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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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Section 1
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Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
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Lennie
George
Candy
Curley’s wife
Crooks
Curley
Slim
Main Ideas
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Protagonist
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Who is to blame for the death of Curley’s wife?
Metaphors and Similes
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George and Lennie’s Farm
Lennie’s Puppy
Candy’s Dog
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Soledad, California
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Of Mice and Men and The Great Depression
Of Mice and Men and the Social Protest Novel
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Where does the power to oppress come from, as suggested in the novel?
Great internal resolve
Weakness
Love
Hate
2
of 5
What does the farm that Lennie and George want to buy represent?
The victory of capitalism over communism
Traditional family values
Isolation and loneliness
An idealized notion of brotherhood and freedom
3
of 5
What place is there for women in the novel's idealized vision of brotherly love?
They have uncanny knowledge and wisdom.
They are healers and nurturers.
They have no place.
They are the ultimate meaning of love.
4
of 5
What does Lennie's puppy represent?
An interventionist God and the lack of free will
The victory of the strong over the weak
Scientific skepticism
The dangers of love
5
of 5
What does novel suggest about the American dream?
That it's only for the rich
That any one can achieve it
That it's impossible
That we have already achieved it
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