VOCABULARY, ALLUSIONS, HISTORICAL REFERENCES AND LITERARY TERMS

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VOCABULARY, ALLUSIONS, HISTORICAL REFERENCES AND LITERARY TERMS Of Mice and Men VOCABULARY, ALLUSIONS, HISTORICAL REFERENCES AND LITERARY TERMS

Chapter 1 PAGE 1-16 ACT I SCENE 1

bindle: A bag, sack, or carrying device. P.3 bindle stiff: a hobo; a VOCABULARY bindle: A bag, sack, or carrying device. P.3 bindle stiff: a hobo; a transient who carries his belongings in a sack. P.79

work cards/slips: Proof that people had been hired to do a job. P.5 VOCABULARY work cards/slips: Proof that people had been hired to do a job. P.5 jack/stake: money. p.14

Allusions & Historical References Soledad – a coastal California city about 130 miles south of San Francisco Salinas River – a river that flows through Soledad and into Monterey Bay Weed – a northern California mining town

Soledad, CA

Salinas River

Weed, CA Weed

Allusions & Historical References watchin‘ that blackboard – employment agencies would post available jobs on a blackboard in front of their offices. Prospective employees would watch the blackboard for any new jobs. work cards – a job assignment from an employment agency would be written on a work card to be presented by the worker to the employer.

Literary Terms Imply Infer Exposition Setting Point of view

Chapter 2 PAGES 17-37 ACT I SCENE 2

VOCABULARY bunkhouse: sleeping quarters intended for use by multiple people. P.17

VOCABULARY talcum powder: Very similar in texture to baby powder, talcum powder was used mainly after bathing or shaving. P.17 apple box: A box used for storage or as a stepstool capable of holding a person's weight. P.17

VOCABULARY scourges: A widespread affliction, an epidemic illness or the consequence of some natural disaster, like fire, flood, or a migration of locusts. p18

ticking: mattress covering. p. 17 VOCABULARY liniment: A topical cream for the skin that helps with pain or rashes. P.19 ticking: mattress covering. p. 17

cesspool: A well or pit filled with drainage or sewage. p23 VOCABULARY cesspool: A well or pit filled with drainage or sewage. p23 slough: A muddy or marshy area.

Allusions & Historical References pants rabbits: A sexually transmitted disease, known as pubic lice. P.18 graybacks: The equivalent of ticks or lice. P.18

Allusions & Historical References Stetson hat: A famous brand of hats, especially cowboy hats. P. 20 swamper: A general assistant; handyman. P.18

Allusions & Historical References jerkline skinner: lead driver of a team of mules. P.28 stable buck: a derogatory name for an African-American man who works in the stables. P.20

Allusions & Historical References Murray and Ready: An employment agency, specializing in farm work. P.21

Allusions & Historical References cultivator: A farming tool used to stir and soften the soil either before or after planting. P.22

Allusions & Historical References buck barley: To throw large bags of barley on a truck. P.23 two bits: Twenty-Five cents. P.33

direct characterization indirect characterization Literary Terms dialect novella irony direct characterization indirect characterization

Chapter 3 PAGES 38-65 ACT II SCENE 1

VOCABULARY lynch: To illegally execute a person, generally applied to the hanging and/or burning innocent or guilty victims, often African-Americans, in the south. p. 42

VOCABULARY hutches: a wooden construction that holds rabbits and other small farm animals. p.57

VOCABULARY iron stove: having the general form of a fireplace with the front open and often fitted with doors. (Burning wood above a cold air duct heats air which then passes through baffles and is released through vents on each side of the stove.) p58

Allusions & Historical References slug of whiskey: Equivalent to a hipflask of whiskey. P. 43 gut ache: A stomach ache. P. 43

Allusions & Historical References Airedale: A type of dog, specifically terrier. P.44 pulp magazine: During the 1920s-1950s, inexpensive fiction magazines. From 1950 on, the term also came to represent mass market paperbacks. P.46

Allusions & Historical References Luger: The Luger pistol was an expensive, high maintenance weapon manufactured and used primarily in the German army. P.47 euchre: A card game played in England, Canada, and some parts of the U.S. p.48

Allusions & Historical References Rag Rug: Rugs created from rags that were tied together by knots. p.52 Kewpie doll: A particular style of doll, one that was usually won at carnivals. P.52

Allusions & Historical References phonograph: The first device for recording and playing sound, most specifically music. P.52 parlor house: Could be considered a restaurant, but more often parlor houses were brothels. p.52

Allusions & Historical References tart: A woman who tempts men or who is sexually promiscuous. P.56 Normal 1930’s housewife Mules with ostrich feathers

Literary Terms theme imagery onomatopoeia foreshadowing conflict

Chapter 4 PAGES 66-83 ACT II SCENE 2

Literary Terms verbal irony symbolism

Chapter 5 PAGES 84-98 ACT III SCENE 1

Who is the protagonist in this novel? Literary Term protagonist - Who is the protagonist in this novel?

Chapter 6 PAGES 99-107 ACT III SCENE 2

Literary Term Personification EXAMPLE: