1. Chapters 5-6 Vocabulary

2.  To confuse or perplex; to lose bearings  “For a moment he seemed bewildered.” Page 45

3.  To comfort someone in mental distress; to make someone feel less sadness  “‘She consoled him. ‘Don't you worry none. He was jus' a mutt. You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts.’” –Page 43

4.  Seriousness; a serious and intent mental state  “‘No I ain't,’ Lennie explained earnestly. "George says I ain't. I like to pet nice things with my fingers, sof' things.”’ -–Page 45

5.  The action or condition of remaining in suspense; to stay near a specified point or level  “As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.” -- Page 46

6.  A small bunch/bundle; a small amount of something  “The resting horses nibbled the remaining wisps of hay, and they stamped their feet and they bit the wood of the mangers and rattled the halter chains.” –Page 42

7.  Twisted; to twist; something made into a circular shape  “Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie's hand came a muffled screaming.” –Page 45

8.  Engaged in hostilities; hostile, angry or aggressive  “Now Lennie retorted belligerently, ‘He ain't neither. George won't do nothing like that.’” -–Page 51

9.  Uninteresting, tedious, and lacking in variety; plain and boring; dull and repetitious  “‘If I was alone I could live so easy.’ His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis.” –Page 52

10.  A kind of cotton or linen cloth; a cotton cloth that often is marked with a pattern of colored squares  “She wore thick bull's-eye glasses and she wore a huge gingham apron with pockets, and she was starched and clean. “ –Page 50

11.  Using symbols to express ideas or qualities; a representation of one thing through another

13.  There are many symbols in Of Mice and Men  Both characters and settings symbolize different things in the book

14.  The Bunkhouse  Conflict  Crook’s Room  Repression  The Dream Farm  George and Lennie’s friendship; Happiness; A form of a heaven for the two characters

15.  A form of symbolism; the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies; a perfect example of something

16.  Curley’s Wife – Repressed by males; she brings conflict  Eve Archetype  Slim – Leader; his word is almost like law  King Archetype  Crooks – Persecuted against; isolated  Discrimination archetype