swamper (n.): a handyman; someone who performs odd jobs often involving cleaning stable buck (n.): a stable is a building where horses are kept. A buck, in this case, is a derogatory word for a black man. A staple buck,…
Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 & 2 Study Questions
Where did the bus drop the two men off? 2 miles from the ranch near salinas river How is George described? short, small, slim, working man How is Lennie described? big, broad shoulders, walks like a bear, no arm movement…
of mice and men: themes – Companionship
demonstrated from George and Lennie Companionship in Of Mice and Men is primarily demonstrated through the friendship of George and Lennie, as there are no other meaningful relationships between people in the book. The unusualness of their bond is emphasised…
Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 Test
He’s the only African American on the ranch. Curley’s wife is lonely because she’s the only woman on the ranch. Candy is lonely because of his age. Why is Crooks so lonely? Lennie went to see his puppy and sees…
Of Mice and Men – most information off of LitCharts
What are the themes? Broken PlansThe American dreamFriendshipWeak and StrongInequality Broken plans Burns’s poem “To a Mouse” contains the lines, “The best laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry.” Nearly all of the main characters Of Mice…
Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Quotations
A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas river … runs deep and green Steinbeck sets the scene in the first chapter near Soledad (Spanish for “loneliness”) before the two protagonists arrive. The visual imagery is used to describe the…
Of Mice and Men – Vocabulary and Slang
Work up a stake make money to claim land Blow their stake lose and/or spend all their money Pulp Magazine inexpensive fiction magazines; a sensational magazine; Pants just crawling with ants Curley is restless and nervous Looloo an attractive woman…
Of Mice and Men- Symbols
The Dream Farm The dream farm exists only in the minds of George and Lennie. There, George an have his freedom from authority and it will be easier for him to keep tabs on Lennie. Lennie can indulge his affection…
Of Mice and Men Vocab
bindle a bag or sack, sometimes made from a rolled-up blanket bindle stiff a hobo, homeless man who has all his stuff in a bindle bunk house the sleeping quarters for workers, one big room with lots of beds apple…
Of Mice and Men Exam Review
Of Mice and Men is set in what decade? 1930s In which state is the story set? California Why does Carlson want to shoot Candy’s dog? The dog is too old to be of any use and stinks up the…