Of Mice and Men (Possibly 2018 questions)

George
1. Chapter 1
  1. Repitition
    1. Continually has to repeat to L
      Annotations:
      - His 'needs'
      1. Fed up w/him
        Outburst of G's dream
    2. L's hard work
      1. "All the time"
  2. Dream
    1. G wants L to stay
      1. L needs to exist for the dream to exist
      2. "George looked quickly"
2. Chapter 2
  1. "He gathered some of the cards together"
    1. Cards symbolic to G having a desire to be alone
  2. "George cut the card and began turning them over"
    1. Plays cards on theme of Curley
      1. Pre-emtory techinique
      2. Curley & Wife will end their friendship
        Will be alone
  3. Door becomes a motif
    1. "George was watching the door"
      1. Threat of Curley on other men
  4. Becomes irritate when given someone else's bed
    1. "Small yellow can"
    2. Used to catch roaches
  5. "He made up his bed neatly"
    1. Reflects desire to be neat & clean
      1. Reflects control
  6. Empty bunks
    1. Migrant workers
      1. Constantly moving
    2. Reflects instability of friendships
  7. Small men have power in novel
    1. Boss and George
      1. "Little stocky man"
  8. "Took him by the ear and shook him"
    1. See's threat in Curley's wife
      Annotations:
      - Pre-empts her death by Lennie
      1. Protective of L
3. Chapter 3
  1. "I ain't got no people"
    1. No family
      1. Lonliness links to violence
        L saved G from a world of violence
        "Wantin' to fight all the time"
        Making friendships hard
        Migrant workers always moving
  2. "If there's any fightin', Lennie, you keep out of it"
    1. Protective of L
    2. Foreshadows L breaking Curley's hand
4. Chapter 5
  1. Body language of G and Candy
    1. Dialogue
      1. Language is repeated
    2. "George looked slowly"
    3. Trying to come to what her death eventually represents
Power
1. George
  1. "Small"
    1. "Give it here"
  2. Still has power over L
    1. Repitition
2. Lennie
  1. Unspoken power in relationship
    1. "I'd go find a cave"
  2. Displays physical power
    1. Kills the mouse etc.
3. Slim
  1. "God like eyes"
    1. Reflects power over men & how he can request confidence over the men without asking
    2. Emotive language
    3. Reinforces power of slim
4. Curley
  1. Curley's wife named 'Curley's Wife'
    1. Suggests element of power over her
    2. Boasts to other men about her
      1. Only one with a mouse
  2. Men talk behind Curley's back
    1. End of novel he gets them riled up
      1. Element of power

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