Does the dog die?
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Of Mice and Men
Book • 1937 • Drama
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Candy’s dog is shot, and Slim drowns the puppies that are too weak to survive on their own.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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C5
Not sure if this counts but Lennie breaks Curley’s wife’s neck.
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Abandonment
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Technically no, but George follows Lennie after Lennie runs away
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Lennie accidentally kills small animals by petting them too hard.
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Are there snakes?
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mentions of water snakes
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Assault
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no, but Lennie accidentally grabs and scares women, leading them to claim they have been assaulted.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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saturn
mentions of shaving razors
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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strangulation
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Is there amputation?
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Des
Candy’s hand was amputated long before the story, but there are no amputations in the story itself.
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Does a head get squashed?
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45fl
Lennie accidentally squashes the mice because they are to small for him.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Curley breaks his arm after the fight
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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hand injury
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Children
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Mudkupkup
not specifically, however many adjacent terms are used throughout
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Does someone cheat?
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It is implied that Curley cheats on his wife with the women in the brothel
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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references to being "locked up" in one
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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keebiecoo
Lennie likely has autism (though George lies & says he got hit in the head) & Lennie is abused & eventually killed because of his differences.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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abd57900
one character is heavily implied to have an intellectual disability and is mistreated/judged for it
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Many times.
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Is there hate speech?
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keebiecoo
Frequently against mentally disabled people, black people, and women.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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ProfessorProcyon
Lennie cries after George throws out a dead mouse he was keeping. George mocks him for this.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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abd57900
so painful
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