This document provides class notes summarizing key events and analysis from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The opening chapter establishes an idyllic setting that foreshadows future tragedy. George and Lennie are described through animal imagery implying Lennie's simplicity and danger. The bunk house introduces disabled and racially segregated characters like Crooks, establishing themes of loneliness and prejudice. Curley's aggressive nature and Lennie's fascination with a flirtatious Curley's Wife create ominous foreshadowing. Chapter 4 features an intelligent but isolated Crooks who understands the loneliness of ranch work and doubts dreams of land ownership can be achieved.
The document provides information about the character of Slim in Of Mice and Men. It discusses Slim's role as the skilled jerkline skinner who has authority and respect on the ranch. Slim is depicted as a calm, stable figure who observes others and helps to resolve conflicts. As an archetype, Slim represents traditional agricultural values that were disappearing during the Great Depression era.
This document contains the agenda and notes for an English writing class. It begins with an agenda that includes reviewing terms 18-25, discussing the short story "Chrysanthemums," and a lecture on fiction dialogue. It then defines terms 18-25, provides discussion questions on "Chrysanthemums," reviews fiction elements like plot points and point of view, and gives an overview of different types of narrators. The document concludes with the lecture on functions and techniques for writing good dialogue.
This document provides summaries and analysis of several short stories that are part of the AQA Anthology for the GCSE English Literature exam. It discusses the plots, themes, language and style, and key quotations for stories such as "My Polish Teacher's Tie", "When the Wasps Drowned", "Compass and Torch", and others. It aims to help students revise and prepare for an exam question that will ask them to answer questions on two stories of their choice.
Steinbeck uses characters in Of Mice and Men to show that societal conditions during the Great Depression caused people to feel alone. Crooks is segregated as a black man and lives alone. Curley's wife married for security but receives no attention, leaving her lonely. Though George and Lennie have each other, their friendship is doomed due to Lennie's interactions with others.
The document provides an agenda and terms for an English writing class. It discusses fiction elements like dialogue, point of view, and characterization. It analyzes John Steinbeck's short story "Chrysanthemums" focusing on its plot structure, limited third-person point of view, round and dynamic characters, and mood-setting rural valley setting. Good dialogue reflects a character's personality, moves the plot forward, reveals conflicts and feelings, and shows how characters view each other.
The document provides an analysis of several literary works including "My Polish Teacher's Tie", "When the Wasps Drowned", and "The Darkness Out There". Key themes discussed include childhood, growing up, the past, fatherhood, and love. Literary devices like symbols, narrative perspective, and setting are also analyzed. The document examines how these elements are used across multiple stories to convey ideas and explore themes.
George and Lennie have a close friendship and rely on each other to avoid the loneliness experienced by other ranch workers who live solitary lives. The isolated ranch setting and transient nature of the workers' employment emphasizes their lack of familial and social connections. Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife experience intense loneliness and isolation due to being excluded from the primarily white and male social world of the ranch.
The document provides information about the character of Slim in Of Mice and Men. It discusses Slim's role as the skilled jerkline skinner who has authority and respect on the ranch. Slim is depicted as a calm, stable figure who observes others and helps to resolve conflicts. As an archetype, Slim represents traditional agricultural values that were disappearing during the Great Depression era.
This document contains the agenda and notes for an English writing class. It begins with an agenda that includes reviewing terms 18-25, discussing the short story "Chrysanthemums," and a lecture on fiction dialogue. It then defines terms 18-25, provides discussion questions on "Chrysanthemums," reviews fiction elements like plot points and point of view, and gives an overview of different types of narrators. The document concludes with the lecture on functions and techniques for writing good dialogue.
This document provides summaries and analysis of several short stories that are part of the AQA Anthology for the GCSE English Literature exam. It discusses the plots, themes, language and style, and key quotations for stories such as "My Polish Teacher's Tie", "When the Wasps Drowned", "Compass and Torch", and others. It aims to help students revise and prepare for an exam question that will ask them to answer questions on two stories of their choice.
Steinbeck uses characters in Of Mice and Men to show that societal conditions during the Great Depression caused people to feel alone. Crooks is segregated as a black man and lives alone. Curley's wife married for security but receives no attention, leaving her lonely. Though George and Lennie have each other, their friendship is doomed due to Lennie's interactions with others.
The document provides an agenda and terms for an English writing class. It discusses fiction elements like dialogue, point of view, and characterization. It analyzes John Steinbeck's short story "Chrysanthemums" focusing on its plot structure, limited third-person point of view, round and dynamic characters, and mood-setting rural valley setting. Good dialogue reflects a character's personality, moves the plot forward, reveals conflicts and feelings, and shows how characters view each other.
The document provides an analysis of several literary works including "My Polish Teacher's Tie", "When the Wasps Drowned", and "The Darkness Out There". Key themes discussed include childhood, growing up, the past, fatherhood, and love. Literary devices like symbols, narrative perspective, and setting are also analyzed. The document examines how these elements are used across multiple stories to convey ideas and explore themes.
George and Lennie have a close friendship and rely on each other to avoid the loneliness experienced by other ranch workers who live solitary lives. The isolated ranch setting and transient nature of the workers' employment emphasizes their lack of familial and social connections. Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife experience intense loneliness and isolation due to being excluded from the primarily white and male social world of the ranch.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby". It examines various elements of the story including the setting, characterization, narrative perspective, plot structure, language and themes. The analysis notes that the story uses indirect descriptions to set the rural bourgeois setting. It explores the development of the two main characters Desiree and Armand while other characters remain flat. Multiple narrative perspectives are used including limited points of view. The plot follows a classic structure with a twist ending revealing Armand's own ancestry. Themes of love, marriage, social bias and the status of women in that era are also discussed.
This document provides a detailed summary and analysis of the short story "Face" by Alice Munro. It discusses the key elements of the story including the setting, characterization, narrative voice and point of view, plot structure, narrative tone and style, use of language, and overarching themes. The story is told from the first-person perspective of a man recounting memories from his childhood, focusing particularly on three years when he befriended a young girl named Nancy.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of Robert Munsch's short story "Cathedral" across 8 sections:
1) The story takes place entirely within the narrator's home as he and his wife host a blind guest.
2) Characters are round and dynamic, particularly the narrator who evolves in his understanding of blindness.
3) The first person narration shifts to third person briefly, and the narrator's subconscious thoughts are evident.
4) The narrative has a casual tone and switches between fast and slow pacing through the use of descriptive details.
The characters in Of Mice and Men use dreams as a way to cope with the loneliness and hopelessness of their lives on the ranch. George and Lennie share the central dream of owning a small farm together one day. When they tell Candy about their dream, he joins their vision, hoping it will give him purpose and security in his old age. Crooks and Curley's wife also have dreams - Crooks of being treated as an equal, and Curley's wife of becoming a movie star - that provide temporary escape from their difficult realities. However, the novel's title suggests these dreams are unlikely to be fulfilled, and the characters' circumstances seem to ensure their dreams will remain unrealized. Dreams
Of Mice and Men quotation finding and analysismiklausic
This document outlines a lesson plan for analyzing John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. The plan includes dividing students into groups to analyze different sections of the novel. Students will produce mind maps summarizing events and themes in their assigned section, supported by relevant quotations. They will then add analysis from SparkNotes and discuss as a group the most interesting points. Finally, each group will present their analysis to the class. The lesson aims to teach students how to use evidence from the text to support their interpretations.
This passage introduces Curley's wife, presenting her through the reactions and descriptions of George and Lennie. Steinbeck uses vivid details of her appearance and mannerisms to convey the attitudes others have towards her.
Part (a)
Steinbeck immediately draws attention to Curley's wife's heavily made up appearance, describing her "full, rouged lips" and "wide-spaced eyes". Her nails are painted red and her hair is styled with "little rolled clusters, like sausages", objectifying her looks. When Lennie's eyes move over her body, she "bridled", implying she is treated as a sexual object. George calls her
Of Mice and Men: past questions WJEC Unit 1Emma Sinclair
This document contains an extract from the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The extract describes an interaction between Lennie and Curley's wife in the barn. Lennie is hiding a puppy in the hay when Curley's wife approaches him quietly. When she speaks to him, Lennie tells her angrily that George has warned him to have nothing to do with her and not to talk to her. Curley's wife laughs at this. The document provides potential exam questions about analyzing the extract or discussing characters, settings and themes in the wider novel.
In chapter 5, Curley's wife is presented in a more sympathetic light. She expresses feelings of loneliness from being unable to talk to anyone but her husband Curley. When speaking to Lennie, her words tumble out desperately as she hurries before he can leave, showing her intense need for communication after being silenced by Curley. She is also portrayed as gentle and caring with Lennie, consoling him soothingly in a maternal way. The chapter provides more depth to Curley's wife's character beyond her earlier portrayal as flirtatious or malicious.
1) Lennie is a large, simple-minded character who remains largely unchanged throughout the story. He loves soft things and is devoted to George and their dream of owning a farm.
2) George is short-tempered but loyal to Lennie. He protects Lennie but grows disillusioned with their dream as the story progresses.
3) Both characters are set up for tragedy by Steinbeck from the beginning, with Lennie's innocence ensuring his destruction and George losing hope in their vision of the future.
Here is a potential 3 line dialogue for the scenario provided:
You knock loudly on the front door. "Hey John, it's me, you'll never guess what happened!" you shout.
John opens the garage door, wiping his hands on an oil-stained rag. "What's up Steve? I was just fixing up the old motorcycle, did you hear it backfire?"
"Yeah that must have been it. Anyway, you won't believe what I saw down by the docks..."
This document provides an agenda and lecture materials for an EWRT 30 class. The agenda includes reviewing terms related to fiction, discussing the short story "Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck, and guiding students in writing dialogue for a fiction adventure story. The document defines various fiction elements like plot, character, setting, tone, and point of view. It also discusses character analysis and characterization techniques. Guidelines are provided for writing effective dialogue, including reflecting a character's personality, using contractions, balancing dialogue with action, and maintaining a natural rhythm. Students are instructed to add dialogue to their adventure story drafts.
Im the King of the castle Themes and extrasyenziwmcanyana
The document summarizes several key themes and devices used in the book, including isolation and lack of love between characters, the role of nature, the presence of evil, cruelty, and the author's stylistic choices. It analyzes themes like the isolation of characters, their lack of real communication, and their desperate searches for love. It also examines how the author uses elements like weather, violence in nature, and the perspectives of characters to develop these themes and affect the reader.
This document provides guidance for structuring an essay response, including introducing the question and thesis in the first paragraph, analyzing the form, structure, and language in separate paragraphs, exploring themes and messages, and concluding. It then summarizes the short story "My Polish Teacher's Tie" by Helen Dunmore, about a Polish dinner lady who begins corresponding with a Polish teacher and discovers they have more in common than she thought. Key points are that Stefan's bright tie is a symbol of hope and Carla's language becomes more elaborate as her love of poetry grows. Symbolism, repetition, and juxtaposition are used effectively in the story.
This summary provides the key events and insights from the first 10 chapters of the novel "I'm King of the Castle":
1. The relationship between Mr. Hooper and his son Edmund is strained, as Mr. Hooper struggles to understand and connect with his son following his wife's death.
2. Kingshaw comes to stay at Warings, the Hooper family home, and is immediately bullied and tormented by Edmund.
3. After getting lost in the woods together, the boys are forced to rely on each other for survival, and Kingshaw proves himself the more capable and compassionate leader.
4. Insights are provided into both boys' characters, vulnerabilities, and home
Jane Eyre tells the story of Jane Eyre's journey from her aunt's home, where she is mistreated, to various schools, and eventually as a governess at Thornfield Hall. Along the way, Jane endures difficult circumstances but remains resilient in her pursuit of independence and love. She finds both when she falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester, though their relationship faces obstacles that test the strength of their bond.
This document provides details on the production of Much Ado About Nothing, including costume design, casting, direction, set design, and lighting design. The costume designer proposes using different colors and fabrics to represent the personalities of the main characters, particularly reds for Beatrice and hints of red for Benedick. The proposed cast includes Jennifer Lawrence as Hero, David Tennant as Benedick, Liev Schreiber as Claudio, Emma Watson as Beatrice, and Ian McKellen as Leonato. The director aims to keep the pacing quick and focus on the play's comedy and wit. The set design depicts a garden stage with a cobblestone floor and platforms. Lighting will use various positions of dim yellow lights
This document provides a detailed summary of the short story "The Little Girl" by Katherine Mansfield. It analyzes various elements of the story including setting and atmosphere, characterization, narrative voice and point of view, narrative tone and pace, plot structure, language and literary devices, themes, and classification as a cryptic or ludic short story that requires decoding. The summary explores how the story examines themes of class disparity, materialism, marriage roles, and the superficiality of human nature through the character of Rosemary who briefly considers helping a destitute girl but is dissuaded by her husband's comments.
The poem describes the narrator's experience growing up as a Chinese American woman and her desire to be white. She felt pressure to conform to white beauty standards and tried to distance herself from her Chinese identity and culture. The poem explores themes of racism, exoticism, and the struggle to find her identity and fit into mainstream white culture as a woman of color.
This document analyzes the situational irony used in the short story "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry. It provides examples of how the events that actually occur in the story are very different than what the characters expect. The kidnappers Bill and Sam expect kidnapping a boy to be easy, but the boy Red Chief is unbothered and even seems to take charge, naming the kidnappers and making Bill his horse. When they try to return Red Chief and ask for ransom, his father bargains with them and asks them to return the boy at night since the neighbors will be unhappy he is back. The kidnappers grow tired of Red Chief's behavior and want to pay the ransom to be
This short story by Katherine Mansfield is about a wealthy woman named Rosemary Fell who encounters a poor girl named Miss Smith. Rosemary invites Miss Smith back to her home to have tea, showing generosity to someone of a lower class. However, when Rosemary's husband praises Miss Smith's appearance, Rosemary becomes jealous. She gives Miss Smith money and sends her away, showing how small feelings like jealousy can overcome ideals of kindness. The story examines themes of class differences, feminism, and how social norms influence women's insecurity and behavior.
Moon on the Tides: Character and Voice Past Questionsthemerch78
This document provides past exam questions from poetry exams on the theme of "Character and Voice" across multiple years. For each exam period from June 2014 to January 2012, it lists two alternative questions. The first question asks students to compare how two poems explore similar themes, such as feelings, control, or identity. The second question asks students to compare the poetic methods or language used in two poems. Each question is worth 36 marks and asks students to reference poems from the "Character and Voice" text.
Moon on the Tides - Conflict - Past Questionsthemerch78
This document provides past exam questions from poetry exams on the theme of conflict across multiple years. The questions ask students to compare how two poems present similar themes such as the effects of conflict, feelings of confusion, attitudes about power, the destructive impact of war, how conflict affects feelings about place, presenting points of view, the effects of war, bravery, using language to present strong feelings, and showing attitudes to war. The poems referenced in the questions come from an anthology titled Conflict.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby". It examines various elements of the story including the setting, characterization, narrative perspective, plot structure, language and themes. The analysis notes that the story uses indirect descriptions to set the rural bourgeois setting. It explores the development of the two main characters Desiree and Armand while other characters remain flat. Multiple narrative perspectives are used including limited points of view. The plot follows a classic structure with a twist ending revealing Armand's own ancestry. Themes of love, marriage, social bias and the status of women in that era are also discussed.
This document provides a detailed summary and analysis of the short story "Face" by Alice Munro. It discusses the key elements of the story including the setting, characterization, narrative voice and point of view, plot structure, narrative tone and style, use of language, and overarching themes. The story is told from the first-person perspective of a man recounting memories from his childhood, focusing particularly on three years when he befriended a young girl named Nancy.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of Robert Munsch's short story "Cathedral" across 8 sections:
1) The story takes place entirely within the narrator's home as he and his wife host a blind guest.
2) Characters are round and dynamic, particularly the narrator who evolves in his understanding of blindness.
3) The first person narration shifts to third person briefly, and the narrator's subconscious thoughts are evident.
4) The narrative has a casual tone and switches between fast and slow pacing through the use of descriptive details.
The characters in Of Mice and Men use dreams as a way to cope with the loneliness and hopelessness of their lives on the ranch. George and Lennie share the central dream of owning a small farm together one day. When they tell Candy about their dream, he joins their vision, hoping it will give him purpose and security in his old age. Crooks and Curley's wife also have dreams - Crooks of being treated as an equal, and Curley's wife of becoming a movie star - that provide temporary escape from their difficult realities. However, the novel's title suggests these dreams are unlikely to be fulfilled, and the characters' circumstances seem to ensure their dreams will remain unrealized. Dreams
Of Mice and Men quotation finding and analysismiklausic
This document outlines a lesson plan for analyzing John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. The plan includes dividing students into groups to analyze different sections of the novel. Students will produce mind maps summarizing events and themes in their assigned section, supported by relevant quotations. They will then add analysis from SparkNotes and discuss as a group the most interesting points. Finally, each group will present their analysis to the class. The lesson aims to teach students how to use evidence from the text to support their interpretations.
This passage introduces Curley's wife, presenting her through the reactions and descriptions of George and Lennie. Steinbeck uses vivid details of her appearance and mannerisms to convey the attitudes others have towards her.
Part (a)
Steinbeck immediately draws attention to Curley's wife's heavily made up appearance, describing her "full, rouged lips" and "wide-spaced eyes". Her nails are painted red and her hair is styled with "little rolled clusters, like sausages", objectifying her looks. When Lennie's eyes move over her body, she "bridled", implying she is treated as a sexual object. George calls her
Of Mice and Men: past questions WJEC Unit 1Emma Sinclair
This document contains an extract from the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The extract describes an interaction between Lennie and Curley's wife in the barn. Lennie is hiding a puppy in the hay when Curley's wife approaches him quietly. When she speaks to him, Lennie tells her angrily that George has warned him to have nothing to do with her and not to talk to her. Curley's wife laughs at this. The document provides potential exam questions about analyzing the extract or discussing characters, settings and themes in the wider novel.
In chapter 5, Curley's wife is presented in a more sympathetic light. She expresses feelings of loneliness from being unable to talk to anyone but her husband Curley. When speaking to Lennie, her words tumble out desperately as she hurries before he can leave, showing her intense need for communication after being silenced by Curley. She is also portrayed as gentle and caring with Lennie, consoling him soothingly in a maternal way. The chapter provides more depth to Curley's wife's character beyond her earlier portrayal as flirtatious or malicious.
1) Lennie is a large, simple-minded character who remains largely unchanged throughout the story. He loves soft things and is devoted to George and their dream of owning a farm.
2) George is short-tempered but loyal to Lennie. He protects Lennie but grows disillusioned with their dream as the story progresses.
3) Both characters are set up for tragedy by Steinbeck from the beginning, with Lennie's innocence ensuring his destruction and George losing hope in their vision of the future.
Here is a potential 3 line dialogue for the scenario provided:
You knock loudly on the front door. "Hey John, it's me, you'll never guess what happened!" you shout.
John opens the garage door, wiping his hands on an oil-stained rag. "What's up Steve? I was just fixing up the old motorcycle, did you hear it backfire?"
"Yeah that must have been it. Anyway, you won't believe what I saw down by the docks..."
This document provides an agenda and lecture materials for an EWRT 30 class. The agenda includes reviewing terms related to fiction, discussing the short story "Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck, and guiding students in writing dialogue for a fiction adventure story. The document defines various fiction elements like plot, character, setting, tone, and point of view. It also discusses character analysis and characterization techniques. Guidelines are provided for writing effective dialogue, including reflecting a character's personality, using contractions, balancing dialogue with action, and maintaining a natural rhythm. Students are instructed to add dialogue to their adventure story drafts.
Im the King of the castle Themes and extrasyenziwmcanyana
The document summarizes several key themes and devices used in the book, including isolation and lack of love between characters, the role of nature, the presence of evil, cruelty, and the author's stylistic choices. It analyzes themes like the isolation of characters, their lack of real communication, and their desperate searches for love. It also examines how the author uses elements like weather, violence in nature, and the perspectives of characters to develop these themes and affect the reader.
This document provides guidance for structuring an essay response, including introducing the question and thesis in the first paragraph, analyzing the form, structure, and language in separate paragraphs, exploring themes and messages, and concluding. It then summarizes the short story "My Polish Teacher's Tie" by Helen Dunmore, about a Polish dinner lady who begins corresponding with a Polish teacher and discovers they have more in common than she thought. Key points are that Stefan's bright tie is a symbol of hope and Carla's language becomes more elaborate as her love of poetry grows. Symbolism, repetition, and juxtaposition are used effectively in the story.
This summary provides the key events and insights from the first 10 chapters of the novel "I'm King of the Castle":
1. The relationship between Mr. Hooper and his son Edmund is strained, as Mr. Hooper struggles to understand and connect with his son following his wife's death.
2. Kingshaw comes to stay at Warings, the Hooper family home, and is immediately bullied and tormented by Edmund.
3. After getting lost in the woods together, the boys are forced to rely on each other for survival, and Kingshaw proves himself the more capable and compassionate leader.
4. Insights are provided into both boys' characters, vulnerabilities, and home
Jane Eyre tells the story of Jane Eyre's journey from her aunt's home, where she is mistreated, to various schools, and eventually as a governess at Thornfield Hall. Along the way, Jane endures difficult circumstances but remains resilient in her pursuit of independence and love. She finds both when she falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester, though their relationship faces obstacles that test the strength of their bond.
This document provides details on the production of Much Ado About Nothing, including costume design, casting, direction, set design, and lighting design. The costume designer proposes using different colors and fabrics to represent the personalities of the main characters, particularly reds for Beatrice and hints of red for Benedick. The proposed cast includes Jennifer Lawrence as Hero, David Tennant as Benedick, Liev Schreiber as Claudio, Emma Watson as Beatrice, and Ian McKellen as Leonato. The director aims to keep the pacing quick and focus on the play's comedy and wit. The set design depicts a garden stage with a cobblestone floor and platforms. Lighting will use various positions of dim yellow lights
This document provides a detailed summary of the short story "The Little Girl" by Katherine Mansfield. It analyzes various elements of the story including setting and atmosphere, characterization, narrative voice and point of view, narrative tone and pace, plot structure, language and literary devices, themes, and classification as a cryptic or ludic short story that requires decoding. The summary explores how the story examines themes of class disparity, materialism, marriage roles, and the superficiality of human nature through the character of Rosemary who briefly considers helping a destitute girl but is dissuaded by her husband's comments.
The poem describes the narrator's experience growing up as a Chinese American woman and her desire to be white. She felt pressure to conform to white beauty standards and tried to distance herself from her Chinese identity and culture. The poem explores themes of racism, exoticism, and the struggle to find her identity and fit into mainstream white culture as a woman of color.
This document analyzes the situational irony used in the short story "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry. It provides examples of how the events that actually occur in the story are very different than what the characters expect. The kidnappers Bill and Sam expect kidnapping a boy to be easy, but the boy Red Chief is unbothered and even seems to take charge, naming the kidnappers and making Bill his horse. When they try to return Red Chief and ask for ransom, his father bargains with them and asks them to return the boy at night since the neighbors will be unhappy he is back. The kidnappers grow tired of Red Chief's behavior and want to pay the ransom to be
This short story by Katherine Mansfield is about a wealthy woman named Rosemary Fell who encounters a poor girl named Miss Smith. Rosemary invites Miss Smith back to her home to have tea, showing generosity to someone of a lower class. However, when Rosemary's husband praises Miss Smith's appearance, Rosemary becomes jealous. She gives Miss Smith money and sends her away, showing how small feelings like jealousy can overcome ideals of kindness. The story examines themes of class differences, feminism, and how social norms influence women's insecurity and behavior.
Moon on the Tides: Character and Voice Past Questionsthemerch78
This document provides past exam questions from poetry exams on the theme of "Character and Voice" across multiple years. For each exam period from June 2014 to January 2012, it lists two alternative questions. The first question asks students to compare how two poems explore similar themes, such as feelings, control, or identity. The second question asks students to compare the poetic methods or language used in two poems. Each question is worth 36 marks and asks students to reference poems from the "Character and Voice" text.
Moon on the Tides - Conflict - Past Questionsthemerch78
This document provides past exam questions from poetry exams on the theme of conflict across multiple years. The questions ask students to compare how two poems present similar themes such as the effects of conflict, feelings of confusion, attitudes about power, the destructive impact of war, how conflict affects feelings about place, presenting points of view, the effects of war, bravery, using language to present strong feelings, and showing attitudes to war. The poems referenced in the questions come from an anthology titled Conflict.
The document provides pointers for studying and writing an essay about the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". It discusses key symbols and characters in the novel, including that the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of rape. It notes the racial segregation and injustice faced by black Americans in 1930s Alabama when the novel is set. Important characters discussed include Atticus Finch, who serves as a moral hero and defender of Tom Robinson in court; the Ewell family, particularly the racist Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella; and the mysterious Arthur "Boo" Radley, who saves the children's lives at the end.
The Crucible - Character and Act revisionthemerch78
The document provides character summaries and context about the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It describes the main characters like Abigail Williams, John Proctor, and Elizabeth Proctor. It also summarizes the plot, setting, and events of each of the four acts, showing how fear, spite, and the desire for self-preservation escalate the Salem witch trials to the point where innocent people are hanged.
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953 as an allegory for McCarthyism during the 1950s. The play dramatizes the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693, where many were accused of witchcraft. Miller used the historical event to criticize the ways in which the House Un-American Activities Committee interrogated and accused people of being communists without evidence during the Red Scare. The Puritan society in Salem that fueled the witch trials is similar to the climate of fear and suspicion created by Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations of communist threats.
Analysing and evaluating in Of Mice and Menthemerch78
This document provides information on analyzing and evaluating texts. It explains that analyzing involves zooming in on details like specific words or phrases to examine writing techniques. Evaluating requires zooming out to see the big picture and discuss how techniques help understand the author's intentions. The document gives an example of analyzing dialogue in Of Mice and Men by focusing on language used to describe Curley's wife. It then evaluates by linking this to Steinbeck's reasons for creating the character and showing how the ranch's harshness makes the characters mean-spirited. The learning objectives are to understand how to analyze language, evaluate impact, and zoom in and out when writing.
This document defines and provides examples of various literary techniques including adjectives, adverbs, alliteration, assonance, euphemism, hyperbole, imagery, irony, metaphor, mood, narrative, narrator, nouns, onomatopoeia, paradox, personification, pronouns, prose, puns, rhetorical questions, rhyme, rhythm, sarcasm, similes, style, symbolism, tense, tone and more. The document encourages the reader to remember these techniques and notes that there are always more to learn, listing additional techniques like juxtaposition, caesura, enjambement, foreshadowing and pathetic fallacy.
This passage describes the trial of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee uses language to convey emotions of tension, confusion and inevitability. The short sentences and dreamlike imagery during the trial proceedings create a sense that justice is not being served. When the guilty verdicts are returned, the repetition of the word emphasizes the brutal condemnation of Tom. Atticus is powerless to intervene. His quiet departure from the courtroom alone shows his response to the injustice. The respect shown by the black community for Atticus further underscores the tragedy of the event.
This document provides revision tips for an English GCSE exam. It recommends spending 5 minutes planning each question, answering the two longest questions which carry the most marks, and using specific acronyms to structure answers. For reading questions, it emphasizes quoting directly from the source text and making inferences. When comparing presentation devices between two sources, it advises analyzing fonts, images, slogans, headings, color, and layout. It also provides language for structuring longer questions, focusing on introducing, developing, and concluding answers while demonstrating writing skills.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Timeline of eventsthemerch78
The document provides a summary of key events that occurred in each chapter of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. It includes the chapter number, main event, season, and year for 31 chapters, showing events that took place between 1933-1935 involving characters like Dill, Scout, Jem, Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and others in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. The events range from characters' first days at school to a trial, a lynching mob, characters' deaths, and Scout finally meeting and walking Boo Radley home.
The document provides context and summaries for key events and themes in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It summarizes John Proctor's internal and external conflicts throughout the play, including his feelings for Abigail Williams and struggles with the court. It also outlines the characteristics that define John Proctor as a tragic hero, and some of the major themes explored in the play, such as the dangers of mass hysteria, the importance of integrity, and the conflict between individuals and society.
The document summarizes key events from Act 3 of The Crucible. Giles Corey tries to convince the court that the girls accusing people of witchcraft are frauds, but the judges refuse to consider this. Mary Warren admits in court that the girls are pretending, but is pressured into accusing Proctor of witchcraft. Proctor admits to an affair with Abigail in an attempt to discredit her, but Abigail shifts the blame to Mary Warren through hysteria. Hale resigns from the court, realizing the disastrous consequences of their proceedings.
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Revision notes on omam
1. Of Mice and Men
Class Notes
These were written by students during the lessons.
You could read through them to help you remember events and how to analyse the
text. This will also help you to find key quotations.
Chapter 1: The Brush by the Salinas River
Possible exam question: Comment on the significance of the opening chapter and
the extent to which it prepares us for the rest of the novel.
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Near Soledad – means loneliness in Spanish – foreshadows key theme in novel
Vivid colours - peaceful, heavenly, idyllic setting –like Garden of Eden snake
Pathetic fallacy used to create a positive, harmonious mood
‘a path beaten hard by boys’ implies violence, predatory nature of man
Sense of invasion when people arrive
Rabbits at peace with nature
Ominous - something bad might happen
How are George and Lennie described?
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George is ‘small and quick…’we are given the impression that he is almost
mouse-like –link to ‘mice’ in title
Lennie ‘snorted into the water like a horse…’animal imagery –implies
carelessness –ominous – he is simple -it will be the reason they get into trouble
later in novel
“Lennie dabbled his big paw” – animal imagery - referred to as a bear, suggests
his size, his movements, unrefined, simplicity of thoughts, clumsy, adorable yet
aggressive, foreshadowing later danger – also like the bear hunting for fish. (see
similes of Curley & wife)
The characters contrast through size: “Behind him walked his opposite”; mouse
and bear. (juxtaposition)
Lennie “imitated George” so G-leader
Soledad – loneliness (symbolic)
We hear that Lennie got them into trouble in Weed “they run us out of Weed” –
past gradually revealed
Ominious/foreshadows future events with C’s Wife
Lennie has got poor memory and stutters a lot. He likes small cuddly animals –
implies that Lennie is lonely, it provides friendship - that’s why he wants to
stroke the little mouse, yet L is dangerous “I didn’t kill it”.
“A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little
periscope.” – Simile harmless at start of novel, but kills at end of novel –
echoes main plot
Ominous atmosphere from the pathetic fallacy, “mountains flamed” this
symbolism is also echoed at end of novel.
‘’Like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to his master’’ simile to
compare Lennie to a terrier and George to a master.
2. George feels sorry for Lennie ‘’If I was alone I could live so easy… I could stay
in a cat house all night’’. Shows the lonely quality of human relationships that
most ranch/ itinerant workers have and how lonely and desperate they are. G.
makes this threat, but it is implied that it isn’t true.
George and Lennie feel they are different as they have friendship ‘’because I got
you to look after me and you got me to look after you.’’ Symbiotic relationship –
they need each other.
Most ranch workers are lonely ‘’guys like us, that work on ranches, are the
loneliness guys in the world’’ –key theme of novel
DREAMS- ‘’… A little house an’ a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs’’,
‘’ live off the fatta the lan’ ‘’they can live off of their own income and have
independence. (American Dream)
Rabbits or a puppy symbol of dream for Lennie.
They left Weed because Lennie was believed to have assaulted a women ‘’just
wanted to feel that girl’s dress- just wanted to pet it like a mouse’’ evidence to
suggest Lennie is the one who gets them into trouble. Explicit link between mice
and girl –motif runs through the novel.
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Chapter 2: The Bunk House
How does Steinbeck establish the setting and characters?
Setting
• Rectangular building
• ‘white-washed,’ ‘unpainted’ not very cosy or lived in, more like a place where
you would put animals
• Like army barracks or a prison, unrefined, seems very male orientated e.g
‘Western magazines ranchmen love to read.’
• Man made environment in contrast to the nature of the previous chapter.
• Deserted as if everywhere man goes, nature is destroyed.
• Quite sparse in contrast to the freedom of chapter one
• Confined, impersonal, very basic
• ‘Sun through a bright dust laden bar’ dusty, pathetic fallacy? Suggestion of
some hope?
• ‘Flies shot like rushing stars’ simile - rather negative symbolism.
Candy
• Old, swamper (cleaner) ‘Stick-like wrist but no hand’ – disability seems to be
a symbol of the character –also implies effects of the harsh life of ranch
• The dog seems to have similar characteristics to his owner - they’re both ‘old’
and ‘lame’
• Gossip! – gives him friendship, role within the ranch. (old man can’t work)
Boss
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Little stocky man
‘high-heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a labouring man’ symbol of
status
‘I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy’, insight into
G&L’s close friendship
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‘I seen wise guys before’ perceptive
Crooks
• ‘Stable buck’
• ‘Nice fella too’
• Racism is a habit e.g. often use term ‘Nigger’
• ‘Got a crooked back where a horse kicked him’
• Two disabled characters suggest how rough ranch life is.
• The employees that are crippled are symbols of the violence of the place.
• ‘Crooks’ known by his nickname reflects lack of respect for him and his low
status.
• ‘He reads a lot’ symbol of his intelligence.
• Symbol of Segregation on the ranch, and segregation in 1930’s USA
Curly
Pg: 26
• ‘he wore high-heeled boots’ –inferiority complex – needs to establish his
status through heels
• ‘he glanced coldly’, the adverb ‘coldly’ shows that he is not interested in the
two men
• ‘his hands closed into fists’ implies that he is aggressive
• ‘calculating’ and ‘pugnacious’ implies that he is calculating and aggressive,
always ready to start a fight
• ‘you speak when spoken to’- he is acting like the boss and playing his status
• ‘he’s handy’-pg 27 –good at fighting
• ‘Curley’s like a lot of little guys’-pg 28 Implies he’s jealous, seems to have an
inferiority complex, like he has to prove himself because he’s not confident
about himself- this makes him aggressive
• ‘Seems like Curley ain’t givin’ nobody a chance.’ He wins in all situations.
• ‘Mean, little guy’
• ‘Curley’s cockier ‘n ever since he got married’
• ‘Curley’s pants is full of ants’- has cocky façade and yet seems to feel nervous
and inadequate.
Lennie
• Lennie Small, name is ironic
• ‘Strong as a bull’ animal imagery – motif -narrative device
• George: ‘I’d shoot myself’, foreshadowing shooting that goes on later. These
hints create an ominous atmosphere and prepare reader for later events
• ‘Lennie don’t know no rules’- dangerous ?
Curley’s Wife
• Has no name implies low status of women at that time in this context
• ‘she got the eye’ – ie: she is flirtatious
• ‘… Curley’s married … a tart.’
Slim
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‘He don’t need no high-heel boots’ –high status and doesn’t need to prove
himself.
George playing solitaire- a one person card game. –foreshadows future events ending when he will be alone
• In spite of calling Lennie a ‘bastard’, he compliments him in pg 35.
Curley’s Wife
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‘Rouged lips’ Finger nails are red. – wants to appear sexy.
Connotations/represents lust and danger. Is she trying to attract attention?
Implies promiscuity.
‘She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the doorframe…’
implies she wants physical attention. Is she posing like a film star?
‘The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.’ Pathetic fallacy
implies she is bringing something negative to the scene- ominous- she brings
darkness.
Wearing ‘red mules…little bouquets of ostrich feathers.’ Inappropriately
dressed for a ranch.
George calls her a ‘tramp’ and ‘jail bait’. Is this ominous, foreshadowing what
might happen later in the novel?
Lennie’s reactions ‘Lennie’s eyes moved over her body’ He was ‘fascinated’
by her ‘he smiled admiringly’. George is worried by Lennie’s reaction.
Colours and L.’s reaction remind reader of girl in Weed. Creates a sense of
foreboding.
Slim p. 34-35
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‘His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject’. Highly
respected.
Highly skilled.
‘… Understanding beyond thought.’ Very wise!
‘…majesty only achieved by royalty.’ He is compared to royalty- motif metaphor to imply he has very high status.
‘His ear heard more than what was said to him…’
‘His hatchet face was ageless’
Steinbeck seems to admire Slim. Seems to make a hero out of the average
man.
Pg 37- ‘Slim stood up slowly and with dignity’ suggests his majesty.
The fact that Slim drowns four of his pups and keeps the biggest implies that
life in the ranch depends on the survival of the fittest.
Carlson
• Is he being mean or realistic when he suggests that they should kill Candy’s
dog?
• He discusses with Slim whether they should kill the dog which suggests that
Slim is the leader and the decision maker.
5. The end of chapter 2 seems ominous - it is implied that George might ‘tangle’
with Curley himself. Also, at the end of the scene the dog is sitting by himself
which suggests loneliness and foreshadows his fate in ch.3
Chapter 3- the bunk house (pg 39)
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Pathetic fallacy- outside the bunk house there is brightness whereas inside
it is ‘dusk’. Implies something ominous might happen inside.
The light is on George and Slim showing that they’re both at an equal
position and that they understand each other.
‘George spoke proudly’ about Lennie showing that he is like a father to
Lennie.
Slim is described, by the use of a metaphor, as having ‘Godlike eyes’.
George has a ‘tone of confession’- a theme of guilt- he feels guilty about
telling Lennie to jump in the lake
which shows that he has a conscience.
Slim is like a priest that George is confessing to - he is ‘Godlike’.
Ranch people get ‘mean’ because of their loneliness.
Story of girl in WEED.
• ‘a red dress’
• Claim ‘rape’
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touch that red dress, like he wants to pet them pups all the time.” Evidence for
link between pets –puppy –girls
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George plays –solitaire-foreshadows ending
Candy has a ‘gut ache’-could foreshadow that perhaps his instincts tell him
something is going to happen - Carlson wants to kill his dog.
‘slim’s opinions were law’ pg45
Empty lifestyle
Killing of Candy’s dog by Carlson implies that if your useless, you die.
Candy’s dog was a part of him therefore the author makes us empathise with
Candy.
Candy’s relationship to his dog is similar George’s relationship with Lennie.
Killing of dog also foreshadows killing of Lennie by George
Men’s regular visits to Susy’s (brothel) implies that the men are lonely. Sense
of isolation.
Page 57, when George talks about his dream, his voice turns ‘warm’
Evocative description of the dream ‘the cream is so God damn thick’
Page 58 describes their American dream which seems to be about
independence and freedom.
Candy is hopeful of a brighter future when he offers to contribute to George
and Lennie’s American dream. Dream unites men, offers hope and stops sense
of loneliness.
Candy regrets not killing dog himself: ‘I ought to have shot that dog myself,
George…’ feels as if he was a coward for not doing it himself. It’s his
6. responsibility/duty Page 61 Foreshadows George’s decision to kills Lennie
himself rather than leave him to the mercy of others at the end.
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Curly only picks fights with big guys or people he thinks he can beat, so he
doesn’t start a fight with Slim. He then starts on Lennie ‘Curly stepped over to
Lennie like a terrier’ – simile, small, vicious)
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‘Curly was flopping like a fish on a line’ – simile, Lennie is the bear that
caught the fish. Foreshadows another act of violence by Lennie. Same fish
simile used to describe Curley’s Wife when she dies.
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‘His fist lost in Lennie’s paw’ – animal imagery - this surprises the men
because they didn’t knew how strong Lennie actually was.
‘Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror’ – more
animal imagery - relates back to the beginning when he asks George if he
should go live in a cave.
• Slim says to Curly to tell everyone that ‘he got his hand caught in a machine’
and Curly abides by what he says even though his dad owns the ranch.
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1. Explain the significance of Candy’s dog.
2. What is the significance of the end of this chapter.
3. How does this chapter foreshadow future events?
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Chapter 4 – Stable
• Crooks: Black, crippled, represents black segregation in 1930’s USA. Has his
own room within the stables so he’s away from the white workers. He reads implies he is intelligent/ educated. Joins games of the white people but on their
terms.
• ‘Long box filled with straw with his blankets thrown down’ – implies he has
treated like a animal, in the barn with animals.
• ‘a broken harness in the process of being repaired’
• ‘medicine bottles… both for himself and the horses’ – shows he cares for
animals
• ‘single barrelled shotgun’ – prepared to defend himself
• ‘California civil code’ – interested in knowing about his rights.
• He also has a dictionary, tells us he’s intelligent
• ‘Crook’s was a proud aloof man’ – implies he has his self respect and dignity
and knows that’s how it will lead to the others to respect him in the future.
• ‘Kept his distance and demanded other people keep there’s’- method of self
defence to protect his dignity
• ‘His eyes… glitter with intensity’ implies he’s full of knowledge and
observing skills are immaculate
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when he sees Lennie he puts it away as if to hide what he was doing.
Steinbeck presents Crooks as a character that should be admired, he has noble
qualities, appearing better educated and with more pride than the white men
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but yet he is black so is treated worse then everyone else. Steinbeck is thus
showing 1930’s racism (not advocating it.)
Crooks segregates himself ‘ its jus a busting black nigger speaking.’
Crooks realises G and L can at least escape loneliness because they got each
other ‘its jus bein with another guy’
Crooks represents Loneliness / isolation due to racism.
Crooks wants Lennie to empathise with him.
‘Like a dog’ animal imagery ‘growled’
‘Suddenly Lennie’s eyes centred and grew quiet, and mad. He stood up and
walked dangerously toward Crooks.’ Hints at his power and destructiveness.
‘ a guy needs somebody to be near him’ – Crook’s loneliness
Crooks is fearing for his own sanity
Crooks is cynical or even realistic - thinks that no ranch worker will ever get
their American dream ‘Nobody never gets to heaven. Nobody never gets no
land’ ‘I seen too many guys with land in their head’ ‘I seen guys nearly crazy
with loneliness for land’
How is Chapter 4 significant? It brings together all the people with physical
disabilities and social disadvantages together.
‘it was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger’ this shows he
wants the company of the white man even though he is at a social
disadvantage because of his skin colour.
Hope between the three men - share dream and even Crooks want to be in on
their plan – he wants to be an equal
Lennie is the catalyst – he brings hope and brings the men together.
Curly’s wife is also lonely on this ranch - another isolated character – she also
has no name because she is of low status
‘they left all the weak ones here’
‘you think I don’t like to speak to someone every once and a while’ –
Curley’s Wife is lonely.
‘I tell ya, I could of went with shows’ C’Wife is deluded, kidding herself.
‘Crooks… dignity of the negro…’
‘Candy… master of the situation’
The shared dream gives them confidence and hope and unites them so that
they stand up for each other against the girl
‘Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree’. She implies she can get him
lynched. Shows racism of 1930’s America.
‘Reduced himself to nothin’ – Crooks was diminished by Curly’s Wife.
Stienbeck is showing the reader the racism of the era and is critical of it.
End of chapter finishes where they began: cyclical -loss of hope.
Chapter 5 the Barn
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‘ the lazy afternoon humming’, pathetic fallacy creates a calm tranquil setting
‘Afternoon sun sliced in through the cracks of the barn’ – creates a sense of
hope yet also ominous ‘the horses stamped their feet…’
‘A dead puppy’ it makes it ominous, Lennie keeps harming or killing. Does
this foreshadow future events in the chapter?
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‘Red ostrich feathers’ C’s Wife – danger, likes the incident in weed. Colour
red makes explicit link between the two girls as girl in Weed wore a red dress.
Curley’s wife: ‘ I get awful lonely’ (85)
Her dream: ‘I coulda made somthin’ of myself.’
‘I never got that letter’ – deluded
The dream is more about ‘nice clothes’ shows her vanity
‘ as the sun went down’ ominous, pathetic fallacy
‘I like to pet nice things’ L - echoes past events, also ominous as everything
he pets is harmed and usually dies
‘her body flopped like a fish’ - simile, comparing her to a fish like Curly was
compared to a fish when Lennie crushed his hand. (Bears catch and eat fish)
The dead puppy at the beginning of the chapter foreshadows what happens to
Curly’s Wife. ‘he pawed up the hay until it partly covered her’ (animal
imagery)
‘The meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention
were all gone from her face’ – yet the author also emphasises that she was
‘sweet and young’ ( like her previous self). Author makes us reader feel sorry
for her.
The reaction of the horses and nature reflects the reaction of the people ‘the
horses stamped and snorted’ (page 92)
‘I guess maybe way back in my head I did’ – George implies that Lennie’s
actions were inevitable, implies he knew something terrible might eventually
happen. (Link to title of novel which implies that ‘best laid plans’ inevitably
will fail.) ‘I think I knowed from the very first.’
‘Lennie never done it in meanness’
‘every body knowed you weren’t no good’
Old Candy is angry that her death shattered his dream.
Curly’s reaction : anger, revenge but not sorrow.
George dosen’t want Lennie to end up in prison ‘s’pose they lock him up and
put him in a cage.’ – animal imagery
End of chapter ‘the barn was darkening gradually’ Pathetic fallacy/ symbolic
since loss of hope and death has occurred.
Chapter 6 The Brush by the Salinas River
Possible exam question: Discuss the significance of the final chapter. How is this
scene different from the opening chapter? Why?
Cyclical – novel begins and ends at the same place.
Highlights the end of their American dream
Peaceful until the humans come, again.
Beginning like Garden of Eden, at the end it is as if the apple has been eaten
and a sin has occurred.
• Lennie - ‘Silent as a creeping bear moves.’(animal imagery)
• Heron ‘swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically’ whereas in
the beginng the animals live in harmony.
Weather/ environment :
• ‘a pleasant shade had fallen’
• ‘the sun had left the valley’
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‘The mountains seemed to blaze with increased brightness’ – like hell instead
of Eden? – Ominous, dramatic climax?
The scene is symbolic, suggests the place is evil and highlights the predatory
nature of men and animals?
The sun ‘is leaving the valley’ implying that the American dream has left this
place and the hope is all gone. Symbolism/pathetic fallacy.
Lennie’s vision of Aunt Clara – expressionistic
• ‘gigantic rabbit’ - shows his imagination and his vision of the
American dream
• Its like a conversation with his conscience
• ‘Christ knows…’ reflects on how place could be like Garden of Eden?
• ‘His voice was monotonous’ as if he had done it many times before
• ‘Guys like us got no fambly.’ … ‘But not us’ ‘I got you. We got each
other’
• ‘I gotta’ – G. as if giving himself the confidence to kill Lennie
• Why does George kill Lennie? - A mercy killing
• Like Candy with his dog, George feels Lennie is his dog and his
responsibility.
• George kills Lennie like Carlson kills the dog ‘ back of the neck where
the spine meets the neck’
• George tries to make sure Lennie dies with happy thoughts of the
American dream.
• The use of pathetic fallacy foreshadows the death e.g. ‘blue and soft’ –
102 ‘ the shadow in the valley was bluer’ – 103 … ‘the darkening
slopes on the Gabilans’
• Slim can empathise with how George has acted, whereas Carlson again
is cold hearted on the matter.
• The chapter is a symbol of the end of their friendship
• ‘the crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again’
• The opening chapter is optimistic and the end chapter is pessimistic.
How does Steinbeck show that the end of the novel is inevitable?
• Lennie got into trouble before in Weed.
• Soledad means loneliness, and George is always playing solitaire.
He ends up alone.
• When the heron ate the snake.
• The death of the dog foreshadows the death of Lennie.
• Events are foreshadowed throughout. Eg: Lennie kills mouse, then
puppy then girl.
• Title’s significance.