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Of Mice and Men basic quotes from C1-4
Basic quotes from Chapters 1-4 of Mice and Men.
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Another important quote occurs when George talks about the farm he and Lennie dream of buying
so that they can escape the life of migrant labor. From the start, the talk of the dream farm has a
ritualistic, lulling quality, and it is clear that Lennie knows this story by heart:
"O.K. Someday—we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple
of acres an' a cow and some pigs and—"
"An' live off the fatta the lan',"Lennie shouted. "An' have rabbits. Go on, George!"
This story will be repeated throughout the book, acting as a motif that contrasts with the grimness of
the ranch life and draws in other ranchers who want to be part of this alternative society.
Behind him [George], walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes, with
wide sloping shoulder; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his
paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely.
Rather than being strong in characterisctics, Lennie drags his feet and lunges for the water, drinking
with "long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse." It is apparent that George is the brains of the
two men, and Lennie the brawn.
"I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe
have a girl."
Chapter 2
He tells Lennie to hide in the brush if anything happens. Soon a girl appears,
She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame....She smiled
archly and twitched her body.
" Well, nex' time you answer when you're spoke to." He turned toward the door and walked out,
and his elbows were still bent out a little.
Just then Slim, the mule skinner appears in the doorway, too.
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