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Characters (using author's descriptions from the novel):

• persons or things that take part in the action of the story

 

 

Aunt Clara

• Lennie's dead aunt
• used to give Lennie mice to play with (stopped giving them to him when he kept killing the mice)
• George promises her he will take care of Lennie
• bigger woman
• thin glasses 

Carlson 

• shoots Candy's dog
• some mechanical skill
• one of the migrant workers
• cannot read (illiterate)
• does not understand Lennie and George's relationship
• George uses his gun to shoot Lennie

Candy 

• old
• disabled (hand caught in a machine)
• has really old, smelly, blind dog
• migrant worker
• relishes in the memory of Smitty fighting Crooks
• has Carlson shoot his dog (he is too emotionally attached to do it himself)
• wants to live with George and Lennie on their farm
• discovers Curley's wife's body in the barn

Crooks

• African American stable hand
• lives in the harness room off of the barn
• has a crooked back (he was kicked by a horse)
• offers to hoe the garden and do odd jobs on George and Lennie's farm someday
• lonely
• not allowed in migrant workers' bunk (pre-Civil Rights movement)
• more permanent worker on the ranch
• can read
• father owned a chicken ranch
• from California
• two brothers (Ch. 4, pg. 73)

Curley 

• belligerent (jerk)
• over-confident
• small
• quick to pick a fight (especially with Lennie because he is bigger)
• has it out for Lennie
• dresses like a dandy (a pretty boy)
• wears vaseline and a glove on one hand (for his wife)

Curley's Dad (a.k.a. the boss)

• short
• stocky
• fat-legged man
• Curley's dad
• spurs
• distinguished dress
• business-like
• gets angry when George and Lennie show up late on the first day
• fair towards workers
• suspcious of Lennie not speaking
• decides to give Lennie a chance

Curley’s Wife

• LONELY
• wants attention
• guys see her as a tart
• tries to talk to Lennie
• wanted to be in the movies
• likes her legs
• killed by Lennie (neck snapped when she screams)

George Milton

• small man
• quick
• dark face
• sharp, strong features
• restless eyes
• no woman
• takes care of Lennie (sometimes gets annoyed with Lennie)
• wants to be his own boss one day
• kills Lennie with Carlson's gun

Lennie Small

• huge man
• shapeless face
• large, pale eyes
• wide, sloping shoulders
• walks heavily
• drags feet
• does not swing arms while walking
• likes to pet soft things
• child-like
• dependant on George (trusts George entirely)
• cannot remember much
• does not know his own strength
• kills his puppy because it playfully bites him
• kills Curley's wife (accidently snaps her neck after she screams)
• killed by George with Carlson's gun

Slim

• tall
• respected
• dignified
• quiet
• self-contained
• authority figure for other migrants
• jerkline skinner who takes care of mules
• friendly with George and Lennie
• dog has puppies (promises one to Lennie)
• comforts George after Lennie's death

Smitty

• entertained the other men by fighting Crooks at Christmas time
• skinner
• very clean (lice poison)
• used to work for the ranch

 

Conflicts:

• struggle between opposing forces
• George vs. Lennie --George loves Lennie, but he is very frustrated with Lennie.  George tells Lennie life would be easier without Lennie. (external -- character vs. character)
• George vs. self -- George loves Lennie, but he knows his life would be easier without Lennie. (internal -- character vs. self)
• Curley vs. Lennie -- Curley wants Lennie to speak for himself.  Lennie likes Curley's wife. (external -- character vs. character)
• Lennie vs. society -- The society does not understand or make accomodations for the mentally handicapped. (think of what happened in Weed) (external -- character vs. society)

Imagery:

• descriptive language using the five senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch)
• Ch. 1, pg. 1 -- "The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool." (touch and sight)

Metaphor:

• figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are unlike but have things in common (does not use "like" or "as")
• Ch. 2, pg. 33 -- "He was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch, capable of driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders."
• Ch. 3, pg. 51 -- "She's gonna make a mess. They's gonna be a bad mess about her.  She's a jailbait all set on the trigger."

Onomatopoeia:

• words that sound like they mean
• Ch. 1, pg. 1--"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."
• Ch. 1, pg. 3--"He took off his hat and wiped the sweat-band with his forefinger and snapped the moisture off."
• Ch. 1, pg.3--"His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse."
• Ch. 1, pg. 7--"They sycamore limbs rustled under a little wind that died immediately."
• Ch. 1, pg. 10--"Overhead the leaves whisked again and little puffs of willow cotton blew down and landed on the pool's surface."
• Ch. 1, pg. 10--"A dove's wings whistled over the water."
• Ch. 1, pg. 10--"The flame cracked up among the twigs and fell to work."

Personification:

• giving human characteristics to unhuman things
• Ch. 1, pg. 1--"The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool."
• Ch. 1, pg. 2--"The shade climbed up the hills toward the top."
• Ch. 1, pg. 7--"The reeds jerked slightly in the current."
• Ch. 2, pg. 17 and 18--"At about ten o'clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust laden bar through one of the side windows, and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars."
• Ch. 3, pg. 49--"The silence fell on the room again."

Point-of-View:

• vantage point from which the story is told
•   third-person objective point-of-view -- The narrator is outside the story and provides only what the characters say and do.

Plot:

• sequence of events

Chapter 1:

• What is the setting as the novel begins?
• Great Depression (1930s)
• California
• on banks of Salinas River
• near Soledad
• warm evening

 

• Describe George using the author’s descriptions. 
• small man
• quick
• dark face
• restless eyes
• sharp, strong features 
• Describe Lennie using the author’s descriptions 
• huge man
• shapeless face
• large, pale eyes
• wide, sloping shoulders
• walks heavily
• drags feet
• does not swing arms while walking
• dependant on George
• What sort of relationship do these two men seem to have? Why are they together?
•    father and son
• George directs Lennie
• Lennie looks to George for instructions and approval
• Lennie's Aunt Clara died, and George said he would take care of Lennie
• Where are George and Lennie going? Where have they come from? Why are they camping out? 
• to work on a ranch (near Soledad)
• ran away from Weeed
• the bus left them four miles from the ranch
• they have to walk

 

• What does Lennie have in his pocket? Why? Why won’t George let him keep it? Why does this play a very important part in the novel? What does this tell us about Lennie?
• a dead mouse-- Lennie likes to pet it
• George wants Lennie to act more normal
• Lennie will pet other things in the novel 
• Lennie is child-like
• foreshadowing
• What do you learn has happened to make Lennie and George leave Weed?
• Lennie felt a girl's dress
• girl thought Lennie was going to abuse her
• girl screamed
• Lennie panicked and grabbed the girl
• the townspeople thought Lennie had abused the girl
• foreshadowing

 

• Why does George get angry with Lennie? How do you think Lennie would do on his own?
• Lennie always gets in trouble
• Lennie cannot remember anything
• Lennie goes after the dead mouse George threw away
• Lennie says that he likes his bean with ketchup, and George does not have any
• Lennie probably would not survive on his own, and George knows this

 

• What story does Lennie like to hear over and over? What does this tell you about Lennie? Why does George like this story?
•  they will get their own place (Lennie will get to tend the rabbits)
• Lennie is very shallow and cannot remember much
• Lennie only remembers what he wants to remember
• George wants to be his own boss
• What does George coach Lennie to do if there is trouble?
• return to this spot by the Salinas River
• hide in the brush
• wait for George
• How will Lennie and George be treated on their new job? Will they ever get the place George tells Lennie about? Why or why not?
• opinion

 

• What is the conflict in the novel at this point?
•  George vs. Lennie (character vs. character) -- George loves Lennie, but George is frustrated with him.  George knows his life would be easier without Lennie.
• George vs. self
• Lennie vs. society

Chapter 2:

• Why is the new boss angry before George and Lennie arrive?
•    they are late (did not show up on the day they were supposed to)
• Why isn’t George happy with his bunk? How does Candy reassure him?
• he finds a can of bug spray which indicates there have been bugs
• Who is Smitty? How does he treat the African American worker with the crooked back at Christmas?
• skinner who used to work for the ranch
• got drunk and entertained the other men by fighting Crooks
• Candy relishes the memory

• Describe the boss using the author’s descriptions. Why doesn’t Lennie answer him? How does the boss feel about Lennie’s mental slowness?
• short/stocky/fat-legged man/business-like/distinguished clothing/fair to his workers
• George told Lennie not to speak
• the boss is suspicious/he is willing to give Lennie a try
• What is Curley like? How does he rub George the wrong way from the start?
• small
• belligerent
• dresses like a dandy
• always looking for his wife
• Curley demands Lennie to speak for himself and tells George to keep out of it
• Why does Candy say that Curley’s “pants is full of ants”? How do Curley and his new wife get along?
• Curley is anxious to control his new wife to prove his manhood
• Curley's new wife is already flirting with other men
• foreshadowing

• Why is Curley’s wife apprehensive when she finds out Curley has gone into the house? What do George and Lennie think of her
• she knows Curley won't like finding her gone
• George distrusts her
• Lennie likes her
• foreshadowing
• Who is Slim? Describe him using the author’s descriptions. How is he different from the others? How does he treat George and Lennie?
• jerkline skinner who takes care of mules
• respected
• quiet
• dignified
• self-contained
• others respect him as the authority
• friendly to George and Lennie

Chapter 3:

• Why does Slim call Lennie a cuckoo? (pg. 39)
•   Lennie is slow and acts diffently that the others

 

• Why does George correct him? (pg. 39)
• George replies that Lennie is dumb, but he is not crazy

 

• How does Slim feel about the friendship between George and Lennie? (pg. 39)
• Slim thinks it is strange at first, but he later understands.  Most workers don't care about anyone else

 

• What was the last prank George played on Lennie? Why was it the last that he will ever play on Lennie? (pg. 40)
• George told Lennie to jump in a river.  Lennie couldn't swim, but he did as he was told anyway.  George managed to save him, and Lennie was so thankful to him

 

• What further details do we learn about the incident in Weed? How do we find out? (pg. 41)
• Lennie just wanted to feel the girl's dress; however, when she screamed, Lennie grabbed on tighter.  He was also scared.  She ran and told people she had been raped.  George tells Slim the story about Weed

 

• Where does Lennie get the pup? (pg. 43)
•   Slim's dog has puppies

 

• How does George know that Lennie has brought the pup into the bunkhouse? (pg. 42)
• George knows Lennie well.  In addition, Lennie enters the bunkhouse hunched over and lays down facing the wall.  Therefore, Lennie was up to something

 

• Why doesn’t George let the puppy stay? (pg. 43)
•   The puppy still needs to be near his mother.  (Also, newborn pups are fragile, and Lennie might kill it.)

 

• What game do several of the men play outdoors? (pg. 43)
•   horseshoes

 

• Why does Whit want Slim to read the magazine? (pg. 46)
•   There is a letter in a magazine from a previous migrant worker named William Tenner

 

• Why do you think Candy allowed Carlson to kill his dog? (pg. 45 and 47)
•     Candy looked at Slim, and Slim agreed.  Slim also said Candy could have one of his pups.
• Why do men like Susy’s place? Why is it better than Clara’s? (pg. 52)
• Susy was always cracking jokes, a shot is two bits, it has nice chairs, the drinks are not watered down, the girls are clean (at Clara's 35 cents a shot and no jokes)

 

• How does Lennie end up hurting Curley? (pg.. 63)
• After Curley attacks Lennie, Lennie grabs Curley's fist and crushes all the bones in his hand. 

 

• Was George giving good advice when he told Lennie to fight back?
• opinion

 

• Is Curley’s wife to blame for the fight?
•   opinion

 

Chapter 4:

• What is Crooks’ bunk like? (pg. 66 and 67)
• Crooks's bunk is in the harness room off the wall of the barn.  The room is very personalized with books, medicine bottles, and leather working tools.  His position at the ranch is more permanent.

 

• What does it show you about Crooks? (pg. 67)
• Crooks is a proud man and fills a more permanent role on the ranch.

 

• Why doesn’t Crooks want Lennie to come into his room at first? (pg. 67)
•   Crooks keeps to himself.  Since the story takes place prior to the Civil Rights movement, Crooks is not allowed in the bunkhouse.  Therefore, he does not want the other guys in his room.

• What makes Crooks change his mind? (pg. 69)
• According to the novel, Lennie has a disarming smile.  In addition, Crooks is lonely and wants somebody with which to talk.

 

• What do you learn about Crooks’ past? (pg. 70)
• Crooks was born in California.  He has two brothers, and his father owned a chicken ranch.

 

• How does Crooks scare Lennie with his talk? (pg. 71 and 72)
• Crooks teases Lennie about George not returning from town.  Crooks says that the other men will send him to the "booby hatch" (insane asylum)

 

• Why does Candy come into Crooks’ room? (pg. 74)
•   Candy comes to look for Lennie.

 

• Why is Crooks pleased to have visitors? (pg. 72)
•   Crooks enjoys talking to people because he is usually very lonely.

• Why does Curley’s wife come to Crooks’ room? (pg. 76)
•   Curley's wife comes looking for Curley.

 

• Is Curley’s wife lonely? (pg. 78)
• Yes, Curley does not pay attention to his wife.  He gets jealous when she talks to other men.  When he is with her, he is always talking about how he is going to knock someone out.

 

• Why does Curley’s wife insult Candy, Crooks, and Lennie? (pg. 77)
•   Curley's wife insults them because they tell her to leave the room.  They don't want her there.

 

• How does Crooks stand up to Curley’s wife at first? (pg. 79)
• Crooks stants up to Curley's wife at first by telling her she is not wanted there.

 

• Why is George angry with Lennie and Candy when he finds them in Crooks’ room? (pg. 83)
•   George is angry because he told Lennie and Candy not to tell anyone about their plan to own their own ranch.
• How does Crooks offer to help out on the place George, Lennie, and Candy are planning to get? (pg. 83)
• Crooks offers to hoe the garden and do odd jobs for a place on the ranch.

 

Chapter 5:

• What happens to Lennie’s puppy? How does Lennie feel about it? (pg. 85)
•    Lennie accidently kills his puppy.  Lennie is angry with the puppy for dying.  Now he thinks George won't let him tend to the rabbits.
• Why does Curley’s wife talk to Lennie in the barn? What do you learn about her background? (pg. 86 and 87)
•   Curley's wife talks to Lennie because she is lonely and Curley won't let her talk to anyone else.  She says she married Curley to get out of her house.  She had wanted to be in the movies.
• Why does Curley’s wife let Lennie pat her hair? Why does she end up screaming?
•   Curley's wife knows Lennie likes to touch soft things.  She starts screaming because Lennie won't stop touching her hair, and he won't let go of it.

• Why does Lennie get angry with Curley’s wife and kill her?
•   Lennie gets angry with Curley's wife because she begins to scream.  He covers her mouth and tries to get her to stop.  While covering her mouth, he accidently breaks her neck.

• How is she discovered?
•   Candy finds her in the barn.

• Do you feel sorry for her?
• opinion 

 

• What plans does George come up with after Candy finds the body? Why?
•   George will leave so that it does not look like he was involved in the death of Curley's wife.  Then, Candy will go and tell the men that Curley's wife is dead.  George will come along and pretend he does not know about the death.
• Why do Slim and George agree, “I guess we gotta get Lennie”?
•   Slim and George both know Lennie killed a person.

• What is Curley’s reaction to the murder?
•   Curley says he is going to "shoot the guts" out of Lennie.  He wants to kill Lennie.

Chapter 6:

• How is the setting at the opening of chapter six similar to the first scene of the novel?
•  Lennie is four miles south of Soledad at the bank of the Salinas River.  It is the same setting as in Chapter one. 

• Why does Lennie come to the clearing? What is he imagining? Why?
•  Lennie comes back to the clearing because this is where George told him to go if he ever got in trouble.  He is imaging a big rabbit and his Aunt Clara.  He has a guilty conscience about hurting George again. 

 

• What is George’s mood when he finds Lennie?
• He wasn't mad; instead, he is sad about having to kill his friend. 

 

• Why does Lennie think it is a good time to “trick” George into telling him the story?
• It will keep George's mind off of what Lennie has done.  He wants to make George happy again.  He wants to know if he will still get to tend the rabbits. 

 

• How does George distract Lennie while he takes out the gun?
• George tells Lennie about their dream of owning land and Lennie tending rabbits. 

 

• Why does George kill Lennie? Do you think he did the right thing? How is the killing of Lennie similar to the killing of Candy’s dog?
• It was the only thing George could think to do to prevent him from suffering.  He also wants to preserve some of Lennie's dignity. 
• The same gun is used to kill Lennie as was used to kill Candy's dog. 
• The others did not want either of them around. 

 

• How can you tell that Slim understands how George is feeling?
• Slim sees Lennie dead and says, " A guy got to sometimes." Then, he takes George off to get a drink. 

 

• How does George lie about the circumstances of Lennie’s killing?
• George says Lennie had Carlson's gun. He got it away from Lennie and killed him in the process. 

 

• How do you suppose George will get along without Lennie? Will George ever get the place he talked about? Why or why not?
• opinion 

• Freytag's plot diagram:
• exposition --Lennie and George in the woods on their way to the ranch; arriving at the ranch and being hired 
• inciting incident --Curley gets in Lennie's face in the bunkhouse when asking where his wife is (the very first time) 
• rising action -- Carlson shoots Candy's dog. Lennie and Candy talk with Crooks while other men are at Susy's place.  Curley's wife comes to talk with them.  Lennie kills the puppy after it playfully bites him.  Curley's wife comes to talk to Lennie in the barn.  She encourges Lennie to pet her hair.
• climax -- Lennie kills Curley's wife in the barn.
• falling action -- Lennie runs to the place by the river that George ordered Lennie to return to if there was trouble.  George talks to Slim about preventing Curley from killing Lennie.  Lennie halucinates about about Aunt Clara yelling at him.  George finds Lennie and starts to scold him reluctantly (because Lennie prompts him).  George is too sad to really scold Lennie.  Then, George begins his speech about "family".
• resolution --  George shoots and kills Lennie.
• denouement -- George throws away the gun.  Then, Slim, Carlson, and Curley find George where they heard the gunshot.  Slim comforts George, and Slim leads George off to get a drink.  Carlson and Curley watch the two men and wonder what is bothering George and Slim.

Setting

• time and place of the action
•   1930s during the Great Depression in southern California
• Auburn
  Lennie and George were born 
• Salinas River
  river in Chapter One and the river in Chapter Six
  George tells Lennie to go back to this spot if he ever gets in trouble 
• Soledad
  ranch George and Lennie head to in Chapter One is located here 
• Weed
   town where Lennie felt the dress of a girl

            girl thought Lennie was going to abuse her and so she screamed

            Lennie got scared and grabbed her

            townspeople chased Lennie thinking he had abused her (She said she had been raped.)

Simile:

• comparison using "like" or "as"
• Ch. 1, pg. 3--"His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank with long gulps snorting into the water like a horse."
• Ch. 1, pg. 9--"Slowly, like a terrier, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again."
• Ch. 2, pg. 17 and 18--"At about ten o'clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust laden bar through on of the side windows, and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars."
• Ch. 2, pg. 31--"Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages."
• Ch. 3, pg. 62--"Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier."
• Ch. 3, pg. 63--"The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand."

Symbolism:

• mice -- innocence--soft, fragile, warm (in comparison to Lennie) -- death of innocence --Lennie still carries around the dead mice and as he continues to carry around his innocence (his innocence too will die)
• rabbits -- innocence--soft, fragile, warm (in comparison to Lennie)--dream of maintaining innocence and simplicity
• cards (solitaire) --solitary game, play alone--the migrant workers are lonely--foreshadows George's loss of Lennie
• hands -- people's hads reveal a portion of character--Lennie's are large but childlike, Curley keeps his in a glove with Vaseline (vane), Slim's are strong but sure (and dignified--prince of ranch, natural born leader)

• bunkhouse -- kind of like a jail because it symbolizes the migrant workers solitary lifestyle and cycle of servitude due to poverty 
• river -- water represents new life, washing away of sins--Lennie comes to the river after making huge mistakes (Rivers are also always changing.  Life is always changing.)
• Lennie -- unsophistocated and/or uneducated populace (also can symbolize the death of innocence and ignorance)
• Curley -- rich abusing the poor, crushing dreams, abusing power
• Slim -- lower class with the ability to lead (hopefully will someday)
• Crooks -- the helpless
• Candy -- the useless
• George --  the regular man seeking a better life (and freedom) (also can symbolize the loss of companionship in the face of modernization)

Theme:

• central message or insight into life presented by a literary work
• loneliness vs. companionship
• escape from reality
• dream (disillusionment) 

Title (What do you think it means?):

• Robert Burn's poem"The best laid plans o' mice and men" 
•   Mice (small, busy without accomplish much, fragile, vulnerable, helpless) vs. Men (strong, powerful, agressors, accomplished, selfish, independent)
• George and Lennie's plan to own their own land will probably not work ou 

Tone:

• sad
• depressed
• melancholy
• aimless
• realistic
• (maybe slightly hopeful)

Foreshadowing:

• mice, puppy, what happened in Weed, Curley in Lennie's face about his wife (Ch. 1 and 2)--Lennie will hurt Curley's wife
• George tells Lennie to return to the banks of the Salinas River if there is trouble (Ch. 1)--There will be trouble
• George mentions his life would be easier without Lennie (Ch. 1)--George and Lennie will be seperated by the end of the novel
• Curley wants to talk to Lennie, and he won't let George interfere (Ch. 2)--Curley will want to hurt Lennie
• Curley's wife wants to talk to Lennie, and Lennie likes her (Ch. 2) -- Lennie will hurt Curley's wife (Think about what happens in Weed!)
• shooting Candy's dog (Ch. 3)-- George will have to shoot Lennie

Allusions:

When I started compiling a list of allusions, I found it challenging to provide research and pictures for all entries.  I was unfamiliar with several of Steinbeck's references.  Therefore, I sought the assistance of others.  In the end, I was given a link to a well-organized website.  The following link contains information on allusions in Of Mice and Men. 

Nancy Louise Rutherford's Of Mice and Men: The Student Survival Guide 

 

Make certain to take a good look at the entries on the words highlighted in the following quotations:

 

• "You remember about us goin' into Murray and Ready's, and they give us work cards and bus tickets?" (Ch. 1, pg. 4)
• "On his head was a soiled brown Stetson hat, and he wore high-heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a laboring man." (Ch. 2, pg. 20)
• "Well, that glove's fulla vaseline."  (Ch. 2, pg. 27)
• "Vaseline?  What the hell for?"
• "If we can get jus' a few dollars in the poke we'll shove off and go upthe American River and pan gold. (Ch. 2, pg. 33)
• "He held a crushed Stetson hat  under his arm while he combed his long, black, damp hair straight back." (Ch. 2, pg. 33)
• "His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer. (Ch. 2)
• ""I've knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor an' a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they're running a parlor house. (Ch. 3, pg.  52)
• "'Andy's in San Quentin right now on account of a tart,' said George." (Ch. 3, pg. 56)
• "She wore thick bull's-eye glasses and she wore a huge gingham apron with pockets, she was starched and clean. Ch. 6, pg. 100)

 

Diction

• ornate--lots of  figurative language--similes, metaphors, personification, etc.
• includes a lot of slang (told in vernacular -- people speak how you would have heard them in real life) -- be able to identify an example

Key Quotations: 

• "God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy." --George (Ch.1, pg.11)
• "Ya know, Lennie, I'm scared I'm scared I'm gonna tangle with that bastard myself.  I hate his guts." -- George (Ch. 2, pg. 37)
• "Well, I can't stand him in here...That stink hangs arond even after he's gone." --Carlson (Ch. 3, pg. 44)
• "I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I get old an' a cripple." --Candy (Ch. 3, pg. 45)
• "Come on ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me.  I'll show ya who's yella." --Curley (Ch. 3, pg. 62)
• "You got no right to come in my room.  This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me." --Crooks (Ch. 4, pg. 68)
• "Could been in the movies, and 'had nice clothes--all them nice clothes like they wear." --Curley's wife  (Ch. 5, pg. 88)

Sources:

• Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin, 1993.
• Ms. Hahn, Teacher of English, Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
• Mrs. Howard, Teacher of English, Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
• Mrs. Pennycuff, Teacher of English, Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
• Rutherford, Nancy Louise. Of Mice and Men: The Student Survival Guide. 2008. http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/mice/index.html. 25 Sept. 2008.