature (external)Person vs. self (internal)
Vocabulary chapter 4
Aloof
Fawning
Apprehension
Indignation
Crestfallen
Vocabulary chapter 4
Aloof—distant, detached
Fawning—to show attention/ try to please
Apprehension—fear of future trouble
Indignation—upset over something unfair or unjust
Crestfallen—upset
Chapter Five additional questions
Why is Candy so upset after finding Curley’s wife?
What is Slim’s advice to George?
What does Carlson discover?
How is this dramatic irony? (Reader knows more than characters)
Additional questions ch 6
What are Lennie’s two visions?
How does George use verbal irony in the end (literal meaning of what he says is the opposite of intended meaning)?
Slim says in the end, “You hadda George. I swear you hadda.” Why is this significant?
Additional questions ch 6
The novel ends with a quotation from Carlson? Why? What theme does this develop and strengthen?
Symbolism
Symbol—something that has meaning in itself but that suggests a larger meaning.
A rose=love
White flag or dove=peace
Motif
Something that shows up in the novel several times and that takes on a larger meaning (becomes symbolic).
Playing solitaire=symbol of loneliness
Going to whorehouses=empty relationships/ loneliness
The dream of farm=hope
Symbolism in chapter 6
Heron:
kills without care
able to leave (fly away)
in control
carefree predator/ hunts
Similar character in ch 6?
Symbolism in chapter 6
Eaten snake:
Unaware
Victim
Defenseless
Killed
Not able to escape
Similar character in ch 6?
Symbolism in chapter 6
Other snake:
Unaware
Escapes this time by chance
At mercy of heron
Similar character in ch 6?
Lennie’s death vs. death of Candy’s dog?
How are they similar?
How are they different?
In shooting Lennie, what does George lose besides a friend?
“To a Mouse” by Robert Burns
Scottish poet
Destroys winter nest of mouse while out plowing field
Poem is his apology to mouse
lane=alone/ foresight=trying to plan for future/ a’ley=awrynaught=nothing/ vain=futile, not successful
But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane
In proving foresight may be vain;
The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men
Gang aft a-ley
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain
For promis’d joy
Character chart
Page numbers where characters are first introduced (or described in depth):
George p2 Crooks p66
Lennie p2 Carlson p35,44
Slim p33 Curley p25
Candy p18 Curley’s wife p31
Boss p19
