Of Mice And Men Quotes

Front 1

George- What he could do like other ranch workers yet he has Lennie. Suggesting lack of freedom

Back 1

' I could stay in a cat house all night'

Front 2

George- How he could live without Lennie.

Back 2

' I could live so easily',

Front 3

George- First signs of American Dream. There is determination in his tone.

Back 3

'We got a future'

Front 4

George- Trying to explain the good thing about being with Lennie. Defending against the others' thoughts. Conveys the loneliness in the other characters.

Back 4

'We got somebody to talk to'

Front 5

George- Prejudice against Curley's wife as George immediately judges her. Said to Lennie, linking to the disaster in Weed. {profanity}

Back 5

'Don't even take a look at that bitch'

Front 6

George- Instructions he gives to Lennie. Forshadowing and presenting what can go wrong.

Back 6

'Hide in the brush till I come for you'

Front 7

George- Talking to Slim about what Lennie makes him seem like. Presenting the upper hand in their friendship because of Lennie's learning difficulties. {profanity apparently}

Back 7

' made me seem godd*mn smart alongside of him'

Front 8

George- Name calling Lennie. Revealing how he sees Lennie yet he still sticks by him.

Back 8

'You crazy son-of-a-bitch'

Front 9

George- An indication of how they've got eachothers' backs. It shows the companionship even at the end when George kills Lennie.

Back 9

' We got eachother'

Front 10

George- He reveals how he felt about Lennie's mistakes. It shows that although Lennie is frustrating, George never really wanted to split from Lennie

Back 10

' I never been mad,'

Front 11

Lennie- Trying to get help from George when Curley tries to fight him. Showing a parental relationship as George is his career.

Back 11

'make 'um stop George'

Front 12

Lennie- What Lennie does when talking to Crooks. Draws to the theme of loneliness and how Lennie wants to escape it.

Back 12

smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends

Front 13

Lennie- The group that Lennie is a part of with Crooks and Candy. Labelled as he has a disability.

Back 13

'Bindle bums'

Front 14

Lennie- What Lennie tends to do in relation to the American Dream. An idea which cannot be carried out as it involves animals, which Lennie has trouble with.

Back 14

' gonna let me tend the rabbits'

Front 15

Lennie- The forceful side of Lennie against Curley's wife, proof that he is dangerous yet innocent as she is dead at this point.

Back 15

'Don't go yellin' he said, and he shook her.

Front 16

Lennie- Showing how he cannot escape his actions and, wherever he is, he will always be a danger to others. This links to why George kills him.

Back 16

'I done another bad thing'

Front 17

Lennie- Even though Lennie has done a bad thing, he always knows that him and George can't be separated; they have a bond.

Back 17

'Me an' you'

Front 18

Lennie- Still naïve about his future, Lennie thinks the dream can be easily accomplished.

Back 18

'Le's get that place now'

Front 19

Slim- He is understanding of how Lennie does not mean to harm yet he still does. Slim doesn't deny that Lennie isn't a danger, however.

Back 19

'I can see Lennie ain't a bit mean'

Front 20

Slim- We see how his calm personality can draw George in, leading him away from protecting Lennie.

Back 20

Slim asked calmly

Front 21

Slim- Slim says this to Curley who has the issue with Slim about status within the ranch as he accuses Slim of being with his wife.

Back 21

'You lay off me'

Front 22

Slim- Says this to comfort George after he kills Lennie.

Back 22

'You hadda George'

Front 23

Slim- He acknowledges that the end of Lennie's life was forced on George due to events that have taken place.

Back 23

'A guy got to sometimes'

Front 24

Slim- Put the idea of shooting Lennie into George's head by showing how jail isn't good for Lennie.

Back 24

'That ain't no good George'

Front 25

Slim- He is said to have respect due to his position on the ranch, this may be why George admires him.

Back 25

Slim's opinions are law

Front 26

Slim- Slim suggests this to Curley in an attempt to stop Curley from shooting Lennie in the gut. He also suggests Curley doesn't care for his wife

Back 26

'maybe you better stay here with your wife'

Front 27

Slim- Word relating him to royalty

Back 27

'Majesty''

Front 28

Slim- He takes control of the situation after the fight. He has the power to change Curley's story

Back 28

'I think you got your han' caught in a machine'

Front 29

Candy- His ideas about his dog in resemblance of Lennie and George's situation at the end of the novel.

Back 29

'I ought to shoot that dog myself'

Front 30

Candy- Showing how the people on the ranch are not friends they are 'strangers.' He is protective over his dog

Back 30

'Let no stranger shoot my dog

Front 31

Candy- Descrived as this by Curley's wife to show how prejudice categorises him.

Back 31

'Bindle bums'

Front 32

Candy- He shares the dreams with Lennie. As he was thinking about it, it shows how the dream draws people away from the life they are in.

Back 32

'I been figuring out about those rabbits'

Front 33

Candy- The exact thing George says about Lennie. Implies you can only be friends with someone mentally inferior to you, in this case, Candy's dog

Back 33

'Had him so long'

Front 34

Candy- Feels he can achieve his dream with Lennie and George. They are a symbol of hope.

Back 34

'S'pose I went in with you guys'

Front 35

Candy- Shows how ranch workers never settle in order to accomplish their dream.

Back 35

'They come an' they leave'

Front 36

Curley's Wife- A key character in showing how the people in Crook's bunk are isolated because of their weaknesses.

Back 36

'They left all the weak ones in here'

Front 37

Curley's wife- Reveals that she is lonely and nobody talks to her

Back 37

'Think I don't like to talk to somebody'

Front 38

Curley's wife- portrayed as a 'tramp' in order to suggest women were prejudiced against men. They were allowed to be called such things.

Back 38

'Jesus...what a tramp'

Front 39

Curley's wife- Repetition of 'red' connoting passion and promiscuity.

Back 39

Red mules

Red ostrich feathers

Front 40

Curley's wife - called this to associate her with a bad crowd, suggesting her vulnerability also.

Back 40

'Jail bait'

Front 41

Curley's wife- She reveals her lost dream of being a Hollywood actress.

Back 41

'I coulda made somethin' of myself'

Front 42

Curley's wife- Although she is married, she thinks bad of her husband. This suggest her relationship with him was forced, which is easy as she is vulnerable as a woman.

Back 42

'I don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella'

Front 43

Curley's wife - She was given false hope in order for this 'guy' to take advantage of her.

Back 43

'This guy says I was a natural'

Front 44

Curley's wife- She has a surprised tone when realising someone on the ranch is actually a 'nice fella'

Back 44

'You're actually a nice fella'

Front 45

Curley's wife- We get a sense of rebellion suggesting Curley and his wife's relationship had no love.

Back 45

'So I married Curley'

Front 46

Crooks- He finds superiority for once as Lennie is mentally inferior to him. This order reveals he wants to be isolated.

Back 46

'You got a get out my room'

Front 47

Crooks- He understands that Lennie is inferior.

Back 47

'you're not wanted'

Front 48

Crooks- He can't join in with the others because of his race. This is a prime example.

Back 48

'I can't play cards because I'm black'

Front 49

Crooks- loneliness and prejudice are shown here as he has nobody to talk to due to the racism in the ranch.

Back 49

I tell ya a guy gets lonely an' he gets sick'

Front 50

Crooks- Foreshadowing that the American Dream is unlikely and that the others will fail in pursuing it. {profanity}

Back 50

'An' never a Godd*mn one of em gets it'

Front 51

Crooks- Suggesting owning their own land is madness

Back 51

'got a piece of land in his head'

Front 52

Crooks- Although he knows it won't be achieved, he has a dream that he would be treated as equal.

Back 52

'I'd come an' lend a hand'

Front 53

Curley- Tries to imply he is superior when he is shown to be weak.

Back 53

'Next you answer when you're spoken to'

Front 54

Curley- picks on Lennie to gain respect. Lennie is the only one who he can be superior against.

{profanity}

Back 54

'Come on, ya big bastard'

Front 55

Curley- He always uses conflict to gain superiority. Uses the word 'big' again, suggesting he is intimidated by Lennie's size.

Back 55

'No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me'

Front 56

Curley- What is wife says suggesting he is lonely as they're not close.

Back 56

'I don't like Curley'

Front 57

Curley- The issue of size comes into play again when Curley threatens to shoot George.

Back 57

' I'm gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself'

Front 58

Carlson- He doesn't understand companionship, so he doesn't fund shooting Candy's dog a emotional thing.

Back 58

'Let's get it over with'

Front 59

Carlson- He doesn't understand what George has been through after shooting Lennie and how Slim is able to show friendship.

Back 59

' now what the hell ya suppose is eating them two guys?'

Front 60

Carlson- He expects George is proud of shooting Lennie although they were friends. Asking how he shot him suggests Carlson doesn't feel emotions.

Back 60

'How'd you do it?'