Section 1 - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE Of Mice & Men, topic 6.1.1
Section 1 - Key Quotations
In Section 1, Steinbeck introduces us to the protagonists (main characters) George and Lennie.
“A few miles south of Soledad”
- The setting: the riverbank of the Salinas River in California, “a few miles south of Soledad”.
Lennie and George
- Lennie - a “huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders”
- George - “small and quick”.
Lennie's dead mouse
- "I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along."
"Ain't gonna say nothin"
- George tells Lennie to not say anything to their new boss when they arrive at the ranch, and he makes Lennie repeat this to help him to remember it: “I... ain't gonna say nothin'. Jus' gonna stan' there.”
Reason for leaving Weed
- Lennie “just wanted to feel” girl’s dress, and she called out for help.
George and Lennie's dream
- “Live off the fatta the lan’”.
Test yourself on Section 1 - Quotations
Where is the start of the story set?
What is George and Lennie's dream?