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8th Myers The Pearl/OMM Prewriting (Lennie (Simpleton who is very small,…
8th Myers The Pearl/OMM Prewriting
Kino
Unaware of how the townspeople despise and exploit all of his people
loving
noble savage
potentially violent
constantly affected by natural events
basic emotions are not always expressed directly.
a simple pearl diver
Emotional
passed from innocence through evil
Lennie
Simpleton who is very small
lumbering
innocent & mentally challenged
Big
Likes to pet soft things
Sympathetic
Described as an animal
Loyal to George
Lacks intelligence and conscience to make him dangerous
Loving
Violent (accidentally)
Kino
Important Actions
Kino beating his wife
going to the pearl market
Running away
deciding not to sell the pearl there, gets hit on head as he leaves
Finding the large pearl
Kino kills trackers, throws pearl into sea
My Thoughts On What the Author Was Trying to Get Across
I think its about a man who is destroyed by greed. He finds "the Peal of the World" but this pearl makes him forget the important things in his life, such as love and family. No earthly treasure is worth the price that must be paid for keeping the pearl.
Important Actions
Lennie is attacked by Curley. He does nothing to defend himself until George tells him to, at which point he comminute Curley’s hand.
Lennie gets his puppy! And he spends a considerable amount of time trying to sneak it into the bunkhouse so he can pet it. And pet it. And PET IT.
Lennie sees Curley’s wife and thinks she is "purty."
Lennie details his interest in petting soft things.
Lennie tries to hide the mouse he has petted (to death).
Lennie is thrilled when George shows up. He wants George to "give him hell," and then to tell him the dream-farm story.
Lennie tries to bury Curley’s wife under the hay, but then he decides to leave and head for the safe place George told him about, dead puppy in tow.
My Thoughts On What the Author Was Trying to Get Across
The nature of dreams I believe is the main theme of Of Mice and Men. Without dreams and goals, life is an endless stream of days that have little connection or meaning.