CHAPTER FIVE
FORESHADOWING:
What are the two examples of foreshadowing that we have seen in this chapter?

1.  The dead puppy.  George says in a prior chapter that Lennie is going to wind         up killing it.
2.  The murder of Curley's wife.  George had told Lennie to stay away from her.        When Curley's wife is killed, the cycle is complete (mouse, puppy, Curley's         wife)
THEME: LONELINESS AND SHATTERED DREAMS
REVIEW
What other characters have we seen before that have had their dreams shattered?  How is Curley's wife lonely? How can a pretty, married woman be lonely?  Have we changed our opinion of Curley's wife?  Do we still think that she is a tart?
CURLEY'S WIFE SHATTERED DREAMS:
Look at the passage from p. 88
What was her dream? How did her dream get shattered? 
Why did she marry Curley?  Do you think that she really loves him?
Look at the line, "Well, I wasn't gonna stay nowhere where I couldn't get nowhere or make something of myself..."   What other characters have this attitude?
SYMBOLS:
What is a mutt?  Look at Curley's wife's quote  from p. 87...
"Don't you worry none.  he was jus' a mutt.  You can get another one easy.  The whole country is fulla mutts."
What could this symbolize?  The definition of "mutt" from the dictionary-
1.  a mongrel (mixed breed) dog, a cur or 2.  a commonpllace or stupid person
Which characters are mutts in this novella?  Does Curley's wife's statement have a greater truth to it? 
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