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"Give it here!"... Lennie's hand slowly obeyed" p.6
This shows that George can easily order people like Lennie around because he posseses a superior authority.

(Defends Lennie when Slim says he's a cuckoo. p.39)
Overall traits: nice, organized (plans things), superior to some people

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Quote:  "No--look! I was jus' foolin, Lennie. 'Cause I want you to stay with me."
Page: 13
Analysis: After Lennie tells George that George will be better off if Lennie left, George told him that he didn't mean what he was saying and he shows a small side of his vulnerability by telling Lennie to stay with him. (Also has to do with his promise toward Aunt Clara)

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Quote: "What the hell kind of bed you giving us, anyways? We don't wnt no pants rabbits."

Page: 18

Analysis: Lennie and George can't even get a decent bed to sleep in and that shows that the staff of the ranch don't care much about the workers' well-being.

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Quote: "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place."
Page: 13
Analysis: This quote is an example of the theme because George tells Lennie about people like them being lonely and he's talking about the way they live their lives and he is basically showing the result of extreme isolation.

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Quote: "Someday-- we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and--"
Page: 14
Analysis: What George is saying to Lennie shows that a lot of ranch workers actually have similar types of dream that lead (in the end) to a better life. In this example, George and Lennie have the desire to get their own ranch someday.

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"Used to play jokes on 'im' cause he was too dumb to take care of 'imself. But he was too dumb even to know he had a joke played on him. .... He's a nice fella. Don't need no sense to be a nice fella." p. 40
Explanation: Lennie can portrayed as not being the most clever person nor smartest but the author is trying to show that he is also very kind and tries hard to have the best intentions (when he's doing certain things).
(tells what the personality of the character is) : curious soul, nice, not very smart,

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speech (how does the character talk):  He talks to George like if he's a kid. For example, he's always questionning George on where they're goin, when they're eating, etc.

Thoughts and feelings: Lennie has a lot of love for animals, especially for puppies and mice. He sometimes feels scared. (when he was about to fight curley) *unaware of his actions and surroundings. Favorite thins is top pet soft things.

Behavior towards other people and in reaction to them: Lennie obeys George for the majority of the time. He tries very hard to remember things George tells him.

Actions: He imitates George a lot when he doesn't what to do or how to act because he feels it's his best option. ("He pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George's hat was. " p.4)

Looks: Huge man, shapeless of a face, large pale eyes, wide shoulders, walks heavily

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speech (how does the character talk):  he's friendly to people he likes, he talks well and confidently.
*sharp man
Thoughts and feelings: feels bad for Lennie (his incapability to do things)

Behavior towards other people and in reaction to them: If he doesn't like people like Curley, perhaps he will then be a little more rude towards people like him.

Actions:  He shoots Lennie in the head. (kills him). Makes up a plan to leave ranch (in the beginning).
Looks: small and quick, restless eyes and sharp, strong features, small, strong hands, dark of face.

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"Seems like Curley is cockier 'n ever since he got married." p.27
The author is showing the point of vue of some of the ranch workers that work with Curley. They think Curley has had a change of attitude (for the worst) ever since he got married.

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speech (how does the character talk):  He orders people, calls them names and is mean.

Thoughts and feelings:  He hates big guys, he likes to pick sracps with them.

Behavior towards other people and in reaction to them: He's rude, especially to Lennie because he does not have a good feeling about this one and he catches him at the wrong moment when Lennie is happy.

Actions: He often wants to have a figth or a brawl with Lennie but he eventually got his hand broken by Lennie.

Looks: young, thin, brown face, brown eyes, tightly curly hair. work glove on his left hand.

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"His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love." p. 33
The author shows to the audience that Slim has indeed a great authority on most of the workers.
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speech (how does the character talk):  talks nicely when he doesn't feel threatened.

Thoughts and feelings: feels bad for Lennie (same feeling as George)

Behavior towards other people and in reaction to them:  He has an authority over Curley sometimes. For example, he was telling Curley how to act after this one got his hand broken by Lennie and Slim told Curley what his alibi would be. He looks out for his team.

Looks: bit tall skinner, tall, black damp hair

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Quote: "We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don't have to sit in no bar room blowin' in our jack ju's because we got no place else to go."
Page:14
Analysis: These sentences that George is saying to Lennie can also be seen as being part of the theme of loneliness because George mentions how they are the opposite of the other lonely workers. We can see that George and Lennie have hope thanks to their relationship.

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Quote: "You know what I could do? .... Well you keep in your place then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny. "
Page: 81
Analysis: The fact that Curley's wife uses Crooks' skin color as an asset to make it easier for her to possibly hang him shows that in that time period in the world, the environment of people in the low class of society were, indeed, hostile.

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Quote: "A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you.... I'll tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick."
Page: 72-73
Analysis: George shows what goes on in the head of a ranch worker or a person with a lonely soul. What we can deduce from what he said is loneliness plays a big role in a person's mentality.

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Quote: "Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of land. Nobody never gets no land. It's just in their head."
Page: 74
Analysis: George shows the reality of the American Dream which is that most of the time, people think and talk a lot about their dream, but they never actually achieve it in the end.

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"She's gonna make a mess. They's gonna be a bad mess about her. She's a jail bait all set on the trigger." p.51
Even though this quote is a result of  foreshadowing, we can still see what some people think about Curley's wife and how she's portrayed. She does not always seem to have the best intentions (toward some of the workers).
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speech: She talks kindly to some ranch workers, has a "homey" vibe.
Thoughts and feelings: As much as she frequently puts herself "out there", I still find that Curley's wife might feel insecure and lonely at times, like some of the workers. For example, her not liking Curley can explain why she spends (or tries) some much time with the workers, so that she can forget about her title (someone's wife).

Behavior towards other people and in reaction to them: She gives a lot of the workers the "eye" (meaning she flirts with them and makes them become more intrigued by her.)
*mischievous but most of all an isolated character
Looks: full, considered "purty" (pretty), rouged lips, wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernail are sometimes red, Hair hangs in little rolled clusters. "She wore a cotton house dress and red mules" (p.31), her voice has a nasal, brittle quality.

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"Curley's wife lay on her back, and she was half covered with hay. "
Page: 92
Analysis: The author is trying to show us how horrible the environment was in that period of time, and in that specific social class. This is accurate to the theme because this quote talks about how Lennie casually layered some hay on Curley's wife, following her death.

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"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you..."
p.14
Analysis: The author is trying to show how George and Lennie have a unique relationship compared to some of the other ranch workers, who find themselves lonely for the majority of the time.

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"I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time."
Page: 41
Analysis: What we see in this quote is the consequences/results of being a lonely worker, without family or anybody who has a meaning in their life.  The author is not only trying to show how often loneliness is involved in the Great Depression but also, what happens due to this feeling; the ranch workers associate their emotions with aggressivity, which leads to fights and violence.

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"They looked at one another, amazed. This thing they had never really believed in was coming true. George said reverently, ""Jesus Christ! I bet we could swing her."" His eyes were full of wonder."
Page: 60
Analysis: In this quote, George talks about the plan to Candy and Lennie and then stops talking due to the fact that he suddenly realized that their plan is actually going to be successful (which isn't the case for the majority of the ranch workers) . It is truly a shock to them that their plan might work because they thought about this dream for so long but they never actually witnessed it happenning to any one else.