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OMAM - Chapter 1 - By the pool - Coggle Diagram
OMAM - Chapter 1 - By the pool
Who
George - leader protective practical
Lennie - childlike, strong, dependant
George and Lennie and long term companions
Where / When
By the Salinas river
Evening, hot day
Start of the novel (and where it will end)
What
Arrive near the ranch
George gets angry - then comforts Lennie
George tells Lennie about the dream farm
Lennie has a dead mouse
Plan to go to the ranch tomorrow
Why
Shows strength of friendship
Introduces the dream
Hints danger - foreshadows future events
Shows Lennies lack of control
How
Setting
Beautiful but threatening
Animal imagery
Lennie like a bear, horse, terrier
Foreshadowing
Dead mouse, warnings
Symbolism
Pool = peace + death
Themes
Friendship
Loneliness
Dreams
Destiny
Power
Nature
Context
Great depression
Migrant ranch workers
American dream
Quotes
"I got you to look after me"
"An' love off the fatta the lan"
Lennie moves "like a bear"