Of Mice and Men (Edexcel IGCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Fill in the gap: "I ＿＿＿＿＿ made somethin' of myself."
Curley's wife, Chapter 5
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Fill in the gap: "I ＿＿＿＿＿ made somethin' of myself."
Curley's wife, Chapter 5
Answer: "I coulda made somethin' of myself."
Fill in the gap: "A guy goes ＿＿＿＿＿ if he ain't got nobody."
Crooks, Chapter 4
Answer: "A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody."
Fill in the gap: "...ain't no place for a ＿＿＿＿＿, specially like her."
George, Chapter 3
Answer: "Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain't no place for a girl, specially like her."
Fill in the gap: "I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I get old an' a ＿＿＿＿＿."
Slim, Chapter 3
Answer: "I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I get old an' a cripple."
Key quote: "We'd jus' live there. We'd belong there."
George, Chapter 3
Analysis
George's short, hopeful sentences voice the workers' longing to belong and be self-sufficient. It captures the appeal of the American Dream.
Key quote: "...every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it."
Crooks, Chapter 4
Analysis
Crooks uses hyperbole ("every", "never") to show that countless workers share this dream but none achieve it. This exposes the futility of the American Dream.
Key quote: "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place."
George, Chapter 1
Analysis
George describes the deep loneliness of migrant workers who have no family or home. It makes his friendship with Lennie stand out as rare.
Key quote: "Maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other."
Slim, Chapter 2
Analysis
Slim's hyperbole suggests a whole society built on fear and suspicion. This culture of fear is what keeps the men isolated.
Key quote: "Crooks had reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no ego-nothing to arouse either like or dislike."
Narrator, Chapter 4
Analysis
The repetition of "no" and "nothing" shows how racism has stripped Crooks of any identity. It reveals the dehumanising effect of normalised prejudice.
Key quote: "It don't make no difference"
George, Chapter 6
Analysis
George's flat, nihilistic words show his hopelessness once the dream is dead. It reflects the limited power of itinerant workers over their own lives.
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