George Flashcards
(9 cards)
Which quote reflects George’s protective nature towards Lennie?
‘I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you.’
What does George mean when he says, ‘Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world’?
He highlights the isolation of itinerant workers.
What is the significance of George’s line, ‘I seen hunderds of men come by an’ go on the road, an’ that same damn thing happens to them all.’?
It emphasizes the cyclical nature of their lives and the unattainability of the American Dream.
What does George’s statement, ‘We got a future. We got somebody to talk to…’ indicate?
It emphasizes the importance of companionship.
What does George’s line, ‘I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail.’ suggest about his feelings?
It suggests his frustration but also his dependency on Lennie.
‘Looked raptly at the wall…nuts’
The adverb highlights to the reader that George is deep in imagination and realises the dream is possible but the juxtaposition between him believing it’s possible and finally waking up and realised it’s impossible to escape.
‘God’ sakes don’t drag so much’
Steinbeck uses imperative language to display George’s paternalistic attitude towards Lennie as he doesn’t know what is right and wrong.
‘Get him,Lennie’
Steinbeck uses a personification to portray Lennie as a dog which further displays the animalistic imagery throughout the play and he doesn’t move until George his ‘owner’ tells him to.
Pulled the trigger
He did this to shield Lennie from any further suffering which Curley and the ranchers would have slowly tortured him. An audience of this time in the Great Depression wouldn’t have understood their relationship and thought he did this for his own benefit as it was a capitalist society everyone only cared about themselves because of the shortage of jobs.
