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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?.
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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)