Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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Of Mice and Menby John Steinbeck

• Looking closely at the novel

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Characters - description

• After reading the book, choose five adjectives
  you would use to describe George or Lennie. Give
  a specific example and quote from the novel to
  support each adjective.
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Characters - relationships

• George and Lennie Describe the relationship
  that George and Lennie have.
• Find a quote that supports this.

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Character - theme

• Explain how the character helps to convey the
  following themes
• Friendship-
• Loneliness-
• Desire for the American Dream-
• Try to give specific examples from the text to
  support your answer.

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Themes

• Friendship
• Death
• Loneliness
• American Dream
• Appearances vs. Reality
• Select two themes. Write your own definition for
  each one and describe 2-3 events from the novel
  (with quotes) that illustrate each theme.

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Settings

• Where is the novel set?
• When is the novel set?
• Select two physical settings (places). Describe
  them (with quotes)
• The Great Depression is an important aspect of
  setting, explain how the setting of The Great
  Depression impacts on
• The events
• The characters
• The themes

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Important Event

• Describe what you believe to be the most
  important event in the text. Find two to three
  quotes that refer to the event.
• What does the event show the reader about
• Each character involved
• The themes in the novel
• The setting (time and place)

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Beginning and End

• Describe what happens at the beginning and at
  the end of the novel. Include a quote from each.
• What are the links between the beginning and
  ending? E.g. characters, setting