Questions to get you thinking for your revision.

What is the crime in Of Mice and Men, and who is guilty?

What is this text really about? What is the theme beneath the story?

• Loyalty - to G and G's to Lennie. Is the ending proof of this?
• Friendship - is G a friend to in the end?
• Betrayal - does Lennie betray G (by killing the and ) or does G betray Lennie by ?
• The American Dream - independence, owning , peace, making money
• Servitude - having nothing and having to do low work for others;………… and …………. Are in this position.
• Minorities - the mentally challenged; people.
• Original sin - 's wife tempts Lennie's innocence as Eve tempted Adam. This temptation, as in the Bible story, leads to death.
• The outsiders - Lennie, Crook, 's wife
• Losers - most of the characters; examples are:
• Justice - from a friend or from a lynch mob; which is better?
• Mercy - does G show it?
• Duty - who shows a sense of duty?
• Blind faith - Lennie's faith in George leads to his death.
• Suspicion - shown by …………… when George and Lennie arrive.
• Exploitation - the Boss thinks that is exploiting Lennie.