Section 3 - Quotations

Section 3 - Key Quotations

In section 3 we learn how George and Lennie met. Candy asks if he can go with George and Lennie to their dream farm. Curley starts a fight with Lennie, but Lennie is far stronger.

Lennie

Slim: thinks Lennie is an excellent worker, even though he’s “cuckoo”.
George: “he's dumb as hell, but he ain't crazy.”

"Mean"

George values his friendship with Lennie because it stops him from becoming “mean” like the other ranch workers.

Why Lennie and George left Weed

George: Lennie “jus' wanted to touch that red dress, like he wants to pet them pups all the time.”

Candy's dog

Carlson convinces Candy to let him kill Candy’s dog which “jus' suffers hisself all the time.”

The fight between Curley and Lennie

Lennie looks “helplessly at George”.
George tells him to fight back and “get him”.
Curley: “flopping like a fish on a line.”
Slim makes Curley promise to say that he injured his hand in an accident with a machine: "I think you got your han' caught in a machine.”

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

6Recap: Main Quotes

6.1Quotes per Section

6.1.1Section 1 - Quotations

6.1.2Section 2 - Quotations

6.1.3Section 3 - Quotations

6.1.4Section 4 - Quotations

6.1.5Section 5 - Quotations

6.1.6Section 6 - Quotations

6.2Text Structure - Quotes

6.2.1Imagery - Quotations

6.2.2Light - Quotations

6.2.3Sound - Quotations

6.2.4Symbolism - Quotations

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