Section 5 - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE Of Mice & Men, topic 6.1.5
Section 5 - Key Quotations
In section 5 we see that Lennie cannot grasp how strong he is. Firstly, he accidentally kills his puppy and later Curley's wife. After her body is found the men on the ranch try and find Lennie.
Lennie kills the puppy
- “Why you gotta get killed? You ain’t so little as mice.”
Curley's wife talks to Lennie
- Says Curley “he ain’t a nice fella”.
- Says she “coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes - all them nice clothes like they wear.”
Lennie kills Curley's wife
- "I don't want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus' like George says you will. Now don't you do that.”
The end of the dream
- George suggests to Candy that their dream of owning their own land is over once and for all: “I think I knowed we’d never do her.”
Curley seeks revenge
- “I'm gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand. I'm gonna get 'im.”
Test yourself on Section 5 - Quotations
Who is Curley's wife describing in this quote?
"He ain't a nice fella"What does George say about the dream in Section 5?