Of Mice & Men - Symbols

Animals
1. Lennie
  1. dog
  2. horse
  3. bull
2. Candy and his dog
  1. George and Lennie
3. Curley and his wife
  1. 'flopped like a fish'
    1. both victims of Lennie's strength
    2. the only thing the had in common
4. Curley's wife
  1. Lulu
    1. she was less important than a dog
    2. both controlled by men
  2. Dove
    1. final freedom from a life of restriction
Circles
1. the ranchers' lives
2. Lennie's Behaviour
  1. inevitability of Lennie getting into trouble
    1. they find somewhere; Lennie does something wrong; they have to run away - > cycle starts again
3. The cards ( appearance & the game playing )
  1. It doesn't matter which way you hold the cards the start matches the end
4. Structure of the novel as a whole
Gloves/ Hands
1. Hands = power
2. workers hands = unaccustomed to sentimentality
3. George = unaccustomed to functionlity
  1. Shaking hands when shooting Lennie
4. Candy has only 1 hand
  1. limited power/ usefulness on the ranch
God
1. functional vs sentimental
2. Slim
  1. passes judgement
    1. good & bad
  2. understanding
  3. concern and insight
Divisions
1. the bunk house door
  1. who is/isn't allowed in ?
2. Crook's room
3. Light and Dark
4. Bars of light across Curley's wife when dead
Foreshadowing
1. Death of candy's dog = death of Lennie
2. The woman in Weed wore red = Curley's wife also wearing red
3. the increasing impact of Lennie's strength
4. the setting
  1. prey and predators
5. the structure of the novel as a whole
Beginning vs. Ending
1. the story begins and ends in the same place
2. The idea of predator and prey is present in both
  1. Water-snake and heron
  2. reminder that predators always get their prey

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