SG Of Mice and Men.pub - Park Square Theatre

Getting to Know the CharactersA PRE-PLAY CLASS ACTIVITYSteinbeck uses the techniques of direct and indirect characterization as well as figurative language to allowus to get to know his characters better. Using the first few chapters of the novel, record in your own wordswhat the reader learns about each character’s personality and appearance in the first two columns. In thelast column, record quotations from the text that show examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor,imagery, hyperbole, etc.) used as characterization. Include page numbers.Characters Personality AppearanceExample of FigurativeLanguageLennieGeorgeCandyCurleyCurley’s WifeCrooksSlimBy Kristin WayneBrooklyn Center High Schoolparksquaretheatre.org | page 37