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Of Mice and Men

Themes
1. American Dream
2. Lonliness
3. Compansionship
4. Racism and sexism
Characters
1. George
2. Lennie
3. Workers
  1. Slim
    1. Leading worker in the bunk house
      1. Masculine
      2. Strong
    2. Slim gives Lennie a puppy
    3. Comforts George for killing Lennie
      1. Intelligant
      2. Understanding
    4. Agrees that candys dog should be killed
      1. Respected
      2. Listened too
        Power
        Importance
  2. Candy
    1. Lost his right arm
      1. Reduced to worst job, 'Swamper'
        Finds Curleys Wifes dead body
        Age and physical weakness emphasied
        Strong Statement of the novel: such people are worthy of our respect
    2. Warns George and Lennie about Curley
      1. Friendship
        Offers $300 to help by the farm (dream)
      2. Caring
      3. Had a hard life
    3. Allows Carlson to shoot his old dog
      1. Relationship with dog like George's relationship with Lennie
      2. Symbolises the idea that once you become old and can't work your just seen as surplus population and not wanted (on a ranch)
  3. Crooks
    1. Stable Buck
      1. Lives in stable
        Isolated
        Sympathise with him
      2. 'Busted' Spine
        Disability
        Lives with constant pain
      3. Curleys with has power over him: Get him lynched if she cries rape
        Doesnt want to be involved in the dream
        Victim of racial prejudice
      4. Proud, Independent and Intelligant
4. Curleys Wife
Plot
1. Section 1
  1. George and Lennie have walked a long way, towards the ranch and stop at the Salinas River
  2. They had to leave their previous job because Lennie touched a girls dress
  3. We learn that Lennie is slow understanding: where he is petting a dead mouse

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