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Title: 'Of Mice and Men' Essay Plan - George
Description: This is a comprehensive essay plan that includes points, quotations and context. Plans for Slim, Crooks and Curley's wife are also available. I memorised these plans and achieved 20/20 in the exam.

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point
context
quotation
forced to move from
ranch to ranch

double denim
small and quick

no family or home
of his own

mouse-like

dark of face

dark of face
reflects dark restless eyes

universal uniform of
the ranch and migrant
worker; tough
material represents
hardships

times; alert after the Wall
and suspicious Street Crash,
nobody trusted
each other

appearance

introduction
not a perfect
character; aggression

steps nervously

sharp, strong features
migrant labourer

shows wariness;
foreshadows future
dangers

decisive

even in the open one stays
father figure to
Lennie
mercy

“You hadda
George
...


loneliness

leader

scared of
being
lonely

themes

“So you forgot that
frustrated with
child’s inadequacies … a crazy bastard!”
regrets promise

with Lennie

father and son

“He’s my… cousin
...


relationships
looks after
Lennie
escaped
survival
Weed
survived through the
Great Depression

never equal roles;
always competition

Slim is leader

with Slim
only consistent
character; reliable

“You hadda George
...


[Slim] led
George…
similar intellect

narrative device
gets hope from
Lennie and the dream

ultimately doomed
Candy is him in the future

[Slim] led
George…

role

lonely

puts (six)
things on
the shelf

follower

misogynist;
sexist

“…a tart
...


highlights
poverty

George

potential
friendship with becomes lonely
Slim
after Lennie’s
death

Lennie dies,
dream dies
the contradiction in society
highlights that dreams
cannot be achieved

dreams

behind the other

represents all
migrant workers

‘The best laid
“- I think I
plans ‘Of Mice
and Men’ gang knowed from the
very first
...

I knowed we’d
George accepts
never do her
Title: 'Of Mice and Men' Essay Plan - George
Description: This is a comprehensive essay plan that includes points, quotations and context. Plans for Slim, Crooks and Curley's wife are also available. I memorised these plans and achieved 20/20 in the exam.