Share your OMAM and AIC Quotes (Eng Lit!)

cdaniels2011

I'll start off.
1. State the quote
2. State who it's about/concerning
3. State the theme/s relating to the quote.

This still counts as revision :wink:

"Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world"
George to Lennie, Loneliness.

Reply 1

ElaArslan

15

Quote: "Candy INTERUPTED him, 'I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys'
(Caps for word analysed)
Character: Candy
Theme: Futility and the American Dream

- Candy is faced with futility as his dog gets killed (which you can say is classed as euthenasia for the other men) yet he finds a way to be optimistic and enthusiastic by trying to craft and shape his way into the shared American Dream George and Lennie had. You can say he faced the "best plans of mice and men often go awry" (Robert Burns' poem) and was scared of the outcome, which made him want to jump onto the main characters' dream.

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 2

VirenD

1

1. "You're yella (yellow) as a frog belly"
2. Carlson towards Curley in Chapter 3

Carlson in chapter 3 involves himself in the argument between Curley and Slim, where Curley is looking for his wife and is humiliated by his wife's flirtatious characteristics.

The quote suggests that Curley is a coward, something that deeply affects his sense of pride, at a time when he is feeling emasculated by his wife's errant ways.

Reply 3

cdaniels2011

OP

9

"Her face was HEAVILY made up"
Curley's Wife
Isolation

The word 'heavily' is a flexible word which can help us find different meanings for the statement quite easily. The fact that her makeup was heavily made up tells us that she could either be hiding blemishes underneath or she could be hiding bruises.
Instead of thinking of it as covering blemishes, we can think of heavily making yourself up as having something to hide - covering up a story through scars or bruises. This suggests that Curley's wife may be part of an unhealthy relationship, facing domestic abuse.

The fact that Curley is a boxer can help to prove this point.

-AMAZING ANALYSIS ON CURLEY'S WIFE ON MRBRUFF YOUTUBE

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Reply 4

VirenD

1

Do you know what chapter/event came up in the 2015 OCR paper as they haven't released past papers, or do you do a different exam board :/

Reply 5

cdaniels2011

OP

9

Original post by VirenD

Do you know what chapter/event came up in the 2015 OCR paper as they haven't released past papers, or do you do a different exam board :/

Sorry! I'm on Edexcel. I'm sure if you type in keywords online you'll find what you're looking for, it may be on a chat forum like TSR.

Reply 6

Insp1r3

5

"An' never a God damn one of 'em ever get it. Just like heaven."
Crooks
The American Dream

Crooks stating that The American Dream is "just like heaven" implies that it is something that is only viable to yearn for after death. This gives the dream a very impractical feel and allows the reader to realise how ridiculous of an idea it was to allow such an aspiration to engulf them and everything they are. The use of the abstract noun "heaven" also implies that following the American Dream was more of a religion and was something to be worshipped, rather than sought after. This gives the Dream a God-like figure and that everyone that believes in the idea should sacrifice everything they are in order to earn a piece of land. Crooks is also seen as the voice of reason in the novella as he is the only person who has a permanent position on the farm and has seen many people with the same aspiration.

This is all I have so far. If anyone can give this a reasonable mark, please feel free to do so!
Good luck tomorrow as well :smile:

Reply 7

ElaArslan

15

Quote : "Candy lay rigidly in his bed"
Character : Candy

'Rigidly' encapsulates the anxiety that Candy was experiencing as his body is described as him being unable to move freely. This could metaphorically symbolise how Candy's life is controlled by others, as he is also stopped from speaking out about not killing his dog. Therefore Steinbeck's intention would he to show how powerless Candy is through the use of metaphors incorporated with body language.

Reply 8

cicelym

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Original post by ElaArslan

Quote : "Candy lay rigidly in his bed"
Character : Candy

'Rigidly' encapsulates the anxiety that Candy was experiencing as his body is described as him being unable to move freely. This could metaphorically symbolise how Candy's life is controlled by others, as he is also stopped from speaking out about not killing his dog. Therefore Steinbeck's intention would he to show how powerless Candy is through the use of metaphors incorporated with body language.

I really like this idea, I would not have thought of it like that

Reply 9

ElaArslan

15

Original post by cicelym

I really like this idea, I would not have thought of it like that

Thankyou

Reply 10

Omz123

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Original post by cdaniels2011

Sorry! I'm on Edexcel. I'm sure if you type in keywords online you'll find what you're looking for, it may be on a chat forum like TSR.

Same I'm also on edexcel...
What are your predictions for the characters of OMAM and AIC?

Reply 11

cdaniels2011

OP

9

Original post by Omz123

Same I'm also on edexcel...
What are your predictions for the characters of OMAM and AIC?

I can't make predictions as I haven't looked through past papers
BUT
I'm hoping that there is a question about Curley's Wife or Gerald/Inspector.

Apparently, there is yet to be a question for the Inspector so fingers crossed the question tomorrow will be about him..
Good luck :smile:

Reply 12

Omz123

2

You too I was hoping that George would come up and mr Birling as either of them-haven't come up...inspector Goole came up in 2013..but he can again..

Reply 13

dwitsjustlydia

Quote: "A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out by the head..."
Character: Lennie? Kind of.
Theme: Death, cyclical nature of life

This quote isn't so much useful in itself as when you put it in context: it's from section six, describing the heron killing and eating the water snake. It is symbolic of the destruction of innocence as well as how life is a cyclical thing - a heron was described as flying away from the pool in the first chapter. This is important in the context of Chapter Six as this sees Lennie's untimely and cruel death. Mirroring his death with that of the water snake emphasises the harsh reality of life and death's inevitability and simultaneously, its insignificance. (It's useful if you get the theme of death or something similar, like I got on my mocks :smile:

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Reply 14

cdaniels2011

OP

9

AIC.
*Stage Directions* 'pink and intimate'.
The Birling household.

Pink and intimate suggests that the Birlings are a family that look at different situations through rose tinted glasses. This saying means that the family, as one, see negative situations positively. This highlights how the Birlings think that they're special and above the law, better than other people and delusional.

Reply 15

dwitsjustlydia

Original post by cdaniels2011

AIC.
*Stage Directions* 'pink and intimate'.
The Birling household.

Pink and intimate suggests that the Birlings are a family that look at different situations through rose tinted glasses. This saying means that the family, as one, see negative situations positively. This highlights how the Birlings think that they're special and above the law, better than other people and delusional.

This is really perceptive, I like this <3

Reply 16

cdaniels2011

OP

9

AIC
*Stage Directions*
'Arthur at one end of the table and his wife at the other'
Arthur and Sybil

These stage directions emphasise the means of capitalism. Capitalism is where people believe in being individuals and looking after themselves and disregarding anything in the means of coming together as one, enclosure and having a social conscientious. Arthur and Sybil symbolise capitalism throughout the play, whilst Sheila and Gerald represent socialism. This point is supported by the fact that Sheila and Gerald are sat next to each other at the table rather than far away from each other. This is because Sheila and Gerald are in love and they look after each other - they are happy to share each other's love. Sheila and Gerald are a metaphor for the socialist society.

Reply 17

cdaniels2011

OP

9

Original post by dwitsjustlydia

This is really perceptive, I like this <3

Thank you

Reply 18

smudgr

"Lets do it now,lets get to that place now"
george to lennie
Death

This quote relates to George and lennie's dream of living on the ranch in which lennie would finally full fill his dream of "tending rabbits" george says this to lennie literal seconds before his death so lennie dies thinking of his ideal dream. (The idea of dreams can aslo be referred to with death, like the crooks analysis further up the thread) ultimately lennies death also symbolises the death of old views and the lawless masculinity that ensued during the time of the great depression as well as the death of the "american dream" illustrating a progress in society as a whole

Reply 19

Monsor

2

I use some crap method, basically this is how i do it for inspector calls,
P- Point (any point like Eric is immature)
E- Example (Eva and Mr Birling call him a "boy", "idler", "kid")
T- Technique (Shows how immature he is and why he is like that, parents "dont understand")
E- Explain ( Eric feels as if everyone makes fun of him)
R- Readers/audience response. (This agitates Eric as he doesn't like being called a kid, therefore he forces Eva to have..)
Then just evaluate

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