Of+Mice+of+Men

=** //OF MICE AND MEN// **=

__**10/14: After reading CHAPTER ONE, answer the following questions:**__

1. What is Realism? It is when you talk about real people real things and real life, middle to lower class 2. What is the setting of the novel? Soledad, California 3. Describe the relationship between George and Lennie. George can be mean to Lennie because he is mentally handicaped but they are friends 4. What is the American Dream? An ideal life, own your own home, be content by yourself, have freedom 5. What is Lennie and George's version of the American Dream? To have land and for nobody to bother them, and have a farm with some animals 6. What is your version of the American Dream? settling down with a family with a nice house and lots of land with lots of money 7. Characterize/describe George and Lennie. George is small, smart, and sometimes mean to lennis. Lennie is big, mentally retarded and he likes to touch soft things `and he is a nice guy

__**10/16 CHAPTER TWO QUESTIONS: Answer the questions in complete sentences.**__ 1) How is the bunkhouse described? What does the description tell the reader about the men who live there? rectangular room with small beds with apple boxes for shelfs. 2) What do we find out about Curley, his wife, and his father through George's discussions with others? Curley is mean to big people, because he is small, his wife is flurty 3) How would you describe Curley and his wife? What do their actions tell you about each of their characters? 4) Re-read Steinbeck's description of Slim (p. 37). What does this description tell you about Slim's character? Is he a man to be trusted and looked up to? he is more respectable than the other guys in the story.

** MIGRANT SLANG: ** The following fifteen words include the slang of the time. They are defined for you.


 * 1) bindle: a bed roll and/or pack of personal belongings
 * 2) swamper: laborer who handled jobs to help the others out (i.e. sweeping the barn, etc.)
 * 3) jack: money
 * 4) graybacks: lice
 * 5) tick: mattress
 * 6) buck: a man
 * 7) buckler: those who move or load heavy objects (sacks of grain,for example)
 * 8) skinner: a driver of a draft (team of animals)
 * 9) tart: prostitute
 * 10) mules: shoes or slippers
 * 11) found: free food and lodgings in addition to wages
 * 12) hoosegow: jail
 * 13) hame: part of the collar for a draft animal
 * 14) booby hatch: insane asylum
 * 15) floozy: cheap, immoral woman
 * 16) snooker: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of assorted colors

** __Chapter 3:__ ** __Answer the questions in complete sentences. Due Friday, October 23rd.__ 1) What are Carlson's reasons for shooting Candy's dog? 2) What are Candy's reasons for not shooting the dog? 3) In what ways is Candy like his dog? 4) What does the fight between Lennie and Curley show about their characters? 5) Why doesn't George help Lennie in the fight?

6) What complex does Curley have?

** 5) Why is Crooks called "Crooks"? How does this reflect his personality? **
After understanding Lennie's background, can you condemn or justify his actions? Lennie is mentally handicap, yes, but if he knows that what he did was going to get him in to trouble then why did he do it in the first place.


 * **CHARACTERS** || **Physical Description, Age, and Personality** || **What do they do, or what is their relationship to others?** ||
 * George Milton

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 * Lennie Small

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 * Candy

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 * Curley

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 * Curley’s Wife

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 * Slim

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 * Carlson

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 * Crooks

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