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'Of Mice and Men': Key Scenes and Quotations

The Key Scenes: Answers

Task

Key Quotations

Key Quotation

Key Quotations

Key Quotation

Key Scenes

'An' live of the fatta the lan'. (Lennie)

'"I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."' (Candy)

'"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . ."' (George)

On the following slides, discuss and anlayse why each quotation is important to developing characters, plot, relationships, themes and setting.

  • The opening at the pond (intro. to George and Lennie, the dream, foreshadowing Lennie liking soft things and getting in trouble)
  • The killing of Candy’s dog (foreshadows the death of Lennie and why George must be the one to kill him)
  • The busting of Curley’s hand (shows Lennie’s strength and foreshadows how easily he kills Curley’s wife).
  • Crooks’ room (racism; loneliness for the weak outsiders: Crooks, Lennie, Candy and Curley’s wife)
  • The killing of Curley’s wife (the death of the dream)
  • The killing of Lennie at the pond (end when we begin but imagery is symbolic of death instead of peace; Lennie going almost mad; George kills Lennie; ambiguous end: does George now hook up with Slim or does he have nothing?)

Discuss with your group why each scene is important to the story. Consider:

  • characterisation
  • plot
  • relationships
  • themes
  • setting

Write a summary of each ken scene's significance.

Although you should know the whole book well, the six key scenes that you must know inside out are:

  • the opening at the pond
  • the killing of Candy’s dog
  • the busting of Curley’s hand
  • Crooks’ room
  • the killing of Curley’s wife
  • the killing of Lennie at the pond

Key Quotations

Key Quotations Task

'"Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?"' (Carlson)

'"Listen, Nigger," she said. "You know what I can do if you open your trap?"' (Curley's wife)

'His hatchet face was ageless. He might have been thirty-five or fifty. His ear heard more than was said to him'. (Description of Slim)

'"I should of knew," George said hopelessly. "I guess way back in my head I did."'

'"You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."' (Slim)

Pick one more quotation that you think is important in presenting/developing character, plot, relationships, themes or setting.

'As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.

Then gradually time awakened again and moved sluggishly on.' (Moments after Curley's wife's death)

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