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To comfort someone in mental distress; to make someone feel less sadness “‘She consoled him. ‘Don't you worry none. He was jus' a mutt. You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts.’” –Page 43
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OF MICE AND MEN
Chapters 5-6 Vocabulary
Bewilder To confuse or perplex; to lose bearings
“For a moment he seemed bewildered.” Page 45
Console To comfort someone in mental distress; to make
someone feel less sadness
“‘She consoled him. ‘Don't you worry none. He was jus' a mutt. You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts.’” –Page 43
Earnest Seriousness; a serious and intent mental state
“‘No I ain't,’ Lennie explained earnestly. "George says I ain't. I like to pet nice things with my fingers, sof' things.”’ -–Page 45
Hover The action or condition of remaining in suspense; to
stay near a specified point or level
“As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.” -- Page 46
Wisps A small bunch/bundle; a small amount of
something
“The resting horses nibbled the remaining wisps of hay, and they stamped their feet and they bit the wood of the mangers and rattled the halter chains.” –Page 42
Writhe Twisted; to twist; something made into a
circular shape
“Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie's hand came a muffled screaming.” –Page 45
Belligerent Engaged in hostilities; hostile, angry or
aggressive
“Now Lennie retorted belligerently, ‘He ain't neither. George won't do nothing like that.’” -–Page 51
Monotonous Uninteresting, tedious, and lacking in variety;
plain and boring; dull and repetitious
“‘If I was alone I could live so easy.’ His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis.” –Page 52
Gingham A kind of cotton or linen cloth; a cotton cloth that
often is marked with a pattern of colored squares
“She wore thick bull's-eye glasses and she wore a huge gingham apron with pockets, and she was starched and clean. “ –Page 50
Symbolism Using symbols to express ideas or
qualities; a representation of one thing through another
Popular Symbols
Symbolism in Of Mice and Men
There are many symbols in Of Mice and Men
Both characters and settings symbolize different things in the book
Symbolism in Setting The Bunkhouse Conflict
Crook’s Room Repression
The Dream Farm George and Lennie’s friendship; Happiness; A form of a heaven for the two characters
Archetypes A form of symbolism; the original pattern
or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies; a perfect example of something
Character Archetypes Curley’s Wife – Repressed by males;
she brings conflict Eve Archetype
Slim – Leader; his word is almost like law
King Archetype
Crooks – Persecuted against; isolated Discrimination archetype