1. Of Mice and Men
Notes
Chapter 3

2. Similes “You’re yalla as a frog belly.” (62)
“Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier.” (62)
“Curley was floppin’ like a fish on a line.” (63)

3. Idioms Goo-goos =silly young men (idiots) (53) Hoosegow =jail (56)
Yella-jackets/ants in his pants =restless and nervous (51)

4. Allusions Walking bow legged (52) walking with your knees turned out
typically meant you contracted a STD

5. Symbolic relationships
Candy and his dog
Dog follows Candy
Candy loves dog
Candy is used to dog
Candy takes care of the dog
Candy/dog been together a long time
Dog gets shot in back of his head……
George and Lennie
Lennie follows George
George loves Lennie
George is used to Lennie
George takes care of Lennie
George/Lennie been together a long time

6. Theme: Loneliness Conversation between George and Slim (39)
loneliness changes people
loneliness can make people mean
Most ranchers are lonely
Because Lennie and George have each other, they are not lonely

7. Theme: Dreams vs. Reality
They describe the place of the dream and Candy wants a part of it
hand
bank
end of the month
350.00
George and Lennie
450.00…… TOTAL
“The thing they never had really believed in was coming true.” (60)
Dream of a ranch is becoming a reality because of Candy’s money

8. Foreshadowing
“So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk…” (41)
What other references to red have we seen?
In literature, red frequently represents love, lust, fear, danger, destruction
2. Candy’s dog
-Candy finally gives in to the pleas of Carlson to put an end to his dog
“’I ought to of shot that do myself, George,. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.’” (61)

9. Foreshadowing cont…
3. Curley’s wife: “George said, ‘She’s gonna make a mess. They’s gonna be a bad mess about her. She’s the jail bait all set on the trigger.” (51)
4. Lennie crushes Curley’s hand: “’I didn’t mean no harm, George’” (65).
The others are going to lie about it.
We know that Curley is jealous and mean.