Key quotes

“I’ve beaten the hell outta him, and he coulda bust every bone in my body jus’ with his han’s” and “If I tol’ him to walk over a cliff, over he’d go. That wasn’t so damn much fun after a while”

“Never seem to give a damn about nobody”

“he jus’ wanted to touch that red dress” / “Strong as a bull” / “Girl in a red dress” References to Lennie.

“you know what I can do to you if you open your trap” (Curley’s wife to Crooks)

“little stocky man” and “he wore high heeled boots and spurs to prove that he was not a laboring man” Description of the boss

“prince of the ranch” and “like the others he wore blue jeans and a short denim jacket” Description of Slim

“i never see one guy take so much trouble for another guy”

Repetition of “old”

“small, square windows” and “solid door with wooden latch” Description of the bunkhouse.

“he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen” Candy’s dog

“hide in the brush” Foreshadowing Lennie’s actions.

“a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn” Crooks’ room