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'Of Mice and Men' Quotes - Coggle Diagram
'Of Mice and Men' Quotes
Companionship
Lennie and George
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“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.”
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‘Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy."
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Candy and his dog
Candy's dog represents Candy himself (old, weak, crippled) but also Lennie - and the killing of the dog foreshadows Lennie's death
Slim and George
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'you hadda george, i swear you hadda'
Lennie and Crooks
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‘Long as you won’t get out and leave me alone, you might as well set down.‘
I tell ya a guy gets too lonely, an' he gets sick"
Loneliness
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Lennie and Crooks
"I ain't wanted in the bunk house, and you ain't wanted in my room” – racism, hatred fuels hatred
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Crooks
“A guy sets alone out here at night, maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that.” – conditioned to the loneliness, grew a hatred towards the idea of companionship
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Curley and Curley's Wife
Curley may have been unhappy on the ranch and so married his wife to fill that void of companionship.
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Banquet Speech
"...not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession"
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"In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally-flags of hope and of
emulation."
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