Mice and Men

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Across
  1. 3. a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. Consider the opening scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird or Forrest Gump.
  2. 4. visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work; focusing on the five senses. Consider the opening pages of each chapter in the novella.
  3. 6. “You should know this...you should follow the directions.”
  4. 7. a complex character that has many different traits. George can be harsh and cruel, but other times, forgiving, and selfless. Curley’s wife would also apply. She is described as flirtatious, lonely, frustrated, and mean.
  5. 11. Something surprising that happens; not what one would expect to happen (situational irony); i.e. George kills his best friend. It could even be a name: “Lennie Small” (verbal irony).
  6. 12. a character that stays the same throughout the story: Slim and Lennie.
  7. 14. a very simple character that has one main trait. Curley is the bully.
  8. 17. I, me, we. A story is told from a character’s perspective.
  9. 18. A reference to a cultural or historical person, place or thing. The title of Of Mice and Men is an allusion to a famous poem by Robert Burns, called “To a Mouse”.
  10. 19. (Of Mice and Men is mostly this.)The narrator tells a story without describing any character's thoughts, opinions, or feelings; instead, it gives an objective, unbiased point of view. Often the narrator is self-dehumanized in order to make the narrative more neutral.
  11. 21. Comparing two things with the words “like” or “as”. Ex. he is like a pig; he eats as if he is a pig
Down
  1. 1. The narrator sees all, but only knows the thoughts of one character. This occurs in chapter 6 with Lennie and the talking rabbit.
  2. 2. When something nonhuman is given human characteristics.
  3. 5. Comparing two things directly. Ex. He is a pig.
  4. 8. Several words in a phrase that begins with the same consonant sound. Her Hair Hung...Often meant to highlight a particular point by drawing the concentration of the reader’s eyes and ears; i.e. Curley’s Wife’s Beauty
  5. 9. a character that changes dramatically by the end of the story. (This story doesn’t have a great example, but George could also be seen as a dynamic character since he seems to lose his hope of the American dream by the end; Also, Candy goes from being reserved and hopeless, to hopeful and happy, and lastly, angry and resentful.)
  6. 10. A hint at what will happen in the future. (Consider the opening chapter where George tells Lennie to come back to the pool in case anything bad happens. This gives the hint that Lennie will get in trouble; the same applies to the shooting of the dog and the killing of the puppy.)
  7. 13. Steinbeck describes Lennie imitating George therefore revealing his child-like brain. Indirect or Direct?
  8. 15. The narrator sees all and knows all the thoughts of all the characters.
  9. 16. a very typical example of a certain person or thing. Ex. The Bully (Curley), Fallen Woman or Femme Fatale (Curley’s Wife), The Sage or Wise Man (Slim) who gives advice to the protagonists. The Outsider (Crooks); The Caregiver (George); The Hero (Harry Potter); The Jokester or Jester (Mercutio, Jack Sparrow)
  10. 20. Steinbeck tells the reader Lennie is tall and slow Indirect or Direct?