"The best laid plans of Mice and men oft' go astray" -Robert Burns
Big Ideas in Of Mice and Men
Friendship Responsibility Loneliness/Isolation The American Dream Unnecessary Violence |
rA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression
They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. |
Annotation Focuses
- Big Ideas
- Character Traits (personality, behavior, relationships)
assignments
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*PP contains some slight spoilers. Read about characters with caution.
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*PP contains some slight spoilers. Read about characters with caution.
Click HERE for the Of Mice and Men Theme Mini Project
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