...Throughout the book Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses characters to foreshadowing his characters. Steinbeck uses theme to show the reality in his character. Like a character Lenny. Steinbeck shows us how people will work hard for their dreams, but no matter what something/ someone will try/will to take that dream from you. In Of Mice and Men, were Lenny would talk to George about how he will tend the rabbits and on a farm. Steinbeck says in his book, “Lennie kills the puppy and is afraid that George wasn’t going to let him tend the rabbits”(Steinbeck 44). What Steinbeck is saying in this quote is you have a person like Lennie who has’s a dream of living on a farm with a lot of rabbits and soft thing. But everything goes downhill when he...
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...There are several examples of Steinbeck’s use of foreshadowing in Of mice and Men. Not all plans work out you’d like them to. George and Lennie are both migrant workers in the nineteen thirties who want to buy land of their own. The first example of foreshadowing in Of me Mice and Men is that George and Lennie’s plans go askew. In Robert Burns poem “To a Mouse” has an example of foreshadowing it says “The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew, and leaves us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!... This poem was his way of apologizing for destroying the mouse's home. Steineck uses the poem to show that the characters dreams do not end in a good way. The next example of foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men is the death of Curley’s wife's death. Before Lennie killed Curley’s wife he was touching her hair because it was soft. In “Pet it like it was a mouse” it says “Jus’ wanted to feel...
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...Image it you were lonely with no friends and nobody to care for or care about you. In the novel “ Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is a non-fiction about two main characters named George and Lennie, they escaped from a town called Weed because of Lennie making his mistakes and get went north to get a job there to get money. They had a dream and it was to have a few acres and rabbits to tend, but sorrowful it ended in loneliness. Steinbeck wants us to understand about loneliness because loneliness it makes a man or woman depressing. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing when George pulls out the luger because the same thing happened to Candy’s dog when Carlson pull the luger to put down Candy’s dog. Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to know that loneliness is getting through everyone. One example of this is when Candy was laying down on his bed staring at the ceiling after he said his final goodbyes to his dog. In the novel, it states that, “ Take a shovel, said Slim shortly. Oh sure! I get you. He led the dog out into the darkness. Candy lay rigidly on his bed staring at the ceiling”. (pg.48) Loneliness is what damages a man, George believes people that are alone are...
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...Explain how "Of Mice and Men" and "The Green Mile" use foreshadowing and the effect that it has on the reader and viewer. In the Novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and the film “The Green Mile” directed by Frank Darabont, foreshadowing is used effectively to keep the reader and viewer intrigued. Both of these texts use similar techniques to foreshadow the fate of the main characters. These include, the exposition of characters, hints and warnings, the use of memories/flashbacks and future events that appear to be unrelated at first. These techniques are used to create tension and anticipation and keep the audience interested. A prime example of the two texts foreshadowing similar events is the deaths of Lennie from “Of Mice and Men” and John Coffey from “The Green Mile”. They both make similar mistakes at the beginning of the stories, and are both sentenced to death, John knowing it was going to happen and Lennie unknowingly. Lennie’s death was foreshadowed by Candy’s dog being put down and taken out of its...
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...The novel Of Mice and Men is set sometime in the 1930s during the Great Depression. During that time, families were poor and men were desperate for any type of job that would offer them food and money. Everyone was looking for his or her chance to live the American Dream, but very few were able to achieve their aspirations. Lennie and George, the main characters of the novel, are two of the many attempting to find their way to success. But they are faced with even more of a burden: Lennie’s simple-mindedness. They move from ranch to ranch to earn money, but are faced with problems that are, more often than not, caused by Lennie. The problems that Lennie and George encounter at the end of the novel are foreshadowed by events that occur throughout the story. In Of Mice and Men nearly every scene serves as foreshadowing for the inevitable tragic ending. In the beginning of the novel, the reader learns that Lennie is obsessed with soft objects, like the little mice he likes to carry, but he always accidentally kills them; this suggests that Lennie will accidentally kill again. When the little mice start squirming or biting his fingers, he tries to calm...
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...“The best laid schemes Of Mice and Men often go askew.” is a great quote that sums up Of Mice and Men and is from the poem, To A Mouse. The story, Of Mice and Men takes place in California during the great depression. George and Lennie are farm laborers who are searching for work. The have one dream that propels them forward is to own a house and live off the fatta’ the land. John Steinbeck used many sneaky ways at hinting about future events. He used foreshadowing when the farm dream was dead, when Curley’s wife died and when Lennie died. One way Steinbeck used foreshadowing was with the farm dream being dead, an example of this is when George stops his fantasy. The author states, in doc C, “ Listen to the rain commin’ down on the roof… Nuts! I ain’t got no time for more.” This explains that George...
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...Of Mice and Men a book written By, John Steinbeck. This novel is about two folks who come across many challenges of the world and between them. In the book, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to indicate the reader with hints about other events. He uses foreshadowing with the Killing of Candy’s dog and Curley’s wife, also Curley poking Lennie during the whole book. An example of foreshadowing is when Carlson kills the dog, this is an indication that George will have to take action with against Lennie, both of them were put out of their misery and troubles. When Candy said, “I ought of shot that dog myself” (61), And when George kills Lennie they both wanted to kill them by their selves even though George went through it himself. Killing Lennie was the right...
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...An Optimistic approach in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck’s use of imagery, foreshadowing and motif in Of Mice and Men sends the message that this novella is very optimistic based. First of all Steinbeck uses imagery very frequently throughout the book to describe scenery and characters. In the beginning chapter, Steinbeck describes the valleys and mountains where Lennie and George spend their time before working on the ranch as “the golden foothill slopes that curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees (...)” (Steinbeck 1). In this scene, Steinbeck uses very descriptive words to clearly describe the surrounding environment. The reader pictures a beautiful image of mountains and valleys in between, along with a gorgeous lake in front of a park with large sycamores scattered on the ground. The reader is able to think very positively when they read this quote because it brings out the small, beautiful things in the world, which allows them to think of this novella a bright and optimistic based story. Moreover, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing that allows the reader to think ahead and predict the outcomes in the future and the book in general. There are many examples of foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men, such as the following. "Lennie looked sadly up at him. 'They was so little,' he said, apologetically. 'I'd pet 'em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their little heads a little and then they was dead -- because...
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...Of Mice and Men “The best laid schemes of Mice and Men go often askew.” Of Mice and Men tells a tale about two unlikely friends, small but intelligent George and enormous but childlike Lennie. They are going to a farm and Lennie gets in a lot of trouble. Lennie has a tendency to grab onto things when he gets scared and that gets him in trouble, and George has to bail him out by packing up their stuff and leaving. The death of Lennie, Curley’s wife and George and Lennie’s dream are all important events in this book. The death of Lennie might come as a surprise to some or might be obvious to others. For example candy says “ I shoulda done it myself,” after Carlson kills his dog. Candy feels bad that he didn’t kill the dog himself. George...
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...Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was published in 1937 during the Great Depression in the United States. The novel follows two men during the trying period as they search for work. Lennie’s mental condition proves to make keeping a job difficult, but George is always there to protect Lennie when he gets himself in trouble in a time when so little was understood or accepted about mental disabilities. Steinbeck uses literary devices such as symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, metaphors, and oxymora to tell his story eloquently and expertly. When you first meet Lennie and George, they are beginning the long trek to their new jobs. Lennie has a mild form of autism, and though George and Lennie are not related, George still feels obligated to protect Lennie. When they arrive at the ranch, the pair are afraid that their...
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...The definition in the Webster Dictionary of friendship is "the state of being attached to another by affection or esteem." In the book of Mice and Men considering the dictionary definition may be valid but according to “Friendship in an Age of Economics” it’s fairly different. There are three kinds of friendship presented in the excerpt from Todd May; pleasure friend (finding on that is pleasant), useful friend (one who could cover your shift), and a true friend (can take advice, tell truth). Lennie sees George as a true friend not knowing he is also a useful by George sticking by him and explaining what is morally right and wrong in society. George sees Lennie as a true friend because he wants to keep him safe. They both look after each other by also being sticking by each other like the definition in the Webster dictionary. Question 2 In the story of Mice and Men foreshadowing occurs letting the audience take indication of what happens later, you can also think of foreshadowing as the opposite of irony (unexpected ending).The climax of the story was the event that demonstrates foreshadowing in the story when Lennie...
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...Through the entirety of the classic novella ‘Of Mice and Men’, John Steinbeck uses a variety of dramatic techniques and stylistic devices to convey a clear message of: hopes, dreams and reality. Steinbeck’s placement of such techniques allows him to effectively create a causal loop within the narrative, subsequently applying heavy foreshadowing; whether Steinbeck used this consciously or not. The main plot explores the themes of idealism and more prominently- realism, Steinbeck connects a lot of his novella to real life issues currently happening in his time. Through the course of the narrative, Steinbeck used many literary techniques of which effectively drove the tale to become circular in its events. Steinbeck relied on events that had happened previously- before the narrative had taken place. Through doing so the author creates a vivid sense of ‘déjà-vu’ when a similar event takes place, of which happened quite frequently as the book progresses....
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...and how to do things. Lennie listened to George in many cases without question like a son would to a father. 2. During “Of Mice and Men”, all of the introduced characters other than George and Lennie are lonely but don't show it. Crooks is an example of one of those characters. Crooks stays by himself cleaning the stables and doesn't want anyone there to bother him. Crooks tells Lennie to go out of the stables. Crooks, being African American, is not allowed to stay with the white people, consequently, he doesn't want white people to be in his...
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...John Steinbeck uses a range of languages and stylistic features to convey his ideas on powerlessness, friendship, the importance of a dream and the role of women during the Great Depression, in his novel Of Mice and Men. These features influence the reader by creating empathy and sense of inevitability. Techniques such as foreshadowing, symbolism, repetition and allusion help readers make a connection with the characters in the novel. Foreshadowing was used in the novel to show how Lennie would kill Curley’s wife and interfere with achieving the dream that George and Lennie had. Lennie accidentally killing the mice and dog as he patted them showed the strength he has which he is unable to control. This lead readers to predict that when Curley’s wife told him to pat her hair Lennie wouldn’t be able to control himself and would end up ruining the chance of having their dream. Lennie lifting up a girl’s skirt up in Weed foreshadowed that when Lennie met Curley’s wife there would be trouble which George also had doubts about hence why he was trying to protect Lennie whenever Curley’s wife said something to Lennie. The allusion of the poem, To a Mouse by...
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...life plus they work hard for very little money. George always has to look after Lennie and be his parent making sacrifices just to keep Lennie happy and safe. John Steinbeck in the novel Of Mice and Men uses foreshadowing and symbolism to prove without friendship they are forced to face many obstacles and soon be left with nothing but loneliness. Lennie is a child stuck in an adult’s body. He doesn’t listen and always does things he’s not supposed to do. “Lennie! Lennie for god sakes don’t drink so much… the small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. Lennie, you gonna be sick like you was last night” (Steinbeck 3). George is always looking out for what’s best in Lennie, because Lennie cannot fend for himself. It’s ironic because Lennie is bigger and stronger than George. At this time George is still trying to fulfill his dream by one day owning his own ranch, but realizes he cannot accomplish it with Lennie in his life. “ And George raised the gun and steadied it, he brought the muzzle of the gun close to the back of Lennie’s and pulled the trigger…”(Steinbeck 106). Steinbeck shows this is very ironic because George is the one always looking after Lennie, but is the one behind the trigger of the gun that kills him. John Steinbeck in the novel Of Mice and Men uses foreshadowing and symbolism to prove without friendship they where forced to face many obstacles and soon be left with nothing but loneliness. Even though Lennie would say he could live life without George...
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