Of Mice and Men Story Elements

Please identify the following elements contained within the

novel Of Mice and Men. In addition to identifying the
elements, you must provide an explanation for your answer,
and mention specific page numbers from the novel where
your proof can be found. For example, for #4 (climax), you
need to identify which part of the novel is the climax,
explain why you think it is the climax, and identify the
page number of when the climax actually happens. It may
help you, for some answers, to provide direct quotes.

Also, there may be more than one example for some

elements.

1. Exposition/Introduction
2. Initial incident
3. Rising Action (3 examples)
4. Climax
5. Falling Action
6. Resolution/Dénouement
7. Conclusion
8. Narration/Point of view (first person, third person, etc.)
9. Conflict (person vs. person, etc.)
10. 2 examples of foreshadowing
11. Setting (location and era)
12. Genre (what type of book is this?)
13. Significance of the title (why was the title chosen?)—
you will have to research this
14. Theme
For #14 (theme), you must also write a theme paragraph.
A theme paragraph is a paragraph with 2 parts:
1) a one-sentence theme statement that identifies the main
message of the novel without referring to any specifics; and
2) 6 or 7 sentences explaining why the theme statement
you have chosen is appropriate.