EC2 English Literature
Of Mice and Men
Chapter 3
Homework for ...
1. Read Chapter 4.
2. Do Chapter 4 comprehension questions.
(handout)
3. Write 1 PEE paragraph:
a. How does Steinbeck explore the theme of
power in Chapter ?
December exam
90 minutes
● You will write 2 essays (at least 5-6
PEE paragraphs in each essay). One
essay will be about A View from the
Bridge. The other essay will be about
Of Mice and Men.
Goals
● Literary terms
● Chapter 3 notes
● Writing assignment
What are
sensory
details?
What are sensory
details?
sensory details = imagery
● appeals to our
physical senses
What is
Onomatopoeia?
What is ● imitates a
Onomato sound
poeia?
What is
the
climax?
● point in a narrative
at which the conflict
or tension hits the
highest point
1.
2.
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9.
10.
Personification
Visual Imagery
Symbol
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Climax
Sensory detail
Foreshadowing
Setting
It was dark
and dim in
the forest.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Personification
Visual Imagery
Symbol
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Climax
Sensory detail
Foreshadowing
Setting
● The buzzing bee flew
away.
● The sack fell into the
river with a splash.
● The books fell on the
table with a loud
thump.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Personification
Visual Imagery
Symbol
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Climax
Sensory detail
Foreshadowing
Setting
● The children were
screaming and
shouting in the fields.
● He whiffed the aroma
of brewed coffee.
● The girl ran her hands
on a soft satin fabric.
Carlson: This ol’ dog jus’ suffers
hisself all the time. p. 45
1. What does Carlson want to do?
Why?
2. What would you do?
3. What does George do? Is this
important?
What does
Carlson
want to
do? Why?
● wants Candy to
shoot the dog
● wants to shoot
the dog himself
● dog stinks, is
old and crippled
What
would
you do?
● Support Candy
● Argue against Carlson
● Suggest that the dog
could sleep outside
● Agree with Carlson
● Other ideas?
What does ● quiet
George
● Candy
do? Is this
later
important? seeks his
friendship
Carlson: This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself all the time.
p. 45
1. What does the dog
symbolize for
Candy?
2. What themes are
evident. Explain.
What does
the dog
symbolize
for Candy?
● friendship
● reminds him
of himself
(old and
crippled)
What
themes
are
evident?
Explain.
● friendship
● loneliness
● violence
● disability
Candy looked helplessly at
him, for Slim’s opinions were
law. p. 46
● What does this mean?
● What does this suggest
about power on the
ranch?
Candy looked helplessly at
him, for Slim’s opinions were
law. p. 46
● What does this mean?
● What does this suggest
about power on the
ranch?
Power Structure:
Slim = Prince of the
ranch
● Boss, Slim, Curley,
Carlson, George,
Lennie, Candy,
Curley’s wife, Crooks
Whit : She got the eye goin’ all the time on
everybody. p. 51
● What does the
quotation
suggest?
Whit : She got the eye goin’ all the
time on everybody. p. 51
● What does
the
quotation
suggest?
● she flirts
● not well-liked
● lonely
Candy
I’d make a will an’
leave my share to you
guys in case I kick off,
… p. 60
What does this suggest?
Candy
I’d make a will an’ leave my share to
you guys in case I kick off, … p. 60
What does this suggest?
● American Dream
● money from the
ranch
● help buy the land
● fears being fired
Whit : She got the eye goin’ all the time on
everybody. p. 51
● How does this
lead to the fight
between Lennie
and Curley?
Slim:
I think you got your han’ caught in a
machine. p. 64
● Why does Slim
come up with
this lie?
Slim:
I think you got your han’ caught in a
machine. p. 64
● Why does Slim
come up with
this lie?
●
●
●
Curley
symbolism = hand
lie = Lennie and George won’t be fired
Writing assignment
● How does Steinbeck explore the
themes of friendship and
loneliness in Chapter 3?
imagery, symbolism, simile,
metaphor, protagonist, conflict,
sensory details, tension, setting,
etc.
○
What 3 big
events take
place in
Chapter 3?
What 3 big
events take
place in
Chapter 3?
•George confesses
•Carlson shoots
Candy’s dog
•Curley picks a
fight with Lennie
•How is Slim
like a priest?
Find evidence
on pages
40-41.
•How is Slim
like a priest?
Find evidence
on pages
40-41.
•invitation to confidence
•sat back quiet and
receptive
•calm, Godlike eyes
fastened on him
•George’s voice: taking on
the tone of confession
•How does the
setting set the
mood for a
confession?
(p. 39)
• bunk house
• Saturday evening
•How does the
setting set the
mood for a
confession?
•came … together (they
are alone)
•sounds of men outside
•brilliant with light;
leaving the corners of the
bunk house still in dusk
•the light of the evening
still made the window
squares bright (p. 41)
•reference to water
•How does George
and Slim’s
conversation on
pages 40 and 41
convey themes like
loneliness and
friendship?
•Find evidence.
•How does George
and Slim’s
conversation on
pages 40 and 41
convey themes like
loneliness and
friendship?
•Find evidence.
• Slim: “Funny how you an’ him
string along together.”
(friendship)
• Slim: You know how the hands
are … alone. (loneliness)
• George: When his Aunt Clara
died, Lennie come along with me
out workin’. (friendship)
• George: An’ he was so damn
nice to me for pullin’ him out.
(friendship)
•What is a hand
in the novel?
•What is a
hand in
the
novel?
• a symbol
• men on the ranch are called "hands,"
• workers, not men.
• Lennie's hands, or paws = trouble
• Candy's missing hand = helplessness
• George's hands are small and strong =
doer and planner
• Curley's fists = mean and cruel
• Curley's gloved hand = marital
problems
• Curley's wife's hands (red nails):
danger
•How does
Steinbeck use
symbolism
during George’s
confession of the
incident in
Weed? (pp.
42-43)
• red
• Lennie’s touch
• solitaire card
•How does
Steinbeck use
symbolism
during George’s
confession of the
incident in
Weed? (pp.
42-43)
• red
• red dress =
danger
• Lennie’s touch =
trouble
• solitaire cards =
loneliness