Themes (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
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What are themes according to the revision material?
What are themes according to the revision material?
Big ideas & universal concepts
What do isolation & loneliness make people according to Steinbeck?
What do isolation & loneliness make people according to Steinbeck?
Vulnerable & cruel
What does the novel reveal about people who feel weak & powerless?
What does the novel reveal about people who feel weak & powerless?
They try to dominate someone weaker
Who does Curley's wife threaten with lynching?
Who does Curley's wife threaten with lynching?
Crooks
What makes George & Lennie's friendship special in the novel?
What makes George & Lennie's friendship special in the novel?
Based on genuine care & protection
What term does Steinbeck use for George & Lennie's bond?
What term does Steinbeck use for George & Lennie's bond?
Fraternity
What phrase describes George & Lennie's dream of farm life?
What phrase describes George & Lennie's dream of farm life?
Live off the fatta the lan'
What does Steinbeck suggest about the American Dream?
What does Steinbeck suggest about the American Dream?
Both necessary & impossible
What biblical story does Steinbeck draw on in the novel?
What biblical story does Steinbeck draw on in the novel?
Adam & Eve
What does Steinbeck compare land ownership to in biblical terms?
What does Steinbeck compare land ownership to in biblical terms?
Satan's treachery
What cannot Candy prevent in the novel?
What cannot Candy prevent in the novel?
Carlson shooting his dog
What does the novel suggest about working-class freedom?
What does the novel suggest about working-class freedom?
Freedom is an illusion
What does Slim say everybody in the world is?
What does Slim say everybody in the world is?
Scared of each other