Of Mice and Men Crossword

5. The main theme centers around the importance of this
8. This is the most important thing to Lennie and the reason he tries to remember and not get into trouble
11. The color of the soft dress belonging to the woman in Weed
13. the cost of the place George plans to buy with Lennie and Candy
14. He put Candy's dog down because he was too old and couldn't do his job anymore
16. A symbol of hope
19. Like the men, Curley's wife also experiences this, which is why she is always hanging around the working men despite having a husband
20. Only has one hand and dreams about living on the farm with George and Lennie
21. Curley's glove is full of this
22. Candy calls Curley's wife this derogatory word, meaning "prostitute" or "whore"
23. Lennie loves to pet these, but his aunt wouldn't give him any more because he would accidentally kill them

1. The thing that didn't actually crush Curley's hand
2. The author
3. A literary device that Steinbeck uses often when describing the setting. It allows us to close our eyes and picture the surroundings.
4. A literary device that hints at what will happen later in the story
6. Title of the book
7. Crooks rubs this on his crooked spine
9. A literary device where the author puts two contrasting things side by side
10. Not many of the farming men have these, leading to a lonely life
12. George promised her that he would take care of Lennie
15. The skinner on the farm who is written as a Godlike character
16. Steinbeck dehumanizes this character by comparing him to animals
17. Has small man syndrome
18. The natural leader who is small and snappy