Of Mice and Men PT 1 by Sarah Skov https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx Made by Sarah & Zahra en-us 2018-03-15 07:54:40 UTC 2018-03-15 09:50:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Ala and Dounia https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242242107  The characters:
George: 
Smaller one. Clever and has his plans ready. George takes care of Lennie so he doesn’t get into trouble. Looking to make money.

Lennie: 
Bigger one, but has a childlike mind. Trouble trying to remember things, even very small ones. 

relationship: 
A very strong relationship, even though they are opposites. Lennie might be the problem, but George cares a lot about Lennie, therefore he cannot leave him by himself. ]]> 2018-03-15 09:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242242107 Emilie og Marie https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242242510 The setting: 
  • Why does the story start out in Soledad, California? (p. 3, l. 1) because the author is himself from that town, so he knows it very well
  • The city Weed is also mentioned, where is it, and what happens there(p. 13, l. 9-14)? It’s in northern California. What happens there is that Lennie touched a girl’s dress and she yells that she is being rapped. They then had to run off
  • How is the setting described in this quote “The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.”? Which of your senses do the description appeal to? They are decribing the feeling-sense- becasue the water is warm
  • What interrupts the idyllic setting?
  • What does “a path… beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to ‘jungle up’ near water”(p. 3, l. 21) indicate? What is the definition of a “tramp” in this correlation? A path that has been walked on a lot by vagabonds, and 
  • Why does the author make this analogy between the tramps and jungle-animals? 
  • What is the historical background behind the “tramps”
]]> 2018-03-15 09:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242242510 Rasmus og URARARARA https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242242624 George: George is a small man with very sharp features and strong hands. The quote wherein he talks about 'getting the jack together' highlights his and Lenny's desire for their own little place; essentially the ambition to work hard and earn enough to advance to better conditions. This is the American Dream in its purest form.

Lenny: Lenny is, as quoted, the physical (and mental) opposite of George.
A huge man, shapeless of face.
 Lennie's lack of mental strength is what makes him drift away from other humans, along with his big sloppy stature. Lennie's also bad at dealing with violence, he's innocent enough, but when he panics he can't control his own strength, as we are told about with the mice. ]]> 2018-03-15 09:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242242624 Mathias, Roni og Oliver https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242245748 The setting:
  • Why does the story start out in Soledad, California? (p. 3, l. 1)
Because the author, John Steinbeck, is from the area. He grew up in Salinas
  • The city Weed is also mentioned, where is it, and what happens there(p. 13, l. 9-14)?
Lennie touched a woman. She accused him of rape, then they had to run off.
  • How is the setting described in this quote “The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.”? Which of your senses do the description appeal to?
The setting is described with a lot of imagery in this quote. It is almost idyllic, the way the setting is described, almost like in a fairytale.
  • What interrupts the idyllic setting?
  • What does “a path… beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to ‘jungle up’ near water”(p. 3, l. 21) indicate? What is the definition of a “tramp” in this correlation? 
It means, it's is a beaten up path walked on by many tramps - Hobos/vagabonds/travelers. In this correlation, tramps is implying to vagabonds.
During The Great Depression, many tramps would settle for the night in groups. These areas would be known as hobo jungles.
  • Why does the author make this analogy between the tramps and jungle-animals?
Because he gets a comparison
  • What is the historical background behind the “tramps”
A tramp(hobo) is a migrant worker or homeless vagabond, especially one who is impoverished. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States around 1890. Unlike a "tramp", who works only when forced to, and a "bum", who does not work at all, a "hobo" is a traveling worker.
]]> 2018-03-15 09:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242245748 Aya og Emma emmapersson https://padlet.com/sarah264/av7pqu1l99lx/wish/242246358 The setting: 
  • Why does the story start out in Soledad, California? (p. 3, l. 1)
-          Because they had to leave the other city, because of lennie and his behavior . and therefore they’re walking from the north going to the south
  • The city Weed is also mentioned, where is it, and what happens there(p. 13, l. 9-14)?
-          Lenny assaulted a girl by touching her dress, then she starts screaming, and then they have to leave
  • How is the setting described in this quote “The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.”? Which of your senses do the description appeal to? 
-          It’s imagery, and by that description, we can imagine what it was like. It appeals so our senses.
  • What interrupts the idyllic setting? 
-          The tramps, tramp down the nature, and the animals are noisy 
  • What does “a path… beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to ‘jungle up’ near water”(p. 3, l. 21) indicate? What is the definition of a “tramp” in this correlation? 
-          They’re drifters and they don’t have a home, and it’s the same as animal. And Lenny is compared to a bear. 
  • Why does the author make this analogy between the tramps and jungle-animals? 
  • What is the historical background behind the “tramps”
-          The great depression was a time without money and not everyone could afford a house
 
 
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