On page 17 was a line of personification, “
The sycamore leaves whispered in the wind
.” Meaning that the sycamore leaves made noise as the wind passed by them.
What is an example of a simile in Chapter 5 of mice and men?
“Don’t you go yellin’,” he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish
. In this simile, which echoes the description of Lennie crushing Curley’s fist, the narrator compares Curley’s wife’s death throes under Lennie’s suffocating hand to those of a fish out of water.
What is a personification in Of Mice and Men?
Personification—
Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas)
. General Example: The wind danced into the room. Of Mice and Men Example: “The shade climbed up the hills toward the top” (2).
What is an onomatopoeia in Chapter 5 of mice and men?
Onomatopoeia is when words mimic a sound. For example, Steinbeck uses the words “humming,” to describe the sounds in the barn, and “
clang
,” for the sound the horseshoes make hitting the stake. Curley’s wife’s hair being compared to little sausages is an example of a metaphor.
How does Steinbeck use personification?
Steinbeck uses personification in
nature when describing the setting in order to paint a more vivid picture for the reader
. ‘The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze.
What does Lennie have his second imaginary conversation?
With whom/what does Lennie have his second imaginary conversation?
A Gigantic rabbit
. What story does George tell Lennie? He tells him the story of the farm they were going to buy.
What can we infer is the reason Curley’s wife married Curley?
Curley’s wife married Curley in Of Mice and Men because
she felt that marrying Curley was her best option at the time to escape her mother’s oppressive influence, move out of her childhood home, and experience some degree of autonomy
.
How does crooks get his name?
Crooks is a lively, sharp-witted, black stable-hand, who takes his name
from his crooked back
.
How is George nice to Lennie?
In fact, George acts as a parent toward Lennie:
He treats Lennie as one would treat a child
, he laughs a great deal at Lennie’s words, and because he knows how much Lennie likes soft things, he promises to try to get Lennie a puppy and to let him care for the rabbits when they finally get their own ranch.
What does Lennie do that metaphorically compares him to a dog?
A little later in chapter one, Lennie is also compared to a dog. Like a dog he
is usually obedient to whatever George wants
: Slowly, like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again.
Why is Lennie so obsessed with rabbits?
The rabbits are soft, smooth and comforting to him. … Therefore, Lennie thinks that because
the rabbits are bigger animals
, they won’t die when he pets them. He is perhaps attracted to their softness because he yearns for some warmth and softness in his life. Since Aunt Clara died, he has no one to love him as she did.
What did we learn about Curley’s wife in chapter 5?
The main thing that Curley’s wife reveals about herself in chapter 5 is
that she has dreams of becoming a movie star and is totally ignorant
about acting or about the movie business.
What does the shadow in the valley was blue and soft mean?
–
blue is sadness and reinforces inevitability of death
. – soft = Steinbeck’s way of describing a soft mood before his death. ‘Lennie giggled with happiness’
What are examples of personification?
- Lightning danced across the sky.
- The wind howled in the night.
- The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
- Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
- My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
Was George justified in what he did to Lennie?
In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George was
justified in killing Lennie
. The first reason George was justified in killing Lennie was because Lennie had brought a threat among people, and it was so easy for him to kill them due to his strength.
What is a hyperbole in Of Mice and Men?
Steinbeck uses hyperbole
to describe the grief of loneliness
, as this is an ongoing theme throughout the book. When Lennie is sitting with Crooks in his house, Crooks says: ”A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody…a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick. ” This hyperbole serves to emphasize how lonely Crooks is.
