Quote Bank (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Speaker: 'Guys like us are the loneliest guys in the world'
Speaker: 'Guys like us are the loneliest guys in the world'
George
Theme in George's quote about lonely ranch workers
Theme in George's quote about lonely ranch workers
Loneliness and isolation
Speaker: 'I got you to look after me, and you got me'
Speaker: 'I got you to look after me, and you got me'
Lennie
What 'Tell me about the rabbits' symbolizes
What 'Tell me about the rabbits' symbolizes
Lennie's dream and innocence
Speaker: 'A guy needs somebody – to be near him'
Speaker: 'A guy needs somebody – to be near him'
Crooks
Theme of Crooks' 'guy needs somebody' quote
Theme of Crooks' 'guy needs somebody' quote
Human need for companionship
Speaker: 'Ain't many guys travel around together'
Speaker: 'Ain't many guys travel around together'
Slim
Speaker: 'I coulda been in the movies'
Speaker: 'I coulda been in the movies'
Curley's Wife
What 'coulda been in movies' reflects
What 'coulda been in movies' reflects
Unfulfilled dreams and broken aspirations
What 'live offa the fatta the lan'' represents
What 'live offa the fatta the lan'' represents
Idyllic dream of self-sufficiency and freedom
Speaker: 'Nobody never gets to heaven, nobody gets no land'
Speaker: 'Nobody never gets to heaven, nobody gets no land'
Crooks
What Lennie's mouse-killing quote shows
What Lennie's mouse-killing quote shows
Lack of control over his strength
Speaker: 'You hadda, George. I swear you hadda'
Speaker: 'You hadda, George. I swear you hadda'
Slim
George's conflict in 'easy without you on my tail' quote
George's conflict in 'easy without you on my tail' quote
Between caring for Lennie and desiring personal freedom
Theme in Crooks' quote about men with bindles
Theme in Crooks' quote about men with bindles
Futility of the American Dream