OF MICE & MEN SECTI0N 1 ANALYSIS.

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OF MICE & MEN SECTI0N 1 ANALYSIS

(from start of section to ‘…the green pool’) GALIBAN MOUNTAINS Notice that Steinbeck begins, not by immediately introducing his characters, but by carefully ‘painting’ a scene. The place he describes is idyllic — it is like a little paradise. We read of the Salinas River, which has ‘slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight’ and of the animals that come there. We also read of boys and tramps who come to the pool in the river to swim or drink. There is a sense of peace and natural harmony. The geographical details in this opening are real, not imaginary. The Salinas River runs through the Salinas Valley, flanked by the Gabilan Mountains. Soledad is a real town. Steinbeck spent the first 18 years of his life here and it is likely that his description is based on a real place. (from start of section to ‘…the green pool’)

(from start of section to ‘…the green pool’) GALIBAN MOUNTAINS Answer these quick questions: What two sorts of tree are mentioned? What six different animals are mentioned? What two sorts of people come here? Notice that the first two paragraphs are in the present tense. What is the effect of this? How would the effect be different if they were in the past tense? Find at least three words or phrases that make this place sound pleasant. What effect do you think Steinbeck is trying to achieve by including all the animals in his description? (from start of section to ‘…the green pool’)

MEETING GEORGE & LENNIE George and Lennie are described; they are going to new jobs. George makes Lennie give up a dead mouse. George tells Lennie how to behave at the new ranch. George complains about Lennie, then feels he has been ‘mean’. They eat supper. George tells Lennie again about their dream of owning land. George tells Lennie to come back to the brush if he gets into trouble. Steinbeck uses this section to tell us about the two main characters and their relationship and to explain their situation. He introduces them in a ‘cinematic’ way. We hear their footsteps first, then see them emerging into the space by the pool. We receive our first clues about their relationship here. Lennie walks behind George and almost knocks him over when George stops. George’s first words are a warning to Lennie not to drink too much water. We discover that George is small, intelligent and careful and looks after Lennie, who is big and well-meaning but slow-witted and childlike. We hear that the two men are coming for jobs on a ranch, but have been dropped off too far from the ranch by a lazy bus driver. This reminds us that men like them are likely to be badly treated.

MEETING GEORGE & LENNIE Answer these quick questions. How are the two men dressed? What are they carrying? What is the first thing George tells Lennie? Why have they had a long walk? What does George take away from Lennie? What do they eat for supper? Steinbeck uses physical appearance to suggest character. Carefully read the description of the two men (paragraph 4 of the whole section). Explain what you think their appearance suggests about them. What clever but simple device does Steinbeck use to reveal why they have come here and why they had to leave the place they worked at before? Imagine that after Lennie goes to sleep, George stays awake thinking about his hopes for the new ranch they are going to, and how things might develop. Write what his thoughts might be.