George: of mice and men

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

George represents the everyman struggling to survive in a harsh and unforgiving society. His character highlights themes of friendship, responsibility, and the pursuit of the American Dream. His relationship with Lennie also reflects the sacrifices required to care for others.

Question 2

Point 1:

Answer 2

George is practical and protective of Lennie

Question 3

Quotes to go with the first point:

Answer 3

-‘If i was alone i could live so easy’
-‘you do bad things and i got to get you out’
-he’s not crazy he’s many things but crazy isn’t one of them’
-George also kills Lennie to save him from his potential fate

Question 4

Context with the first point

Answer 4

-This reflects the burden George feels, yet his loyalty to Lennie keeps him committed.
- This highlights the importance of companionship during the great depression.
-during the great depression, men struggled to survive, and companionship war rare. Itinerant workers often travelled alone, this makes George and Lennie’s friendship unique.
-The burden George carries reflects the responsibilities of care in a harsh world.
-this contrasts society’s lack of support for the vulnerable.

Question 5

Point 2:

Answer 5

George hold on to the dream of owning land or his own ranch despite knowing there is a high chance it may never happen.

Question 6

Quotes to go with the second point.

Answer 6

-‘We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us
-‘gonna get a little place and live off the fatta the lan’
-‘with us it ain’t like that. We got a future’

Question 7

Context with the second point

Answer 7

-This shows the power of the American dream and how it provides hope in difficult times
-the american dream is centrall to the novela. George and Lennie’s hope for a ranch represents freedome and stability. that is something unattainable for most of the workers during the 1930s
-the dream also serves as a form of comfort, as George continues to recite it.

Question 8

Point 3:

Answer 8

George makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect Lennie

Question 9

Quotes to go with the third point

Answer 9

-‘you hadda, George. I swear you hadda’

Question 10

Context with the third point

Answer 10

this tragic moment reflects the harsh realities of the world they live in, where mercy can take brutal forms

Question 11

Point 4:

Answer 11

George is a symbol of sacrifice and repsponsibility

Question 12

Quotes that go with the forth point

Answer 12

-‘I think i knowed from the very first. I think i knowed we’d never do her’
-Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world’

Question 13

context for the forth point

Answer 13

-this moment reveals George’s deep understanding of reality, showing how the American Dream is unattainable for men like him.
-His final sacrifice highlights the theme of doomed hope during the Great Depression.
-From the beginning he sacrifices himself instead of being like the normal itinerant worker life and consistently spend their money he has to save it to care for Lennie.
-the scene mirrors Candy and his dog. Candy regrets not shooting the dog himself, reinforcing that George’s decision was an act of love.