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?CandyQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or details“The old man came slowly in to the room”His ancient dog lifted his head and peered about, and then painfully got to his feet’.“Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him”, He said proudly.“Jus’ as soon as I can’t swamp out no bunk houses they’ll put me on the county.”Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives or nothing…""I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." Curley’s wifeQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or details“She got the eye”“Her fingernails were red”“So that her body was thrown forward”“Jesus, what a tramp,” (George said)“Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while?“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy.”“Coulda been in movies, an had nice clothes“An' what am I doin'? Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs.""They left all the weak ones here," she said finally.George MiltonQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or details"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. He looked across the fire at Lennie's anguished face, and then he looked ashamedly at the flames.“Someday, we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres……”“We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.”“Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.”“Look Lennie. You try to keep away from him, will you?”“You’re a lot of trouble. I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail”Lennie SmallQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or details“dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."If you don' want me I can g off in the hills an' find a cave. I can go away any time."“I forgot” Lennie said softly. “I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George.”“He’s jes’ like a kid, ain’t he.” (said Slim)Lennie cried out suddenly—"I don' like this place, George. This ain't no good.”I wish’t we’d get the rabbits pretty soon, George. They ain’t so little."“Tell about the house, George,” Lennie begged.“I didn’t wanta hurt him,”Lennie cried“Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard.”“I like to pet things with my fingers, sof’ things”CrooksQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or detailsA guy needs somebody - to be near him... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sickS'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you were blackHe had books too; a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905.Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land.I ain't sure I want you in here no more. A colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like 'emThis here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.There ain’t a coloured man on this ranch, an’ there’s just one family in Soledad.CurleyQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or detailsHe glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie.His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists.pretty handy’‘He hates big guys’ ‘Curley’s pants is full of ants.’"Glove fulla vaseline" "Keeping his hand soft for his wife" "Like the boss, he wore high heeled boots" lashed his body around‘I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself’"Well, nex' time you answer when your spoken to.""Any of you guys seen my wife?""Well. I didn't mean nothing Slim. I just ast you."SlimQuoteExplanationExpand - Important language or details“All talk stopped when he spoke”He looked kindly at the two in the bunk house”“his ear heard more than what was said to him”“Calm, godlike eyes”"Ain't many guys travel around together," he mused. "I don't know why. Maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other."Slim came directly to George and sat down beside him, sat very close to him. "Never you mind," said Slim. "A guy got to sometimes." She slang her pups last night," said Slim. "Nine of ‘em. I drowned four of ‘em right off. She couldn’t feed that many." ................
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