Of Mice and Men revision

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REVISION.
OF MICE AND MEN

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WJEC English Literature Unit 1, Section
A:
Prose (different cultures)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• Assessment Objec...

• You have to answer two questions on the NOVEL.
• Part (a) is based on a short extract and will be marked out
of ten usin...

Of Mice and Men
• Extract question (20 minutes)
• Usually asks about mood and atmosphere or what we learn about a
characte...

Critical response to texts (AO1)
Candidates will:
display some
understanding of main
features;
make generalised
reference ...

Language, structure and form (AO2)
Candidates will
be able to recognise
and make simple
comments on
particular features of...

Social, cultural, and historical contexts (AO4)
Candidates will
show a limited
awareness of
social/cultural and
historical...

Whole text questions
• There is usually a choice between a
character/relationships question and a theme
question.
• Theme ...

Of Mice and Men
• Whole text question
• You must link your answer to historical context.
The Great Depression
The Americ...

Key terms
• microcosm
• noun: microcosm; a community, place, or situation regarded
as encapsulating in miniature the chara...

“Theme” Questions should follow a pattern
(40 min questions)
Introduction:
Context and
impact on
READER
Key Character
to s...

Themes
• A theme is the central idea or ideas explored by a literary
work
• Friendship and trust (or lack of – suspicion)
...

Masculinity
The ranch is a place of barren masculinity; the big, draughty barn, the clinical bunks, the
apple boxes nailed...

Friendship
Of Mice and Men explores the dynamics of male friendship. When Lennie asks George to
tell him why they're not l...

Loneliness
Humans crave contact with others to give life meaning. Loneliness is present throughout this novel. On the most...

Fate destiny and broken plans
Of Mice and Men takes its title from a famous lyric by the Scottish
poet Robert Burns (1759 ...

Nature
Steinbeck also uses nature images to reinforce his themes and to set the
mood. In Chapter 1, for example, before Le...

Power
The novel explores the issue of power through
the character of Curley and the influence he
has over the ranch hands ...

Ranch Hierarchy
The Boss
Curley
Slim
Whit, Carlson and George
Candy, Crooks Curley’s wife
and Lennie
The Boss owns
the ran...

Powerlessness
Steinbeck's characters are often the underdogs, and he shows compassion
toward them throughout the body of h...

Position of women
The portrayal of women in Of Mice and Men is limited and unflattering. We learn early
on that Lennie and...

Circular Narrative
• Of ‘Mice and Men’ has a circular narrative.
• This means that the novel ends in the same
situation an...

Cycles
Much of the plot in the novel is cyclical, as are
the lives of the characters. The story opens
and closes in the sa...

Structure
The issues between George and Lennie are introduced
in the clearing and, finally, resolved in the clearing.
The ...

Although the first chapter and the last chapter
share the same setting, there are some obvious
differences between the two...

COMPARING CHAPTER 1 AND CHAPTER 6:
ANIMAL IMAGERY:
- Lennie – “like a bear drags his paws” “Lennie dabbled his big paw in ...

CIRCULAR PLOT:
- Novel starts and ends in the same setting – brush
- This emphasises that no matter what dreams they have,...

The ending…
Importance of setting – the idyllic setting turns predatory – instead of a place of
sanctuary, the pool is now...

Structure
The novel follows a simple chronological structure. There
are no flashbacks (unlike the film). The novel begins ...

Section1
•Peaceful scene by river
•George and Lennie are introduced
•George makes Lennie give up the dead mouse
•George te...

Form
• The action is mainly related through dialogue.
• Steinbeck intersperses scenes of quiet (the clearing in
Chapter On...

Dialogue
The dialogue is colloquial, showing a realistically as possible
the way the ranch hands talk. This makes the writ...

Language
Almost as a mirror to the simple language used by the
ranch hands, Steinbeck keeps his own description in the
boo...

Setting
• Steinbeck’s description of natural world is often poetic and
lyrical – although he reveals that nature can be cr...

Symbolism
Used in literature to represent
something else .

Light
Images of light are used again and again in the novel, from
the light on the Gabilan mountains to moments in the
bun...

Rabbits
When Lennie and George
appear in Chapter 1,
rabbits run for cover
They are the only real
rabbits in the novel.
Len...

Mice
Mice are vulnerable physically.
Lennie is vulnerable psychologically.
Lennie says he petted
the girl in Weed’s
dress:...

In Chapter One, Lennie is described as:
‘a huge man, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes,.’
‘the way a bear drags his ...

Dogs
The killing of Candy’s dog shows the harsh treatment that
animals (and people!) receive when they are no longer seen
...

Candy’s Dog
• Candy and his dog are linked – the dog represents old age and
how workers like Candy outlive their usefulnes...

Characters
George
Lennie
Candy
Curley’s wife
Curley
Crooks
Slim

George Milton
He is a small man, but has brains and a quick wit.
He is short-tempered but a loving and devoted friend, who...

Lennie Small
Simple character with a powerful impact -- He is a big man, in contrast to his
name.
"Behind him(George)walke...

Candy
 The old handyman, aging and left with only one hand as the result of an
accident, worries that the boss will soon ...

Curley’s wife
Steinbeck describes Curley’s wife in terms of her appearance and the reactions of the
ranch hands toward her...

Curley’s wife – Key quotations
“Jesus, what a
tramp,” he said.
“So that’s what
Curley picks for a
wife.”
‘A girl was stand...

How she’s described…
‘bitch’ ‘a t r a m p ’ ‘tart’
‘GOOD-LOOKIN’’ ‘jail bait’
‘got the eye’ ‘purty’
‘rattrap’

Curley
• The son of the boss of the ranch, Curley is careful to make
it clear that he is of a higher class than the other ...

Curley – Key quotations
“Seen my old
man?”, he
asked.
‘…a thin young man with
a brown face, with
brown eyes and a head
of ...

Crooks
Crooks’ room shows how Crooks is different from the other ranch hands. Much of the
room is filled with boxes, bottl...

Crooks
He is bitter about his exclusion from the other men, Crooks feels
grateful for Lennie’s company. Yet, as much as he...

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