Section 6 - Plot

Section 6 Plot

This is the final section in Of Mice and Men. George kills Lennie. He believes this is mercy compared to what Curley would do.

Lennie waits for George

Lennie waits for George at “the deep green pool of the Salinas River”, which is described in almost the same way as it was in Section 1, except this time there is a much more tense atmosphere as Lennie awaits his fate.

Lennie's vision of Aunt Clara

He has a vision of his Aunt Clara, who tells him off for the trouble he has gotten himself into: “I tol' you, 'Min' George because he's such a nice fella an' good to you.' But you don't never take no care. You do bad things.”

Lennie's vision of a giant rabbit

Lennie then sees a vision of a giant rabbit which tells him that George is going to leave him all on his own: “He gonna leave you, ya crazy bastard. He gonna leave ya all alone. He gonna leave ya, crazy bastard.”

George comforts Lennie

George arrives and comforts Lennie by once again telling him about their dream, and how he will still get to “tend the rabbits.”
He then asks Lennie to turn around and look into the distance so he “can almost see” their dream farm.

George shoots Lennie

As Lennie has his back to George, George shoots him in the back of the head and kills him.

Slim comforts George

Slim arrives first and sees what has happened.
He tells George that he had no choice but to kill Lennie: "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."

1Context & Overview

1.1Context & Overview

1.1.1The Great Depression

1.1.2Racism

1.1.3The American Dream

1.1.4Of Mice & Men

1.2John Steinbeck

1.2.1John Steinbeck's Life

1.2.2End of Topic Test - Context & Overview

2Plot

2.1Section 1 - Analysis

2.1.1Section 1 - Plot

2.1.2Section 1 - Overview

2.2Section 2 - Analysis

2.2.1Section 2 - Plot

2.2.2Section 2 - Overview

2.3Section 3 - Analysis

2.3.1Section 3 - Plot

2.3.2Section 3 - Overview

2.3.3End of Topic Test - Sections 1-3

2.4Section 4 - Analysis

2.4.1Section 4 - Plot

2.4.2Section 4 - Overview

2.5Section 5 - Analysis

2.5.1Section 5 - Plot

2.5.2Section 5 - Overview

2.6Section 6 - Analysis

2.6.1Section 6 - Plot

2.6.2Section 6 - Overview

2.6.3End of Topic Test - Sections 4-6

3Key Characters

3.1Main Characters

3.1.1George

3.1.2Lennie - Strength

3.1.3Lennie - Innocence & Dependence

3.1.4Slim

3.1.5Curley

3.1.6Curley's Wife - Flirtatious

3.1.7Curley's Wife - Lonely & Heartbroken

3.1.8Crooks

3.1.9Candy

3.1.10End of Topic Test - George & Lennie

3.1.11End of Topic Test - Slim, Curley & Curley's Wife

3.2Minor Characters

3.2.1Minor Characters

3.2.2End of Topic Test - Crooks, Candy & Others

4Themes

4.1Key Themes

4.1.1Hopes, Dreams & Reality

4.1.2Racial Prejudice

4.1.3Loneliness & Companionship

4.1.4The Weak & Strong

4.1.5Women

4.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Themes

5Authorial Method

5.1Writing Techniques

5.1.1Dialogue

5.1.2Imagery

5.1.3Light

5.1.4Sound

5.1.5Symbolism

5.1.6Structure

5.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques

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