by melaniewp | Apr 15, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Key Quotations, Of Mice and Men
The scene opens quietly:‘Only Lennie was in the barn’ with ‘a little dead puppy’.Lennie says: “This ain’t no bad thing like I got to go hide in the brush.” “George ain’t gonna let me tend no rabbits.” He goes between the ideas that George will and won’t care,...
by melaniewp | Apr 15, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Key Quotations, Of Mice and Men
Similarities to the first chapter: it’s set in the same location and repeats many of the ideas from the first chapter, including the ‘heron’ which ‘swallowed the little snake’. This could represent evil being destroyed, prefiguring Lennie’s death. At the start...
by melaniewp | Apr 15, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Key Quotations, Of Mice and Men
Get Quotations for Chapter ONE TWO FOUR FIVE SIX All quotations (long version) (short version)Get model essaysThe scene is presented as Edenic: ‘deep and green’ ‘warm’...
by melaniewp | Apr 13, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Key Quotations
Chapter ONETwo men appear in an Edenic countryside location with a “green pool”. They’re on their way to a ranch, to work, and it turns out, they’re on the run because one of them (Lennie) did a “bad thing”.George is a small, dark...
by melaniewp | Mar 17, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Main GCSE Texts Likely Exam Questions, Of Mice and Men
+ Get all Of Mice and Men Resources and free model essays hereCruelty Power, Strengths and WeaknessesLiving in a cruel world makes Crooks cruel, and there’s no hope for him. How far do you agree? Give evidence.Do you think Steinbeck believed...
by melaniewp | Mar 14, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Essays
ATeacherWrites.comThe extract question is either 20 minutes (WJEC), or 60 (AQA), depending on which exam board you’re taking. A lot of students opt for this, but what should you write?The answer below was written for the 20 minute extract question for WJEC. If I...
