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18 Cards in this Set
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- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Lennie Small
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“a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders
“dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. |
Animal
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George Milton
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Small fast
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quick
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Slim
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"Prince of the Ranch
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Top man
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Lennie - Intelligence
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“I forgot” Lennie said softly. “I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George.”
“I ain’t saying he’s bright. He ain’t. But I say he’s a God damn good worker.” (said George) |
forgot
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Lennie - the dream
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“Tell about the house, George,” Lennie begged.
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the little place
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Lennie - Danger
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“Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard.”
“I like to pet things with my fingers, sof’ things” |
You ain’t so little
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Lennie - Crazy
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Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror.
“I didn’t wanta hurt him,”Lennie cried “You’re nuts” said Crooks “You’re crazy as a wedge.” |
You crazy bastard
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Candy
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The old man came slowly in to the room
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old man
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Candy - the dream
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“Jus’ as soon as I can’t swamp out no bunk houses they’ll put me on the county.”
“I’ll be on our own place, and I’ll be let to work on our own place.” |
swamp out
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Candy - Old
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“I ain’t much good with o’ny one hand.”
“Jus’ as soon as I can’t swamp out no bunk houses they’ll put me on the county.” |
One hand
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George - protects Lennie
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“Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.”
“Look Lennie. You try to keep away from him, will you?” |
sick
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George - description
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The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features
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quick
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George - angry at Lennie?
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“You’re a lot of trouble. I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail”
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the jack
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Curley's wife - Flirts
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“She got the eye”
“Her fingernails were red” “So that her body was thrown forward” |
eye
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Curley's wife - tramp?
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“I’m looking for Curley”
“Jesus, what a tramp,” (George said) “I don’t even like Curley” |
Curley
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Curley's wife - lonely dreams
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“Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while?
“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” “Coulda been in movies, an had nice clothes |
cruel
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Crooks - Lonely
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A guy needs somebody - to be near him... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick
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a guy
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Crooks - racist abuse
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I ain't sure I want you in here no more. A colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like 'em
They say I stink |
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