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What do you notice about Steinbeck’s method of characterising Lennie?
‘slowly, like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball back to his master, Lennie approached’
‘dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws’
‘drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse’
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Why has Steinbeck chosen these animals? What are the connotations?
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Reading roles
• 2 narrators
• George (Mr Bell)
• Lennie
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The dream is crucial
• Write down everything you can remember about George and Lennie’s dream
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You have two minutes to answer each question
• 1. What do George and Lennie each get out of their relationship?
• 2. In what way are George and Lennie typical of men at the time? In what way may they be viewed as unusual or atypical?
• 3. What is interesting about the way Steinbeck writes?
• 4. What have we learned about George and Lennie’s past?
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You have two minutes to answer each question
• Q. 3
This is a hard question
Consider:
Use of dialogue
Description
Imagery
Can you give quotes?
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Read through your notes on George and Lennie. Prioritise the most important characteristic of
each character.
• Write this down
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Now find a quotation to support this idea. Choose one character’s
attribute. If you finish you could do both.
• Write the quote under the attribute.
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George and Lennie will meet these characters in chapter 2.
What role do you expect each character to play?
Curley, Slim, Crooks, Candy, Curley’s Wife