George

• [Chapter 1, Pg 2]

  "The First Man was small and quick, dark of face, with Restless Eyes and sharp, strong Features."

  • The SIBILANCE between "sharp, strong" portrays George as very SHREWD and CUNNING

  The ADJECTIVES used here like 'quick', 'restless' and 'sharp', are a PHYSICAL REFLECTION of George’s Intelligence and Quick Thinking. This provides a strong CONTRAST with Lennie, who is large and Slow

  • Lennie has more Power over George PHYSICALLY, but Mentally, he is not as Sharp and witting as George is

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• [Chapter 1]

  "I want you to come ... and hide in the Brush"

  • The IMPERATIVE VERB "Hide" shows that George knows that Lennie's strength and Sheer Power ISN'T ENOUGH for him to survive in this Harsh Environment
  • Lennie needs to have the Intellectual Ability to survive, which he LACKS
• [Chapter 1, Pg 15]

  "Guys like us, that work on Ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world"

  • This is a HYPERBOLIC Sentence, which illustrates how the Life of a Ranch Worker was a very DIFFICULT and Lonely life
  • George and Lennie stood out in CONTRAST to all of the other Ranch Workers

  "With us, it ain't like that. We got a future"

  • George uses the COLLECTIVE PRONOUNS "we" and "us" so show the rarity and the VALUE of their Relationship, in contrast to the Thousands of Migrant workers travelling alone during the Great Depression

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• [Chapter 6, Pg 117]

  "I ain't Mad. I never been mad"

  • The REPETITION of the word "mad" is repeated twice
  • This shows George's PATERNALISTIC Attitude, as if he is telling him, "I still love you like a son"
  • He is showing Lennie that, before he kills him, that he's actually NEVER been angry with him. He actually LOVED HIM

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