Of Mice and Men Vocab Review

Front

Steinbeck's novel opens with a natural landscape, which George tells Lennie will be their ___________ if he gets into trouble again.

Back

haven

Front

Character I feel a lot of ___ for in this book is Lennie, misunderstood due to his intellectual disability.

Back

compassion

Front

George must be very to avoid trouble. One wrong move could ruin everything!

Back

deliberate

Front

Crooks and Curley's wife feel very ___ due to loneliness.

Back

alienated

Front

Of Mice and Men as an allegory of the Bible, using biblical symbols for characters and setting.

Back

allegory; the Bible

Front

Steinbeck makes several to the Bible; one is the skittering lizard or snake, a symbol of corruption from the Garden of Eden.

Back

allusions

Front

My teacher did not show me ___ on my T1 report cards.

Back

mercy

Front

In Genesis, the snake symbolizes ____________.

Back

corruption

Front

In Genesis, women symbolize ____________.

Back

temptation

Front

In Genesis, the garden symbolizes ____________.

Back

haven