Quotes for of Mice and Men
George
' I could live so easily’ here we see the friendship between George and Lennie and the difference between their relationship and those of the ranch hands.
‘I could stay in a cat house all night' here we get a real insight into the lives of the ranch hands and the lives of Lennie and George.
' We got a future' the first signs of the main theme 'The American Dream' come through here as we see that George and Lennie want to strive towards a better life than one of a ranch hand.
‘We got somebody to talk to’ the companionship between George and Lennie is very unusual in the time period of this book and the fact that they have each other makes them unique. Other characters such as Carlson, Slim,Candy and Crooks all represent the theme of loneliness and friendship in some way.
‘don’t even take a look at that bitch' various messages are displayed in this quote, for example there is a sense of prejudice as George judges Curleys wife right from the start by looking at the way she acts.Also, a sense of foreshadowing comes through as he is obviously trying to stop Lennie from becoming attracted to her as it might lead to a similar event to the one in Weed.
'Get um Lennie, don't let him do it' George has a sense of parental control over Lennie as he orders him to retaliate during the fight with Curley. Also , this shows that George could not face seeing Lennie get hurt as he has a strong friendship with him and feels a responsibility over him.
'You crazy-son-of-a-bitch' here we see the frustrations of George living with Lennie, showing that he sticks by him despite Lennie constantly getting into trouble.
' hide in the brush till I come for you' this is a huge quote in the novel as straight from the start it shows that things are going to go wrong for Lennie and George.
' made me seem goddamn smart alongside of him' here George opens up to Slim about Lennie , which not only shows Georges relationship with Lennie but shows how Slim understands
' I could live so easily’ here we see the friendship between George and Lennie and the difference between their relationship and those of the ranch hands.
‘I could stay in a cat house all night' here we get a real insight into the lives of the ranch hands and the lives of Lennie and George.
' We got a future' the first signs of the main theme 'The American Dream' come through here as we see that George and Lennie want to strive towards a better life than one of a ranch hand.
‘We got somebody to talk to’ the companionship between George and Lennie is very unusual in the time period of this book and the fact that they have each other makes them unique. Other characters such as Carlson, Slim,Candy and Crooks all represent the theme of loneliness and friendship in some way.
‘don’t even take a look at that bitch' various messages are displayed in this quote, for example there is a sense of prejudice as George judges Curleys wife right from the start by looking at the way she acts.Also, a sense of foreshadowing comes through as he is obviously trying to stop Lennie from becoming attracted to her as it might lead to a similar event to the one in Weed.
'Get um Lennie, don't let him do it' George has a sense of parental control over Lennie as he orders him to retaliate during the fight with Curley. Also , this shows that George could not face seeing Lennie get hurt as he has a strong friendship with him and feels a responsibility over him.
'You crazy-son-of-a-bitch' here we see the frustrations of George living with Lennie, showing that he sticks by him despite Lennie constantly getting into trouble.
' hide in the brush till I come for you' this is a huge quote in the novel as straight from the start it shows that things are going to go wrong for Lennie and George.
' made me seem goddamn smart alongside of him' here George opens up to Slim about Lennie , which not only shows Georges relationship with Lennie but shows how Slim understands