2. Describe the relationship between George and Lennie
Describe the relationship between George and Lennie. Have you ever known or befriended someone like Lennie. How do you think your high school classmates would treat Lennie?
Daily Journal November 2015

3. Context Depression-era America – late 1920’s and 30’s
Steinbeck had done this kind of work
Themes
Men struggling to take some part of the world for their own, but unable to.
Honesty, love, compassion, and romance (?).
Criticism:
Characters are one-dimensional. The moral of the story is more important than the story.

4. This is a very structured, well-written novella
This is a very structured, well-written novella. Steinbeck carefully considered all the elements of this book.
A classic example of foreshadowing (a warning or indication of a future event), both in book and the film adaptation.
What do you think the foreshadowing is?
Feels like an allegory. Each character might symbolize an abstract idea. The story as a whole represents a spiritual, moral, political, etc. idea. Example, Animal Farm by George Orwell
What do you think the characters symbolize?

5. Literature Circle Roles
Discussion Director
Summarizer
Word Master
Connector
Culture Collector
Cartographer – Map maker
Character Curator – Save to last as I want to make it a group discussion again

6. Character Discussion Who are the characters?
What are their physical traits and what role do they play in the novel?
Do you find the characters likable?
Discuss the ways the characters communicate with each other.

7. Are there similarities or differences between how the women of “The Joy Luck Club” communicate?
Discuss the difference between the representation of women in these two novels.

8. Film Review Tips Watch a short amount of the film.
00:02:50 – 00:06:30 – What do you think of the choice to start the film this way? Does it improve or detract?
00:10:00 – 00:15:00 – What do you think of the setting, acting, screenwriting, characters?
00:18:00 – 00:20:20 – Technical Aspects
00: 27: :30:00 – Acting, writing, directing