Created For AP Language and Composition
"Of Mice and Men"
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  • Figurative Language
  • Motifs
    • Rabbits
    • Dog
    • Mice
    • Hands
    • Eyes
  • Progressive Foreshadowing
  • Themes
    • American Dream
    • Loneliness
    • Prejudice
Picture
The Mouse in the beginning of the story signifies Lennie's strength as his weakness.
  • "I wasn't doing nothing bad with it, George. Just stroking it."
  • "I ain't takin' it away for meanness. That mouse ain't              fresh, Lennie;  and besides, you've broke it petting it." (pg 9)
Examples:
  • Later in the story, Lennie accidentally crushes Curly's hand, kills his puppy when it nips at him, and kills Curly's wife.

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