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Section 6 - Quotations

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

"Salinas River"

"Salinas River"

  • 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.
Lennie's vision of Aunt Clara

Lennie's vision of Aunt Clara

  • “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's vision of a giant rabbit

  • The rabbit tells Lennie: “He gonna leave you, ya crazy bastard. He gonna leave ya all alone. He gonna leave ya, crazy bastard.”
George comforts Lennie

George comforts Lennie

  • George tells Lennie he will still get to “tend the rabbits.”
  • Tells Lennie to look into the distance so he “can almost see” their dream farm.
Slim comforts George

Slim comforts George

  • "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."
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1

Context & Overview

1.1

Context & Overview

1.1.1The Great Depression1.1.2Racism1.1.3The American Dream1.1.4Of Mice & Men
1.2

John Steinbeck

1.2.1John Steinbeck's Life1.2.2End of Topic Test - Context & Overview
2

Plot

2.1

Section 1 - Analysis

2.1.1Section 1 - Plot2.1.2Section 1 - Overview
2.2

Section 2 - Analysis

2.2.1Section 2 - Plot2.2.2Section 2 - Overview
2.3

Section 3 - Analysis

2.3.1Section 3 - Plot2.3.2Section 3 - Overview2.3.3End of Topic Test - Sections 1-3
2.4

Section 4 - Analysis

2.4.1Section 4 - Plot2.4.2Section 4 - Overview
2.5

Section 5 - Analysis

2.5.1Section 5 - Plot2.5.2Section 5 - Overview
2.6

Section 6 - Analysis

2.6.1Section 6 - Plot2.6.2Section 6 - Overview2.6.3End of Topic Test - Sections 4-6
3

Key Characters

3.1

Main Characters

3.1.1George3.1.2Lennie - Strength3.1.3Lennie - Innocence & Dependence3.1.4Slim3.1.5Curley3.1.6Curley's Wife - Flirtatious3.1.7Curley's Wife - Lonely & Heartbroken3.1.8Crooks3.1.9Candy3.1.10End of Topic Test - George & Lennie3.1.11End of Topic Test - Slim, Curley & Curley's Wife
3.2

Minor Characters

3.2.1Minor Characters3.2.2End of Topic Test - Crooks, Candy & Others
4

Themes

4.1

Key Themes

4.1.1Hopes, Dreams & Reality4.1.2Racial Prejudice4.1.3Loneliness & Companionship4.1.4The Weak & Strong4.1.5Women4.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Themes
5

Authorial Method

5.1

Writing Techniques

5.1.1Dialogue5.1.2Imagery5.1.3Light5.1.4Sound5.1.5Symbolism5.1.6Structure5.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques
6

Recap: Main Quotes

6.1

Quotes per Section

6.1.1Section 1 - Quotations6.1.2Section 2 - Quotations6.1.3Section 3 - Quotations6.1.4Section 4 - Quotations6.1.5Section 5 - Quotations6.1.6Section 6 - Quotations
6.2

Text Structure - Quotes

6.2.1Imagery - Quotations6.2.2Light - Quotations6.2.3Sound - Quotations6.2.4Symbolism - Quotations

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  1. 1
    Where does Lennie wait for George?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    Which animal does Lennie have a vision of?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    What does George say to comfort Lennie before killing him?Fill in the list
  4. 4
    What does Slim say this about?<br><br>"You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me"Multiple choice
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