Of Mice and Men

Characters

Curley "That gloves fulla vaseline“ George stood still, watching the angry man no big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me “Im gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself”

Curley’s Wife I coulda made something of myself I don’t like curley He said I coulda gone with that show. She got the eye You new fellas just come aint ya Nobody cant blame a person for looking Listen niger you know what I can do if you open your trap. I could get ya strung up so easy it aint even funny. bindle bum' For a moment she stood over him.

Candy I ought to have shot that dog myself, George. 'Tell ya what Lennie I been figuring out about those rabbits' – He is willing to socialise with Lennie and it shows that he also has a dream.

Crooks I anint wanted in the bunk house, you aint wanted in my room. Guys don’t come In a coloured man's room very much. “They play cards in there but I cant play because I’m black”

George “Well I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy” You never oughta drink water when it aint runnin” “Looks kinda scrummy” “Just come” – Clear command to Lennie to obey him. “Yeah,” said George. “I’ll come. But listen, Curley. The poor bastard’s nuts. Don’t shoot ‘im. He di’n’t know what he was doin’.” ' I could live so easily' ' I could stay in a cat house all night' ' don't even take a look at that bitch‘ ' I never been mad,‘ 'You crazy-son-of-a-bitch‘ ' hide in the brush till I come for you'

Lennie "take a good big drink" "make em stop George" "Aint nothing in my pocket George" "Sure he's jes like a kid" "I'll throw him away" - refering to the dead dog. "poor bastard" - Candy expressing sympathy for Lennie's Situation “Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em” “I didn’t mean no harm, George” “He’s a nice fella”

Lennie 2 'smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends' ' Don't go yellin‘ I done another bad thing' 'make 'um stop George'

Slim “he’s a nice fella” “Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella” ' I can see Lennie ain't a bit mean‘ You lay off me‘ – Shows that slim I willing to take a stance against the dominance that is Curley 'I think you got your han' caught in a machine' - Ensuring that Curley knows exactly what he is going to Say.

Key Themes

American Dream "Were gonna live of the fata land and feed the rabits alfalfa George" "That’s all you remember them rabits" "I remember the rabits" "Were gonna a place of our own" "Were gonna have a little house and a couple of acres“ “We could live of the fatta lan’”

Lonliness "curley is real mean" "He said I could go with that show" "I coulda made something of myself“ “The guys like us, who work on ranches, are the lonliest guys in the world”

Violence “Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em” “I didn’t mean no harm, George” I ought to have shot that dog myself, George.

Childness "take a good big drink" "make em stop George" "Aint nothing in my pocket George" "Sure he;'s jes lile a kid" "I'll throw him away" - refering to the dead dog. "poor bastard" - Candy expressing sympathy for Lennie's Situation “I didn’t mean no harm, George” “I can still tend the Rabbits geroge?”

Racism Se, ya stable buck is a nigger Nigger huh? The boss gives him hell when he's mad. I anint wanted in the bunk house, you aint wanted in my room. Guys don’t come In a coloured man's room very much. Listen niger you know what I can do if you open your trap. I could get ya strung up so easy it aint even funny.

Lennie Chapter 1 The first man stopped in the clearing, and the follower nearly ran over him. - Dumb / Clumsy Stupid Snorting in to the water like a horse. - Greedy / Thirsty / Self Obsessed? "Lennie, Lennie for god sake don’t drink so much." - Demanding and father like figure. "George, where are we going George" - Forgetful and repetitive "I tried not to forget, honest to god" - Sorry for what he has done but is childish and babyish in the way he talks. "Aint nothing in my pocket" - Pretending to lie but to childish to understand how obvious. "Aint we gonna have no supper?" - Childish as this is his only concern rather than concern for shelter or work etc. "I'd pinch their heads a little and then they were dead" - Shows just how strong and poweful he is but how little he knows about it. "They were so little" - Surprised at the effects that his actions could have on creatures.

Death Lennie "I'd pinch their heads a little and then they were dead" - Shows just how strong and poweful he is but how little he knows about it. "They were so little" - Surprised at the effects that his actions could have on creatures.

George "Lennie, Lennie for god sake don’t drink so much." - Demanding and father like figure. "Jesus Christ, you’re a crazy bastard". - Rude and offensive but Lennie does not seem to care. "Think I'd let you carry your own work card?" - Bossy but also trying to protect and secure Lennie. "Give it here" - Demanding "Good boy" - Patronising "I could get along so easy and so nice, if I didn’t have you on my tail" - Makes the reader feel sorry for George because he is under no obligation to look after Lennie. "I like it here" - Shows how he is happy emersed in nature and he can be calm and resting without other people. "Alright, gimme that mouse" - Shows us how well he knows Lennie and how it is clear that he knows when e is lying. "You gonna give me that mouse, or do I have to sock you" - Slightly violent and threatening to Lennie who may not completely understand. "Blubbering like a baby, Jesus Christ" - Very little sympathy for Lennie, George does not fully understand Lennie and his problems. Shows George's level of frustration and annoyance.