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===//OF MICE AND MEN// WIKISPACE The Process: ===


SELECT **__ONE__** OF THE FOLLOWING PROMPTS TO BE THE BASIS OF YOUR DISCUSSION. ONCE YOU HAVE MADE A SELECTION AS A GROUP, PROCEED TO YOUR GROUP PAGE AND BEGIN YOUR DISCUSSION. MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND TO ANOTHER GROUP MEMBER'S RESPONSE

THE QUESTIONS:

1. Loneliness is a recurrent theme in Of Mice and Men. Select three of the major characters and describe how loneliness impacts the character’s daily life and actions. Cite specific incidents from the novel to support your opinions.

2. Both Candy’s dog and Lennie are shot in a similar fashion using Carlson’s Luger. Compare and contrast both deaths.

3. What is the importance of dreams and dreaming to the success of "Of Mice and Men"?

4. How does John Steinbeck explore the complex relationship between George and Lennie?

5. Steinbeck was going to name his story "Something That Happened." Instead, he named if //Of Mice and Men.// Which title do you think is more appropriate to the novel as a whole? Explain your answer.

6. In tragedies, the central character comes to a realization about his life or an understanding of life in general as a result of his suffering. Is this true of //Of Mice and Men//? Explain. 