Of Mice and Men – Section Four

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Of Mice and Men – Section Four

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Plot summary exercise

Complete the plot summary by filling in the blanks:

The section opens with a description of _________.

Lennie comes to talk to him. Crooks asks him what he

would do if _____________ didn’t come back.

__________ arrives and the three men talk about the

land. Crooks offers to work for _________ on their

farm. Curley’s _______ arrives but _________ asks her

to leave. _________ tells them to forget about his offer

to help on the farm.

Crooks

GeorgeCandy

nothing

wife Candy

Crooks


The harness room

This section opens with a long description of the harness room, where Crooks, the stable buck, lives.

What impressions do we get of Crooks from this description?


Character study - Crooks

Fill in some details about Crooks to add to your series of character studies.

Appearance: _________________________________________

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Personality: __________________________________________

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Useful Quotations: _______________________________________

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Themes - the outsider

Many of the characters in the novel are outsiders in some way. They don’t fit into normal society, because they have characteristics that make them different from supposedly normal people.

On the next slides you will find these characters names, with one idea about why that character is an outsider. To each, add several more reasons of your own.

As you work on this activity, try to decide what point Steinbeck is making about people who are outsiders in our society.


He only has one hand and cannot work properly on the ranch.


Candy – The Old Swamper


She is the only woman on the ranch.


Curley’s Wife


He is a huge man, who has incredible strength.


Lennie


He is not white, and thus automatically an outsider in this society.


Crooks


Questions

Why does Crooks have a room to himself? Try to think of more than one reason.

Why do you think Crooks allows Lennie to come into his room? Again, try to think of more than one possible answer.

How does the scene in the harness room relate to the theme of the outsider?

Why does Crooks change his mind about joining the men on the ranch?


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