The group of men walked through the hot sun of the terrain of Midwestern U.S. in their classic 1920s Levi’s jeans. The time was the Great Depression where John Steinbeck places his novella Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck's novella is about the journey of two friends, George and Lennie, working on a farm who face obstacles of dreams, friendship, loneliness, and anger. George subsists more of a caretaker to Lennie with traits of intellect, witty, and trustworthy. However, Lennie is the opposite, being moronic, strong, and has a tendency to not know his full strength. Other characters which are important to mention consist of Slim, Curley, Carlson, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife all which have an important role in the novella. Out of all these …show more content…
Throughout the book, John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to hint at future events of George and Lennie’s friendship. Steinbeck starts this part of the novella with Curley wanting to fight with Lennie. George speaks to Lennie about this in the barn until “both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off” (31). “Rectangle of sunlight in the doorway was cut off” symbolizes all things bad showing that later in the story Curley’s wife is going to do something that will change George and Lennie’s friendship. Foreshadowing is shown first when Curley’s wife blocks the sunlight and leads to Curley’s wife manipulating Lennie into stroking her hair. Then dramatically changing into Lennie killing her messing up George and his friendship. Foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men are used to show events of change of friendship between George and Lennie such as in this quote, Curley’s wife being manipulative which leads to the change of friendship. Changes of friendship are shown …show more content…
John Steinbeck starts chapter six of the novella with Lennie in the barn alone trying to figure out what he will do with the puppy he recently killed. As he is burying the puppy, Curley’s wife comes in and starts to manipulate him into talking to her by explaining her problems. She says “why can't I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely” (). “Why can’t I talk to you” shows that Curley’s wife is characterized as someone manipulative by trying to talk to Lennie even though George told Lennie not to. On the other hand, it also characterizes Curley’s wife as someone who just longs for a companion and because no one talks to her, she becomes manipulative. Characterization of Curley’s wife is used to create sympathy for her and to lead her to Lennie which ends up badly when Lennie kills her forcing George to kill Lennie. George and Lennie’s friendship is ended because of the loneliness of Curley’s wife because it leads her to talk to Lennie. John Steinbeck creates sympathy for the manipulative Curley’s wife in chapter 6, however, the more known side to her is when she talks to Crooks. Crooks is an old black man who has been discriminated against and has been isolated his entire life. “Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny.” (). “I could get you strung up on a tree so
Her husband is after Lennie and he is going to kill him, so George has to kill Lennie himself because he doesn’t want Lennie to feel any pain. To make the novella all come together with twists and turns Steinbeck uses foreshadowing. Iin the first portion of the book there is some examples of foreshadowing right when Lennie and George get to the bunkhouse and the ranch. Lennie keeps saying to George, “Le’s go, George.
In the novel, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck the murder of curley's wife is foreshadowed by multiple events in the novel. Foreshadowing refers to the use of subliminal cues that allude to future events. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing is shown extensively in the novel to let the reader know what will probably happen in the future. George and Lennie, two migrant laborers who appear in "Of Mice and Men," encounter various obstacles there. The biggest one is Lennie's fascination with soft things.
In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck uses other characters to foreshadows an event that's going to happen to Lennie and George under the same condition. George and Lennie wanted to fulfill their dreams by working at the ranch, but things do not go smoothly for them as the planned. Like what happened in Weed, meeting Curley’s wife, the unfortunate death of Candy’s dog, and how Lennie does not realize his strength which he might accidentally kill someone shows upcoming events. Many behaviors of Lennie lead to the downfall of George and Lennie’s dream because what happened in Weed, where Lennie scared a girl so like an animal he could not control his impulse to hold on to her dress. This foreshadows that with his uncontrollable strength he could hurt another person impulsively.
In John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men”, Lennie and George travel together to work. They discuss the trouble they experience with Lennie's touching things he shouldn't and how that forces them to run, hide, and constantly search for work. Throughout the book, Steinbeck gives just a small picture of all the trouble Lennie has caused and how George continues to guide him to get by. A problem with a girl leads us to chapter 1 and 6, and how they share in setting, but George and Lennie's interactions differ. The similarities and differences of chapter 1 and 6 show how Lennie and George's cohesive friendship with a bright future develops into a loving bond that had to end.
Mice and Men Good stories have to foreshadow, hinting on what would happen later in the story. From the beginning to the end to make the book more enjoyable, John Steinbeck's story Of Mice and Men with the memorable and smart character George using foreshadowing. The reader is introduced to George right in the beginning of the story and is one of the main characters. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing when George and Lennie are going their new job, George says “But we’re gonna sleep here tonight because I got a reason”(7). The foreshadowing states that George wants Lennie to remember this place because it's hard for Lennie to remember.
The fictional novel Of Mice And Men, by John Steinbeck depicts a tragic time during The Great Depression of two migrant ranch workers. George Milton and Lennie Small are the main characters, who have known each other since they were younger, and because of special circumstances George vowed to look after Lennie. The novel takes place near the Salinas River in California resulting in their shared dream of having a ranch of their own. As the two approach a ranch, they realize that it would be a felicitous place to stay in, as long as their plans go as planned. Despite the troubles they endure Lennie and George manage to stick by each others side.
(Steinbeck 61). This is a use of foreshadowing because George is the one that killed Lennie in the end, rather than having one of the men on the ranch do it. If Candy had not said that to George, many would not have known the reasoning behind George ending Lennie’s
She is called Curley’s wife because Steinbeck wanted to show that she is useless and is lonely and is named after her husband. To show that it is like property to Curly rather than a wife. She and Lennie meet for the first time after both are alone in the barn. George always told Lennie to never talk to her because she is trouble and will create trouble. In a few previous chapters ago, Lennie touched a girl's dress to feel how soft it feels because likes the feeling.
Foreshadowing is also found when George tells Lennie that he always gets in trouble, causing the two to have to run away from their job before they get paid. In the story, George says to Lennie, “Well, how the hell did she know you jus’ wanted to feel her dress? She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse.
George realizes how much he and Lennie need each other, leading them to discuss what makes them so different compared to other guys. (Steinbeck 11-14) Steinbeck uses both imagery and syntax to help convey the message of friendship. After the fight, George tells Lennie the plan of their future ranch. Using imagery, the reader has a visual and can imagine the ranch, ¨O.K. Someday--we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an´ a cow and some pigs and--” (Steinbeck 14).
Foreshadowing provides insight to the main protagonists; George and Lennie, assisting readers to gain a deeper understanding of their character traits and qualities. Key events that foreshadow the death of Lennie in the lives
One example of foreshadowing is In chapter 1 when Lennie and George are on the river bank and George tells him if he gets in any trouble like he did in weed that he should come back to this brush. We, The reader could infer that something is going to happen that he would need to go and hide in the bush. Following this in chapter 5 & 6 we see that Lennie killed Curley's wife and would need to go hide in the brush. When Curley and the other guys ask George where he went he told them the opposite direction and he goes right to where he knows Lennie is.
The third foreshadowed is when George and Lennie meet Curley 's wife for the first time after she leaves George tells Lennie to stay away from her she trouble. This show that Lennie well most likely get into trouble by doing some to Lennie. The last foreshadowed
One example of foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men is when George told Lennie where to meet him. George said, “Lennie- if you jus’ happen to get in trouble lie you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.” George was trying to make sure that Lennie knew where to go if he got in trouble like he had in Weed. Steinbeck is telling us that Lennie is going to get in trouble again at some point. When Lennie does get himself into trouble he goes to the brush to hide, and George meets him there.
Knowing that Lennie has killed Curley’s wife and will be shot by Curley, George rushes to the river to get to Lennie first. The two men talk for a short while, then George silently brings the gun to Lennie’s head and shoots him. Steinbeck’s use of foreshadowing effective in this novel. Steinbeck