Animal imagery
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Animal imagery is often used to describe Lennie. Find some examples from the first section and
enter them in the table below. In the column on the left, note the page reference. In the column
in the middle, enter the quotation. In the column on the right, make a brief note of the effect of
each image.
Page
Quotation
Effect
“…he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little,
It give the reader the image of Lennie as moving in a
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the way a bear drags his paws.”
clumsy and lumbering manner.
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9
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Why? Why do you think the author is creating a connection between Lennie and an animal, for the reader?
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The old dog
Statement
The dog is Candy’s loyal friend.
The dog has become vicious with age.
The dog is old and worn out and is no longer useful.
The other men won’t tolerate the dog because he is old and smelly.
The dog was never any use.
All the ranch workers love the old dog.
One of the men wants to have him shot and ‘replaced’ with one of the new puppies.
If it was my dog, I’d let someone shoot it and get a new puppy.
An owner should be responsible for their pet.
Dogs that aren’t useful, or are in pain, should be put down (shot).
T/F
Motif: a distinctive idea, especially a theme elaborated on in a piece
of music, literature, etc
In the book, certain ideas seem to repeat. These can be considered motifs. What are some ideas
that keep recurring throughout the story?
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For three of the ideas you wrote above, think of a prediction of what may happen in the
book. Be sure the motif and prediction are clearly linked together.
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Opinion:
What is your favourite part of this book, so far? Which character(s) do you like? Who do you
dislike? What do you hope happens to George and Lennie?
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