Discuss & Review
1. What events foreshadowed Lennie’s final
interaction with Curley’s wife?
2. What events foreshadowed George shooting
Lennie?
3. Refer to your notes from the beginning of the
novel; review the poem that the title of the
book came from. Explain how the title/poem is
fitting or misleading for the book.
4. Do you believe George did the right thing by
shooting Lennie? Was it an act of selfishness or
an act of compassion?
• Foreshadowing plays a large role in the
novella—immediately, by understanding
the title, foreshadowing occurs before we
even begin to read.
• What events foreshadowed Lennie killing
Curley’s wife?
• What events foreshadowed George
having to shoot Lennie?
1. What events foreshadowed Lennie’s final
interaction with Curley’s wife?
2. What events foreshadowed George shooting
Lennie?
3. Refer to your notes from the beginning of the
novel; review the poem that the title of the
book came from. Explain how the title/poem is
fitting or misleading for the book.
4. Do you believe George did the right thing by
shooting Lennie? Was it an act of selfishness or
an act of compassion?
• The title of the novel comes from a poem titled “Of A Mouse”
by Robert Burns.
• This stanza is included in the poem
“The best laid schemes o’ mice and men
Often go wrong
And leave us nought but grief and pain
For promised joy!”
1. What events foreshadowed Lennie’s final
interaction with Curley’s wife?
2. What events foreshadowed George shooting
Lennie?
3. Refer to your notes from the beginning of the
novel; review the poem that the title of the
book came from. Explain how the title/poem is
fitting or misleading for the book.
4. Do you believe George did the right thing by
shooting Lennie? Was it an act of selfishness or
an act of compassion?
• Euthanasia is the term used to refer to
when someone kills another to end
their suffering; it may also be
referred to as a “mercy killing”
• Was George’s shooting Lennie an
example of euthanasia, or what his
choice simply cruel?
• Stock Characters is a term used to describe
characters who are representative of a certain
type of person in society (i.e. the “dumb jock”
or “mean librarian.”
• In the novella, Steinbeck has many characters
who are used as both major characters but also
stock characters, who help to highlight a
societal problem/issue—highlighting an “ism”
• Curley’s Wife = Never given a name! ____ism
• Crooks= Black = _____ism
• Lennie= Mentally Handicapped = Discriminated
• Be sure to review your character chart!!
• Major characters: George, Lennie, Curley, Curley’s Wife…
• Minor characters: Whit, Carlson…etc.
• Protagonist: George, Lennie
• Antagonist: Curley
• Man v. Man conflicts
• (external conflict)
• Man v. Self conflicts
• (internal conflict)
• Man v. Society conflicts
• (external conflict)
• A reference to something well
known in literature or history.
• There were allusions to:
•Places in California
•Cartoons we watched alluded to
OMAM
• A concrete thing (person or object)
that is meant to represent an abstract
idea or larger concept.
• The rabbits = symbolic of what?
• Many of the characters in the novel
spoke of a dream they had—symbolic
of the ‘American Dream’
• George & Lennie– farm & rabbits
• Curley’s Wife—be in the movies
• Did they accomplish their dreams?
• Based on this, is Steinbeck saying the
American Dream is possible or
impossible to achieve?
• Review study guides to remember plot
details
• Review character chart
• Multiple choice, true/false, matching, and
short answers.
• USE CORRECT MUGS ON SHORT
ANSWERS!!!!!!!