Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men Symbolism Character Chart Read Aloud Wanted Poster

Symbolism • Something within literature that may represent something else • Feeling, Object, Dream, etc. • Water (from the pond they slept by the first night) • Death/rebirth/passion • What might this predict?

Symbols within Of Mice and Men? • Mice/ Puppy p.14 • Lennie’s Innocence • “live off the fatta the lan’” p.15 • The American Dream • The poison in George’s bunk p.20 • George and Lennie are going to be the “poison” or “bad eggs” in the bunkhouse? • George and Lennie’s “safe place” p.16-17 • Comfort/Safety

Character Chart • The man who greeted them at the Ranch: • Name? • Missing a hand • Whiety: • Recently quit (blacksmith) • Neat/germ freak • George found poison in his bunk because George was taking it. • Buck Stable: • Name? • African-American • Crooked back • Likes to read • Gets blamed a lot

Draw a picture of Lennie and George (you cannot use print offs from the computer) Short description of the two men • Read Aloud: p.23-28 • By the time the bell rings: • Wanted Poster • 2 Journals (from Wednesday and yesterday) • Monday • QUIZ on pages 1-28 Wanted Poster Name: __________________ Directions: Description/Quote/Respond to the question below. Lennie and Gorge are fugitives. What might this symbolize or foreshadow? _____________what can you predict will happen based on their past? What might this mean or symbolize?____________________ Find a quote that fits with this poster and put it anywhere on the paper. EX: “She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse” p.12 – explains why they are fugitives (you cannot use this quote)

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