OMAM quotes Flashcards
(70 cards)
Candy 1;
Fetal position, disability, because his one friend gone.
“he slowly rolled over and faced the wall and lay silent”
Candy 2;
His greatest fear is loosing his dream. Social Darwinism.
“you an’ me can get that little place, can’t we George?”
Candy 3;
Old and wise and has some control because of experiences.
“he was the master of the situation”
Candy 4;
Is sexist towards a very young girl. Not perfect.
“Well, I think Curley’s married… a tart”
Candy 5;
Subscribes to casual racism
“Ya see the stable bucks a n*”
Candy 6;
Aging motifs, oldest person on the ranch.
“white whiskers”
Candy 7;
What happened to his dog will happen to him. Suicide rates were high in the 1930s.
“he was a good sheep dog when he was younger”
Candy 8;
Has many regrets for his friend, pathos, sadness.
“I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog”
Candy 9;
Has another reason to live and replaces the dog with a dream.
“he just sits in the bunkhouse sharpening his pencil and sharpening and thinking.”
Candy 10;
Loyalty and honor to his allies.
“We’d tell about you framin’ Crooks”
Lennie 1;
Hallucinates and can’t distinguish reality without help.
“Out of Lennie’s head there came a gigantic rabit”
Lennie 2;
Trusts George. All he needs
“because I got you to look after me and you got be to look after you, that’s why”
Lennie 3;
devoid of prejudice. doesn’t understand segregation.
“Lennie smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends”
Lennie 4;
Useful on the ranch so he can be put to use. Not a complete burden. Doesn’t know his own strength.
“he can put up a four hundred pound bale”
Lennie 5;
Childish. Foreshadowing that his dream will never come true because it is impossible.
“Red and blue and green rabits”
Lennie 6;
Unpredictable, can lose control at any time.
“Suddenly his anger arose. ‘God damn you’.”
Lennie 7;
Will do anything for George and copies his movements.
“You tol’ me to George”
Lennie 8;
Likes soft things, sensory, hint at his mental disability.
“Jus’ strokin it”
Lennie 9;
Simple dream, just wants to be with George.
“a little piece of alfalfa”
Lennie 10;
Can’t comprehend bad things or the extent of his damage.
“I done another bad thing”
Crooks 1;
Knows his rights. His most prized possession. 32 years out of date.
“a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905”
Crooks 2;
Weak playing on the weak. Not used to having someone he can play with.
” Crook’s face lighted with pleasure in his torture”
Crooks 3;
Probably the most educated on the ranch but still shunned.
“he reads a lot, got books in his room”
Crooks 4;
Lonely to the point it is driving him crazy.
“A guy needs somebody - to be near him”
