Wednesday, February 3, 2010

What quotes in chapter one in 'Of Mice & Men' novel, shows tragic inevitability?

Of Mice and Men Quotes





Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck


Dreams, Hopes, and Plans


';I remember about the rabbits, George.';





';The hell with the rabbits. That鈥檚 all you can ever remember is them rabbits.'; (1.18-19)


10 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Dreams, Hopes, and Plans





Friendship


They had walked in single file down the path, and even in the open one stayed behind the other. Both were dressed in denim trousers and in denim coats with brass buttons. Both wore black, shapeless...


9 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Friendship





Isolation


';Well, we ain鈥檛 got any,'; George exploded. ';Whatever we ain鈥檛 got, that鈥檚 what you want. God a鈥檓ighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an鈥?wo...


10 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Isolation





Innocence


LENNIE ';Tha鈥檚 good,'; he said. ';You drink some, George. You take a good big drink.'; He smiled happily. (1.7)


9 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Innocence





Freedom and Confinement


LENNIE ';George鈥攚hy ain鈥檛 we goin鈥?on to the ranch and get some supper? They got supper at the ranch.';





George rolled on his side. ';No reason at all for you. I like it here....


10 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Freedom and Confinement





Justice


';O.K.,'; said George. ';An鈥?you ain鈥檛 gonna do no bad things like you done in Weed, neither.';





Lennie looked puzzled. ';Like I done in Weed?';





';Oh, so ya forgot that too, did...


11 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Justice





Visions of America


There is a path through the willows and among the sycamores, a path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from t...


10 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Visions of America





Violence


LENNIE ';Where we goin鈥? George?';





The little man jerked down the brim of his hat and scowled over at Lennie. ';So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus C...


9 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Violence





Prejudice


GEORGE ';That ranch we鈥檙e goin鈥?to is right down there about a quarter mile. We鈥檙e gonna go in an鈥?see the boss. Now, look鈥擨鈥檒l give him the work tickets, but you...


6 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Prejudice





Weakness


[Lennie] said gently, ';George鈥?I ain鈥檛 got mine. I musta lost it.'; He looked down at the ground in despair.





';You never had none, you crazy bastard. I got both of 鈥榚m here....


11 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Weakness





Women and Femininity


';God, you鈥檙e a lot of trouble,'; said George. ';I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn鈥檛 have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.';For a moment Le...


9 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Women and Femininity





Man and the Natural World


[He] walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely. (1.4)


7 quotes %26amp; thoughts with a theme of Man and the Natural World





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