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Of Mice and Men
END OF BOOK DISCUSSION
***THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR
WRONG ANSWERS, BUT EACH
QUESTION MUST BE
THOUGHTFULLY ANSWERED.***
Right to kill? Justice?
 Does George have the right to kill Lennie?
Legally? Ethically?
 How does Steinbeck’s treatment of Lennie’s
murder color the way the reader interprets
the event?
 What does George’s action suggest about
justice – within the play and in the world as
a whole?
Love and Sacrifice/George and Lennie
 Was it selfish or selfless of George
to kill Lennie?
Lennie and Candy’s Dog?
How are the deaths of Candy’s dog and Lennie
related? Why do the two have to die?
Is it fair to draw a comparison between these
two events? Are Candy’s dog’s death and
Lennie’s death just different degrees of the
same kind of thing?
Setting
The setting here is very specific. Do
the events of the story only apply to
this particular place and time, or can
the novella be thought of as
universally applying to humans
everywhere?
American Dream
Why does George have to give up the idea of
the dream farm once Lennie kills Curley’s
wife? Was the farm ever a real possibility?
What is Steinbeck saying about dreams? Is
the book’s take-home message an inherently
pessimistic one?
Prejudice
Is there any character who is not the victim of
prejudice? Is there any character who is not
prejudiced?
How does prejudice cause conflicts in the
book?
Curley’s wife
Are we to feel pity or hatred for
Curley’s wife? Why?
Animals
Why does Steinbeck pay so much
attention to animals in this novella?
Banned book back in the day…
Why do you think this book has been placed on the
banned book list throughout its history?
Do you think this book is appropriate for sophomore
English class?
What’s the academic value of the book Of Mice and
Men?
OMAM TEST: Wednesday
 Wednesday: Test and Green Sheets due
 Friday: Vocabulary test and vocabulary boxes