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Who is studying Of Mice And Men?

Anybody started revising for it?

And has anybody made notes on it?

Another question is how to structure the essays on of mice and men as I find this difficult, help would be appreciated

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Reply 1

ChazSingh

I don't remember making notes on it...I just remember it being easy as ****.

Reply 2

dabest2500

I am, do you have a question you want to ask?
I never made notes on mine either :smile:

Reply 3

Xx.MissEG.xX

Original post by ju1c

Anybody started revising for it? And has anybody made notes on it?

Not really, I'm doing English Lang atm.
We did a few notes in class and I printed out some stuff from the internet which I am yet to revise.

Reply 4

PortiaLovesMcqueen

Yes well I did. Not currently studying it.

Reply 5

PeterGS

Did it last year, get the York notes book, that helped me a bomb.

Reply 6

Sighrawr

Just learn the plot and characters inside out. Break your notes down into the main events that occur in part 1 and 2 of the book. Make character profiles if you haven't done already so you're constantly reminded of their key traits- you often have to mention them in the exam!
You can do all that to make yourself feel more prepapred but I really wouldn't and didn't!! :smile:

Reply 7

ju1c

Original post by dabest2500

I am, do you have a question you want to ask?
I never made notes on mine either :smile:

How to structure the essays on of mice and men exam questions as I find this difficult, help would be appreciated

Thanks

Reply 8

judders :D

what are you lookin the structure for? coursework or exam??

Reply 9

crazycake93

Lenny Gets Shot at the End

Reply 10

dabest2500

What type of questions in particular?
I usually do questions that ask about your opinion on the novel.
Such as "Some people regard Of Mice And Men as a tragic novel, do you agree?"
What I did for that question is talk about the title itself as being a clue to the tragedy of the novel that the reader will pick up.
Then hunter and bear references (Lennie being the bear as there are many bear references to Lennie, and George being the hunter since he is smart).
Then I talked about size by saying that the smallest ones are depicted as being the strongest in the novel (Curley was physically strong while George was mentally strong) and how the larger you are, the more vulnerable you are (Lennie being big and dumb and since Lennie died, that affected the big American Dream).
Then I talked about foreshadowing. The deaths got bigger and bigger. Mice > puppy > Curley's Wife > Lennie > American Dream.
And a conclusion :smile:

Reply 11

ju1c

Original post by judders :D

what are you lookin the structure for? coursework or exam??