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George&& & “The&first&man&was&small&and&quick,&dark&of&face,&with&restless&eyes& and&sharp&strong&features”&Description&of&George&which&is&the& complete&opposite&of&Lennie& && “Go&to&sleep&Lennie”&George&showing&paternal&relationship&& & “You&keep&away&from&Curley,&Lennie”&Showing&George&is&a&good& judge&of&character&and&trying&to&protect&Lennie& & “If&I&was&alone&I&could&live&so&easy”&George&could&be&happier&on&his& own&but&keeps&his&promise&to&Lennie’s&ant& & “I&want&you&to&stay&with&me,&Lennie”&–&George&reinforces&to&Lennie& their&relationship&and&that&George&need&Lennie&just&as&much&as& Lennie&needs&George& & “Guys&like&us,&are&the&loneliest&guys&in&the&world”&–&People&like& George&and&Lennie&on&ranches&are&lonely&so&glad&they&have&each& others&company& & “Don’t&you&even&take&a&look&at&that&bitch,&she’s&gonna&make&a&mess,& Jesus&what&a&tramp”&George&warning&Lennie&that&Curley’s&wife&will& get&them&into&trouble&so&to&stay&away& & &

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Lennie&& & “I&thought&you&was&mad&at&me&George”&Shows&Lennie’s&childish& behaviour&and&that&he&sees&George&as&his&role&model&who&he&doesn’t& want&to&upset& & “An’&live&of&the&fatta&the&lan’,&an&have&rabbits”&This&shows&Lennie’s& dream&that&he&has&with&George&and&how&he&sees&George&as&his& paternal&figure&by&repeating&the&questions&throughout&the&novel& & “A&huge&man&shapeless&of&face,&and&he&walked&the&way&a&bear&drags& his&paws.&His&arms&hung&loosely”&Description&of&Lennie,&Which&is& completely&different&to&that&of&George,&showing&how&they&both& contrast& & “Come&on&George.&Tell&me.&Please,&George.&Like&you&done&before”& Lennie&dreams&like&a&child&asking&George&to&tell&him&the&story&over&&& & “Because&I&got&you&to&look&after&me&and&you&got&me&to&look&after& you”&Showing&their&friendship&between&the&two&of&them&and&how& Lennie&thinks&of&George& & “He&Won’t&do&it”&–&Lennie&cried&When&crooks&tells&Lennie&that&George& has&gone&in&to&town&and&wont&come&back&Lennie&gets&upset,&although& Lennie&isn’t&clever&enough&to&understand&loneliness&completely& & “Why&do&you&gotta&get&killed?&,&you&aint&so&little&of&mice.&I&didn’t& bounce&you&hard”&Foreshadowing&what’s&going&to&happen&to&Curley’s& wife&and&reinforcing&that&Lennie&is&unaware&of&his&own&strength&–& Lennie&has&an&obsession&for&soft&things,&the&mice’s&fur,&the&dogs&fur& and&Curley’s&wife’s&hair& & “Make&‘Um&stop&George”&Shows&the&parental&relationship&between& George&and&Lennie,&Lennie&looks&to&George&for&help&like&a&child&looks& for&its&mother&

Curley’s&Wife& & “He&was&gonna&put&me&in&the&movies”&Curley’s&wife&had&her&dream& ruined&to,&the&film&maker&used&her&for&sex& & “She&had&full,&rogued&lips&and&wide&spaced&eyes,&heavily&made&up,& her&fingernails&were&red”&Illustrating&that&she&was&to&dressed&up&to&be& on&a&working&ranch&and&that&she&was&clearly&after&some&male& attention& & “You&know&what&I&can&do&if&you&open&your&trap”&shows&a¬&so& innocent&side&to&Curley’s&Wife,&user&her&power&as&Curley’s&Wife&to& threaten&other&ranch&workers& & “Think&I&Don’t&like&to&talk&to&somebody&ever’&once&in&a&while”&Shows&a& more&innocent&side&that&she&genuinely&just&wants&to&talk&to&someone& and&that&she&doesn’t&mean&any&harm& & “Keep&your&place&then&Nigger,&I&could&get&you&strung&up&on&a&tree&so& easy&it&ain’t&even&funny”&Showing&a&very&negative&side&again&showing& the&presence&of&racism&in&the&time&this&was&written&and&also&abusing& her&power& & “Jail&bait”&Ranch&workers&refer&to&her&as&jail&bait&something&that&will& get&them&in&trouble&if&they&have&anything&to&do&with&her& & & &

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Slim&& & “slim&came&in,&followed&by&Curley,&Carlson&and&Whit”&Entering&in& Hierarchy,&as&natural&authority&Slim&goes&first&& & “There&was&a&gravity&in&his&manor”&Showing&he&does¬&need& violence&and&that&he&has&an&aura&of&authority& & “Slim&stood&up&slowly&and&with&dignity”&He&is&calm&and,&doesn’t&need& to&prove&his&power&,&it’s&almost&blessed.& & “Slims&opinions&were&law”&He&is&the&highest&authority&on&the&ranch& and&is¬&to&be&questioned& & “I&drowned&four&of&‘em&right&off”&Comes&across&as&violent&but&he&is& doing&the&best&for&the&pups&& & “I&think&you&got&your&han’&caught&in&a&machine”&Making&sure&nobody& gets&into&trouble&after&Lennie&hurts&Curley’s&hand& & “He’s&Jus’&like&a&kid&ain’t&he”&&Realises&that&Lennie&has&mind&of&a&small& child.&

& “Slim&don’t&need&no&high&heeled&boots”&Showing&he&has&authority& and&his&tall&unlike&Curley&

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& & & Crooks& & “They&play&cards&in&there,&but&I&can’t&play&because&I’m&black”&Shows& racism&that&he&is&subject&to&at&the&ranch&and&the&social&beliefs&at&the& time&the&book&was&written& & “Don’t&come&in&a&place&where&you’re¬&wanted”&“you&go&on&and&get& out&of&my&room”&&Shows&the&only&person&he&has&power&over&is&Lennie& due&to&his&disability&and&level&of&intelligence&& & Lennie&–&“why&ain’t&you&wanted”&Lennie&to&Crooks&,&this&shows&Lennie& does¬&understand&racism&so&is¬&racist&to&crooks&and&cannot& understand&why&the&others&don’t&like&him& & “It’s&just&a&nigger&talkin”&Because&of&the&way&society&treats&crooks&he& is°rading&to&himself& & “Crooks&the&negro&stable&buck”&&Crooks&had&his&room&in&the&harness& room&,&A&little&shed&outside&the&barn&,&he&guards&it&fiercely,&shows& isolation&& & &

Candy& & “I&ought&to&of&shot&that&dog&myself”&He&felt&he&had&responsibility&to& shoot&his&own&dog& & “Let&no&stranger&shoot&my&dog”&Showing&that&the&ranch&hands&are& not&his&friends&and&they&are&prejudice&towards&him&and&made&him& powerless& &

“Bindle&Bums”&Example&of&prejudice&as&Lennie&,&Candy&and&crooks&are& all&labelled&bindle&bums& & “Suppose&I&went&in&with&you&guys”&Sees&George&and&Lennie’s&dream& as&away&to&achieve&his&own&dream&

& & Curley& & “Curley&stepped&over&to&Lennie&like&a&terrier”&Animal&imagery&,& terriers&are&seen&to&chase&and&be&snappy&which&represents&Curley& & “im&gonna&get&him,&Im&going&for&my&shotgun&,&ill&kill&the&big&son&of&a& bitch&myself”&Reinforcing&Curley’s&violence&again&when&he&finds&out& Lennie&killed&his&wife& & Never&says&anything&to&slim&and&his&“God&Like”&commanding& presence&when&he&flirts&with&his&wife& & “Curley&sat&on&the&floor&and&stared&in&wonder&at&his&crushed&Hand”& Not&superior&anymore&now&Lennie&crushed&his&hand&and&is&stronger& than&him&& & "He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists” Shows masculinity through Violence &

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