Marly Habib 411 by Marly Habib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv Let's pool our knowledge about the 4 main themes in this novella en-us 2020-09-24 16:12:44 UTC 2025-10-23 23:18:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png Racism, sexism, ageism marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/776473694 Of Mice and Men deals with many of America’s age-old, hot-button issues, including sexism, racism, ageism, and discrimination against those with disabilities. Most importantly, this prejudice isn’t ever explicitly noted or fought against – those who are discriminated against accept the prejudice against them as a way of life. 
 
Prejudice is a fact of life on the ranch because it was a fact of life everywhere in America at
that time.
 
Crooks said darkly, "Guys don’t come into a colored man’s room very much." (p. 76 in pdf)
]]> 2020-09-24 16:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/776473694 The American Dream: a reality or an illusion? marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/776473708 Of Mice and Men captures the feel of rural America during the Depression. Different outlooks are presented: 
--the never-will-be starlet trying to make it to Hollywood, 
--the isolated black man born and raised in California, 
--a ranch full of men that like to go to whorehouses, play pool, and drink away their earnings
 --men that are constantly bouncing from job to job just shy of making ends meet. 

The America of Of Mice and Men is populated with dreamers who are constantly struggling to achieve their dreams.
 
This novella argues that there is no single America. Rather, there are many different groups
(women, blacks, farm workers, farm owners), each with their own unique struggle.
 
Quote:
GEORGE complained, "…If I was bright, if I was even a little bit smart, I’d have my own little place, an’ I’d be bringin’ in my own crops, ‘stead of doin’ all the work and not getting what comes up outa the ground."
(p. 40 in pdf)
 
]]> 2020-09-24 16:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/776473708 Which to choose? Friendship or Isolation... marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/776473727 In this novella, George and Lennie represent THE ideal male friendship.  They don’t talk about how they feel about each other or why they should stay loyal – they just stand by each other, and that’s that. 

In contrast, everyone else is isolated from one another.  Everyone seems to get along quite well together by talking about how isolated they are, even though the men on the ranch are constantly together and chatting.

Although they are always together, George and Lennie are isolated from the rest of the world. Friendship is a negative relationship in the novella; every time any character gets close to any other, something goes wrong. 
 
Friendship:

LENNIE exclaimed, "But I wouldn’t eat none, George. I’d leave it all for you. You could cover your beans
with it and I wouldn’t touch none of it." (p.13 in pdf)

Isolation:

LENNIE whined, "If you don’ want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time." (p. 14 in pdf)
]]> 2020-09-24 16:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/776473727 Lennie marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/779582582  "But not us! An’ why? Because .... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why."  (p.15 in pdf)]]> 2020-09-25 15:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/779582582 Slim marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835908565 “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” (p.36 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-16 15:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835908565 Crooks marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835919711 “A guy needs somebody―to be near him. 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 tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.” (p.73 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-16 15:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835919711 Crooks marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835926063 “Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head. They’re all the time talkin’ about it, but it’s jus’ in their head.” (p.75 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-16 15:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835926063 Lennie marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835933168 “We could live offa the fatta the lan'.” (p. 59 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-16 15:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835933168 George marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835941633 “George's voice became deeper. He repeated his words rhythmically as though he had said them many times before. 'Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to.” (p.15 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-16 15:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/835941633 Slim marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/842925271 “Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” (p.36 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-19 21:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/842925271 Lennie marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/842971523 “Lennie begged, "Le's do it now. Le's get that place now."
"Sure right now. I gotta. We gotta.” (p. 106 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-19 22:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/842971523 Crooks marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843103275 "I ain't wanted in the bunk house... because I'm black" (p. 69 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843103275 Crooks marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843104712 "there ain't a colored man on this ranch"(p.71 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843104712 Crooks marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843104853 "there ain't a colored man on this ranch"(p. 71 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843104853 Crooks marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843107010 "They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog"(p. 73 in pdf)

]]> 2020-10-20 00:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843107010 Curley's wife marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843108657 "Well, you keep your place then, Nigger" (p.81 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843108657 Curley's wife marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843111197 "Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever' once in a while?"(p. 78 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843111197 candy marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843113180 "I been here a long time... an' Crooks been here a long time. This's the first time I ever been in his room."(p.76 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843113180 George marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843115695 "we'll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold"(p.37 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843115695 marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843118911 "When Candy spoke they both jumped as though they had been caught doing something reprehensible"( p.60 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843118911 George marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843120488 "We're gonna have a little house"(p.16 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843120488 Curley's wife marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843121963 "Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes"(p. 88 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843121963 Lennie marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843125799 “Me an’ him goes ever’ place together.”(p.71 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843125799 Lennie marlyhabib https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843127540 "George gonna wish he was alone"(p.99 in pdf)]]> 2020-10-20 00:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marlyhabib/zztntbi8c8ic8rvv/wish/843127540