}, 23 { "width": "1024" }, 6 Look at the language. "width": "1024" ", He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would. Her response is Baloney.. He offers to come and work on their little farm- for nothing. { Curleys still mad about his hand. This is one of the reasons why George had to shoot Lennie himself. No Lennie, I ain\u2019t mad. To make this website work, we log user data and share it with processors. Crooks dream, and Curleys wifes dream.Crooks had a happy childhood living on his family farm. He makes sure that Lennie knows he is not mad at him. "@context": "http://schema.org",

"@type": "ImageObject", Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much. (Theme of loneliness and isolation. George.. "@type": "ImageObject", George shouts at Lennie to let go but Lennie watched in terror the flopping little man whom he held\u2026\u2026George slapped him on the face again and again, and still Lennie held on to the closed fist. An spose they lock him up an strap him down and put him in a cage? And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent were gone from her face. I\u2019ll work my month and I\u2019ll take my fifty bucks an\u2019 I\u2019ll stay all night in some lousy cat house\u2026..An then I\u2019ll come back and work another month an I\u2019ll have fifty bucks more", Moves the plot on in some way OR. "description": "Of Mice and Men Key Events", If you wish to download it, please recommend it to your friends in any social system. She has been described ( by the ranch hands) as a tart, jail bait that bitch; that she is giving the men the eye.

Ill work my month and Ill take my fifty bucks an Ill stay all night in some lousy cat house..An then Ill come back and work another month an Ill have fifty bucks more He tells him to look off into the distance, and then when he is describing the little farm that they will have, he shoots him. We know this because:He complains to Lennie that he is not allowed in the bunkhouse because he is black. what am I doing standing her with. }, 3 He does not understand the enormity of what he has done. Will their friendship survive the harsh conditions they live in? The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennies big hand.. You will be successful if you can then show your understanding of: how to define a key event what the key events are in Of Mice and Men and what we learn from them AND can use that knowledge and understanding effectively when writing a critical essay She says I wasn\u2019t gonna stay no place where I couldn\u2019t get nowhere or make something of myself.

No one will understand how George feels now, and what a great loss it is to him. He tells Lennie about how they are different from the other guys. Curley is balanced and poised . ), He makes sure that Lennie knows he is not mad at him. "@context": "http://schema.org", Listen nigger she said, You know what I can do to you if you open your trap. He makes sure that Lennie is happy when he dies, and has no fear. Write it down. All of this shows us how much George cares for Lennie, and that he is a true friend- protecting him till the end. Her loneliness leads to her death. "@type": "ImageObject", The other (white) men say that he stinks . "@type": "ImageObject", (Plot structure), It shows the true friendship that George had for Lennie (effective characterisation.). "name": "Theme of a dream of a better life", She has had a dream of a better life(theme)- she wanted to be in shows or pitchers - to be famous and wear nice clothes. ", I planted crops for damn near everybody in this state, but they wasn\u2019t my crops. George tries to make Lennie think everything is normal. Curley is balanced and poised. It introduces us properly to the character of Crooks, which allows Steinbeck to portray the racial inequality which existed at that time. But who else is lonely? He relies on George to make things all right for him. Curley\u2019s still mad about his hand. ", To him it is just a real bad thing. What is a key event in a novel?A key event/ key incident is one which: Allows the reader to learn more about a character OR Is important to the structure of the novel OR Moves the plot on in some way OR Helps to convey a theme OR A combination of any of the above ( Effective characterisation). At the time (1830s America) everyone was lonely because of the Great Depression. That aint no good George. ", "description": "Lennie has killed the puppy, but does not really understand that it was his fault. "@type": "ImageObject", She is alone on a Saturday night- even Curley has gone to the cat house, and she has no-one else to talk to: An what am I doing? Curleys wife talks about how she could have went with shows, and been in pitchers. It conveys the theme of loneliness through the characters of Crooks and Curleys wife. We have already seen how this is conveyed through Crooks. ",

I planted crops for damn near everybody in this state, but they wasnt my crops. What men like George, Lennie and Candy want is something and somewhere that belongs to them. He had white friends too. "@type": "ImageObject", "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/13/Crooks%E2%80%99+dream%2C+and+Curley%E2%80%99s+wife%E2%80%99s+dream..jpg",

The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie\u2019s big hand. "name": "Theme of a dream of a better life", But who else is lonely? }, 13 However we now find out that she is just a young girl who has acted foolishly, rushing into marriage with Curley to spite her mother. "@type": "ImageObject",

He attacks Lennie because he feels humiliated by the other men, and thinks that Lennie is laughing at him. I get awful lonely (Theme of loneliness and isolation.) }, 12 He attacks Lennie because he feels humiliated by the other men, and thinks that Lennie is laughing at him. Candy, upset about the death of his dog, discusses the dream with George and Lennie.

He wants revenge.

I planted crops for damn near everybody in this state, but they wasnt my crops. What men like George, Lennie and Candy want is something and somewhere that belongs to them.

Curley enters the bunkhouse and picks a fight with Lennie, who cannot cope. }, 14 "width": "1024" She thinks she could have been famous instead of being stuck on the ranch with no one to talk to except Curley. He cried Make um stop George. He tells him to look off into the distance, and then when he is describing the little farm that they will have, he shoots him. No Lennie, I aint mad. Lennie accidentally killing mice; the incident in Weed; crushing Curleys hand; killing the puppy; all of this has built up to the killing of Curleys wife. ( In the back of the head- instant death. "name": "Of Mice and Men Key Events", He says he has seen hundreds of men with the same dream but: Nobody never gets no land. Why do you got to get killed and I didn\u2019t know you\u2019d get killed so easy. That is why he jumps at the chance to join George, Lennie and Candy. "width": "1024" All he wants is to be treated like an equal, and to have some company. Why is there so much anger and violence in the novel? "name": "Chapter Three- Curley\u2019s attack on Lennie continued. We gotta house, an chickens, an fruit trees\u2026\u2026..an we got frens . She says I wasnt gonna stay no place where I couldnt get nowhere or make something of myself. Yet look at where she has ended up. It conveys the theme of a dream of a better life. He makes sure that Lennie is happy when he dies, and has no fear.

"name": "Chapter Four- Crooks\u2019 room", Curley\u2019s gonna want to shoot him.

"@type": "ImageObject", "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "ImageObject", All he wants is to be treated like an equal, and to have some company. After work, the ranch hands return to the bunkhouse and complain about the smell of Candys old dog. { { The climax, when Lennie kills Curley\u2019s wife is being foreshadowed here.

When Candy tells her she should go home she says: Think I dont like to talk to somebody every once in a while? This shows us his immense strength, and how dangerous he can actually be when he is angry.

"contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/20/The+end+of+the+dream+for+George+and+Lennie..jpg", George and Lennie meet other people on the ranch, including Curley (the Bosss son) who takes a dislike to Lennie, and Curleys wife, who flirts with the men. He offers to come and work on their little farm- for nothing.

"contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/9/Crooks+Crooks+is+lonely+and+isolated.+We+know+this+because%3A.jpg", He tries to give him hell , but he can\u2019t. Now he is totally isolated. "description": "Candy explains the importance of the dream: Sure they all want it. }, 16 Our tips from experts and exam survivors will help you through. {

"@context": "http://schema.org", The other men are delighted; Carlson calls Curley Yella as a frog belly. But who else is lonely Curley\u2019s wife is lonely.

Of Mice and Men Key Events

Thats a thing I want you to know. All of this shows us how much George cares for Lennie, and that he is a true friend- protecting him till the end. Read about our approach to external linking. "width": "1024" George finds him first (in the place they camped at the start of the book) and shoots him in the back of the head. "width": "1024" What happens next is not his fault.

She has had a dream of a better life(theme)- she wanted to be in shows or pitchers- to be famous and wear nice clothes. The way that she dresses, and her mannerisms all back this up. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/17/Effective+characterisation+of+Curley%E2%80%99s+wife.jpg", The climax This event has been foreshadowed throughout the novel. }. What the key events are in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. "@context": "http://schema.org", The other (white) men say that he stinks. Steinbeck is portraying the harsh reality for itinerant workers of the time- they owned nothing, they did not belong anywhere and they had no security- hence they all had the same dream. Jeopardy Characters Quotes Claim or Fact Plot Type of Claim Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy. We have already seen how Crooks is isolated because of his colour, and how he is treated very badly by the white men. ", He takes the puppy away- this shows his innocence- he makes no attempt to hide her body. When he is stroking her hair and she shouts at him to stop he panics, and holds on. He allows Lennie, and then Candy into his room, and is quite pleased even though he tries to hide it. Lennie completely crushes Curleys hand- evidence of his huge strength, Lennie would not let go- evidence of his behaviour when he is scared. "name": "Crooks\u2019 dream, and Curley\u2019s wife\u2019s dream. He says that he has some money put by and asks to join them in purchasing some land. She has had a dream of a better life(theme)- she wanted to be in shows or pitchers- to be famous and wear nice clothes.

The way that she dresses, and her mannerisms all back this up. Steinbeck wants the reader to be shocked by the terrible reality of Crooks situation. "description": "We have already seen how this is conveyed through Crooks. Of Mice and Men Review Game. She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young.. Just somthin that was his. We aint gotta stay here. (Theme of loneliness and isolation.) }, 4 He tries to give him hell, but he cant. ", "name": "Chapter Five- the Death of Curley\u2019s wife", He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would. George will now become like all the other guys. Curley wants revenge. I get awful lonely (Theme of loneliness and isolation.)

Now he is totally isolated. ", The resolution- George shoots LennieThis is a key event because: It is the resolution of the novel, meaning the only possible outcome of all the previous events. George tells Lennie off for keeping a dead mouse (which he has accidentally killed by petting it) and Lennie threatens to leave George, but George talks him out of it. When Crooks speaks sharply to Curley\u2019s wife and threatens to tell the boss she has been in his room, she turns on him. I think I knowed. {

He says he has seen hundreds of men with the same dream but: Nobody never gets no land. Jeopardy Characters QuotesLit. }, 18 "name": "Chapter Three- Curley\u2019s attack on Lennie continued",

He wants revenge. What happens next is not his fault. Look at the language. AND can use that knowledge and understanding effectively when writing a critical essay. Chapter Three- Curleys attack on Lennie continuedWe see what Lennie is capable of: Curleys fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it. Sign in, choose your GCSE subjects and see content that's tailored for you. And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent were gone from her face. }, 17 "width": "1024" We ain\u2019t gotta stay here. { "width": "1024" "@context": "http://schema.org", Of Mice and Men All the characters in the novel are lonely.

In Chapter Four, through the behaviour of Curley\u2019s wife, we also see just how precarious his position is. Rules of the Game The class will be separated into TWO teams. He had white friends too. George shouts at Lennie to let go but Lennie watched in terror the flopping little man whom he heldGeorge slapped him on the face again and again, and still Lennie held on to the closed fist. What are the key incidents in Of Mice and MenChapter Three- Curley attacks Lennie Chapter Four- Crooks room Chapter Five- the death of Curleys wife Chapter Six- George shoots Lennie Listen nigger she said, You know what I can do to you if you open your trap.I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it aint even funny She knows that she holds all the power, and one word from her could get him lynched. What we learn through these key events about characters, themes and the structure of the novel. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/6/Chapter+Three-+Curley%E2%80%99s+attack+on+Lennie+continued..jpg", "description": "Why is this a key incident Because it shows us how brutal the character of Curley is. "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/2/Learning+intentions+and+success+criteria.jpg", Think I like to stick in that house alla time? ( this is also effective characterisation because it helps us to understand her behaviour. "@type": "ImageObject", However we now find out that she is just a young girl who has acted foolishly, rushing into marriage with Curley to spite her mother. . "width": "1024" "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/16/The+climax.jpg", }, 7 "width": "1024" Crooks Crooks is lonely and isolated. The other men are delighted; Carlson calls Curley Yella as a frog belly . This is one of the reasons why George had to shoot Lennie himself. (Plot structure) It conveys the theme of loneliness It shows the true friendship that George had for Lennie (effective characterisation.) "name": "The end of the dream for George and Lennie. He tells Lennie about how they are different from the other guys. He relies on George to make things all right for him. Somthin he could live on and there couldnt nobody throw him off it. The climax, when Lennie kills Curleys wife is being foreshadowed here.

"@type": "ImageObject", That is why he jumps at the chance to join George, Lennie and Candy. I never been mad an I aint now. He had a family, and brothers he was close to. "width": "1024" He cried Make um stop George. Curleys wife interrupts them and threatens Crooks when he asks her to leave. (Theme). This shows that Lennie never learns from previous experiences.. Im gonna shoot the guts out of that big bastard myself Of Mice and Men: Everything in the novel happens in cycles, Of Mice and Men Hopes and dreams are important to discuss. She thinks he is just like a big baby. Her loneliness leads to her death. To him it is just a real bad thing. . Candy also defends the dream to Curleys wife, who is also very cynical: Candy-You dont know that we got our own ranch to go to.

That is why he jumps at the chance to join George, Lennie and Candy.

", { Somewhere that their hard work will result in benefit to them. No one except Slim understands what George did, and why he had to do it. She has been described ( by the ranch hands) as a tart, jail bait that bitch; that she is giving the men the eye. Curley is balanced and poised. We have never known her name. The incident with Curley\u2019s wife however shows that he will never achieve his dream. I never been mad an I aint now. "@type": "ImageObject", He tries to give him hell, but he cant. "width": "1024" )", You will be successful if you can then show your understanding of: how to define a key event. She does not really see Lennie as a threat. "@context": "http://schema.org", "@context": "http://schema.org", "@context": "http://schema.org",

She does not really see Lennie as a threat. "@context": "http://schema.org",

I think I knowed from the very first wed never do her. Chapter Five- the Death of Curleys wifeThis is a key event because: It is the climax of the novel and leads to the resolution- George has to shoot Lennie. What happens next is not his fault. }, 2 "name": "The resolution- George shoots Lennie",

"@type": "ImageObject", Once she is dead, she is described in a very different way, and we can see her as the young girl that she is. Published byElizabeth Dixon "contentUrl": "https://slideplayer.com/slide/13554107/82/images/12/Theme+of+a+dream+of+a+better+life.jpg", ", "name": "What is a key event in a novel", He does not understand the enormity of what he has done. (Links back to the incident in Weed when he held on to the girls dress.). "description": "Lennie and Candy both defend their dream of owning their own land, to Crooks, who is initially cynical, but then wants to be part of it. That\u2019s a thing I want you to know.

Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror. (Effective characterisation) He has no reason to dislike Lennie- he just hates big guys because he is so small. I seen too many of you guys. Candy also defends the dream to Curley\u2019s wife, who is also very cynical: Candy- You don\u2019t know that we got our own ranch to go to. She is not really chasing after\/ flirting with the men- she wants company.) He is the only coloured man on the ranch and there is only one coloured family in Soledad. }, 19 Just som\u2019thin\u2019 that was his. George will now become like all the other guys. Theme of Loneliness We have already seen how this is conveyed through Crooks.