Idioms in Of Mice and Men

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Idioms in Of Mice and Men

• Can you tell me what each of these idioms mean?

blow their stake
bustin' a gut
jungle-up
live off the fatta the lan'
bum steer
canned
flapper
jail bait
plug himself up for a fighter
poke
poop
rattrap
flop
goo-goos
hoosegow
looloo
yella-jackets in his drawers
booby hatch
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Plot summary exercise
Complete the plot summary by filling in the
blanks
George chats to _________ about his relationship
with Lennie. He tells him about the girl in
_________. Lennie arrives, hiding the
___________ under his coat. Carlson tells Candy
he should _________ his dog. Carlson takes
Candys dog outside. They hear a _______.
_________, the stable buck arrives and Slim
leaves with him. George and Lennie talk again
about the _________.
Slim
Weed
puppy
shoot
shot
Crooks
farm
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Objectives

• By the end of todays lesson you will be able to
• Understand the full significance of the events in
  the bunk house at the end of chapter three.

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Chapter 3

• Page 80

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Animal imagery
Re-read the description of Curleys attack on
Lennie, and Lennies defence of himself.
Steinbeck uses animal imagery here. Find four
examples of animal images and write them below.
Why do you think Steinbeck uses these animal
images in connection with Lennie?
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Questions

• Why does Candy say 'I ought to of shot that dog
  myself, George. I shouldnt ought to have let no
  stranger shoot my dog.'?
• Why did Lennie take so long to fight back?
• Why did Curley pick on the biggest of the men?
  Why not George?
• Why does Curley agree to say he got his hand
  caught in a machine?
• What do you think will happen between Lennie and
  Curley now?

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Exam Question

• What is the significance of the events in the
  bunk house at the end of the chapter? What do we
  learn about the characters in this section?