Of Mice and Men
Ten essential scenes from Of Mice and Men, with context and links to related quotes and exam prompts.
Scene #1 · Chapter 1
George and Lennie rest by the Salinas River before starting work at a nearby ranch. George becomes frustrated when Lennie produces a…
Scene #2 · Chapter 3
Carlson complains that Candy's ancient, blind dog smells and suffers, insisting the old man should let him shoot it. Candy resists desperately,…
Scene #3 · Chapter 3
After the dog's death, Candy overhears George and Lennie discussing their farm dream in the bunkhouse. He sits up excitedly and offers…
Scene #4 · Chapter 3
Curley enters the bunkhouse looking for his wife and, already angry, targets Lennie who is smiling while thinking about the farm. Curley…
Scene #5 · Chapter 4
In his room, Crooks initially exercises his small power by denying Lennie entry, then lets him in and cruelly suggests that George…
Scene #6 · Chapter 5
Alone in the barn, Lennie discovers that he has accidentally killed his puppy while petting it too roughly. He alternates between anger…
Scene #7 · Chapter 5
Curley's wife enters the barn and finds Lennie mourning his puppy. She sits beside him and talks about her loneliness in her…
Scene #8 · Chapter 5
Curley's wife invites Lennie to feel her soft hair, but when he strokes too hard and she cries out in fear, he…
Scene #9 · Chapter 5
Candy enters the barn looking for Lennie and discovers Curley's wife's body in the hay. He fetches George, who immediately understands what…
Scene #10 · Chapter 6
George finds Lennie by the river where they camped in the beginning. Lennie expects George to yell at him, but George speaks…