Of mice and men

• The English Department of Ysgol Calon Cymru offers a revision guide for Of Mice and Men, focusing on the examination of Section A which covers the text, and Section B which involves a comparison of unseen poetry.
• Crooks speaks and behaves in a way that reveals his character.
• George speaks and behaves in a way that reveals his character.
• Slim speaks and behaves in a way that reveals his character.
• Curley's wife speaks and behaves in a way that reveals her character.
• The examination of Section A of Of Mice and Men involves 1 hour on the text and 1 hour on a comparison of unseen poetry.
• George understands the gravity and consequences of Lennie's actions, and is able to formulate a plan, demonstrating his ability to think on his feet, also implying his intelligent, sharp nature.
• There is a strong overview at the end and a sustained focus on how the writer uses language to reveal the subtleties of the way the character reacts throughout the extract.
• The response is concise, packed with perceptive commentary on George's thoughts and feelings here.
• For the extract question in Section A of Of Mice and Men, there is only one extract to choose from and it is not a choice of multiple extracts.
• The essay question in Section A of Of Mice and Men involves choosing from two essay questions, usually one on character and one on theme.
• The examination of Section B of Of Mice and Men involves a comparison of two unseen poems, with a linking theme provided.
• The STAMP approach can be used to analyse each poem in Section B of Of Mice and Men.
• The examination of Section B of Of Mice and Men involves 1 hour on the poetry comparison and 1 hour on the text.
• For the extract question in Section B of Of Mice and Men, there is only one extract to choose from and it is not a choice of multiple extracts.
• The essay question in Section B of Of Mice and Men involves choosing from two essay questions, usually one on character and one on theme.
• Lennie's killing of a pup can lead to a bigger thing, such as a person's death.
• The novel 'Of Mice and Men' comes full circle, ending at the lake where it began.
• Lennie, because of his learning difficulties, doesn't know much about the real world, but he does have one thing that entertains him, and that one thing is touching soft things.
• Lennie can't survive in this cruel world, so the ending is inevitable.
• George must get Lennie to look away and he does this by telling Lennie about the dream.
• Lennie is so reliant on George and George is reliant on Lennie.
• Lennie is seen as a "normal" man because of his race and nationality, but is discriminated against because of intelligence and his size.
• As Lennie dies, so does their dream.
• Crooks victimises Lennie because of his intellect, not his race.
• Lennie's treatment of mice and dogs foreshadows his later treatment of people, particularly Curley's wife.
• The entire novel 'Of Mice and Men' focuses on the character of Lennie Small, a person who has grown up with learning difficulties.
• George victimises Lennie whenever he does something silly.
• Lennie's strength makes him a valuable friend to George.
• George and Lennie have a life long dream to own a piece of land to call their own.
• Lennie is victimised by different people in the novel, including George, Curley, and Crooks.
• Lennie travels California with his friend George.
• The relationship between George and Lennie is strong from the start where Lennie says, "because I go you and you got me".
• Curley victimises Lennie because of his size, not his intellect.
• George admits that he isn't mad at Lennie and he never was.
• George is Lennie's parental figure, he is always caring for Lennie.
• John Steinbeck shows that the other characters are unable to form friendships and are isolated.
• Lennie gains a friend who guides him in a world he doesn't understand and a father figure who watches out for him.
• In of Mice and Men, Steinbe ck creates a harsh world of loneliness and isolation.
• Crooks is unable to form any friendships because he is isolated fro m everyone by his colour.