Lennie Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

1. Identify and give a physical description of Lennie and George. - Answer- They were wearing denim trousers and denim coats that had brass buttons. They wore lifeless black hats as they carried their blanket rolls. George: Small, quick, strong and sharp features, restless eyes, thin and bony but strong, dark and defined. Lennie: Huge, large pale eyes, bad posture, dragging manner. He is always compared to a bear, calling his hands "paws" 2. What is George's first complaint to Len...

Where did the bus drop off the two men? - Answer- several miles from the ranch How is George Described? (by book) - Answer- smart, quick, restless, eyes, strong hands, dark face, thin How is Lennie described? - Answer- Huge man, pale eyes, walks heavy, drags feet What does Lennie do with the water that makes him proud of himself? - Answer- He makes ripples in the water What does Lennie NOT have in his pocket? - Answer- Work card and Bus ticket WHY does Lennie not have these in his...

Where did this story take place? - Answer- California (Salinas River) - during the Great Depression of the 1930s What did Lennie keep in his pocket? - Answer- a dead mouse (it is soft and he can touch it as they are walking) What did Lennie and George eat for dinner? - Answer- plain beans What did George tell Lennie to do if he ever got into trouble again? - Answer- hide in the brushes by the river Who was Lennie's Aunt? - Answer- Aunt Clara What are you able to tell about Lennie...

Physically describe Lennie and George. What's interesting about the contrast? - Answer- Lennie: big, clumsy, shapeless face, large pale eyes, wide sloping shoulders, walks heavily, animal-like George: small, quick, sharp, strong, features, more cautious. What is interesting about this contrast is that usually, the bigger man will lead the smaller one. But, it's the opposite. What's the name of the town where George and Lennie last worked? What happened that caused the two men to run away f...

Where did the bus drop the two men off? - Answer- 2 miles from the ranch near salinas river How is George described? - Answer- short, small, slim, working man How is Lennie described? - Answer- big, broad shoulders, walks like a bear, no arm movement when he walks What does Lennie do with the water that makes him proud of himself? - Answer- He creates ripples across the water What does lennie not have in his pocket? - Answer- bus ticket; work card Why does Lennie not have it in hi...

Where did the bus drop the two men off? 2 miles from the ranch near salinas river How is George described? short, small, slim, working man How is Lennie described? big, broad shoulders, walks like a bear, no arm movement when he walks What does Lennie do with the water that makes him proud of himself? He creates ripples across the water What does lennie not have in his pocket? bus ticket; work card Why does Lennie not have it in his pocket? George took it so lennie wouldnt lose it What d...

Steinbeck introduces two main characters on page 2. How are the men both alike and different? - Answer- George and Lennie were introdcued on page 2. The two men are alike in that they both work as itinerant laborers, moving from place to place in search of work during the Great Depression. George is intelligent and quick-witted, while Lennie is slow and childlike in his thinking. How can we tell that George needs to take care of Lennie? - Answer- Lennie is mentally disabled and requires care ...

Look back at the first paragraph. In your own words, describe the setting. What is the narrator's tone? What mood is established? Write down one line from the opening paragraph and explain how it supports your conclusion about either the tone or mood. - Answer- There's a river, sand, trees, and mountains. The narrator's ton is of a relaxed tone. The mood I think is a good mood but also sounds like a tired mood to. "On the valley side the water is lined with trees." It explains the mood as k...

George - Answer- a migrant worker; described as a small, dark man with sharp features; caretaker of Lennie; quick-witted and smart; complains about having to take care of Lennie but is actually devoted to him Lennie - Answer- a migrant worker who is described as a giant of a man; has a mental disability; very dependent on George since they were kids; loves to pet soft things, but accidentally kills his puppy and then Curley's wife when he is stroking her hair Candy - Answer- an old "swam...

Describe the atmosphere that is created by the imagery in the first two paragraphs of the novel. - Answer- The imagery in the first two paragraphs describes the meadow area George and Lennie were at for the night. Why does George get angry with Lennie after they arrive in the clearing? - Answer- George gets mad at Lennie when they first arrive because the water was not too clean but Lennie was gulping it down. George was worried Lennie would get sick but Lennie was not listening to him. Wh...