Similarities Between Of Mice And Men
To What Extent does the Reader Believe Lennie &
George will Achieve their Dream at the End of Section 1
John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is set during the great depression where the series of collapsing economy, dust bowls and crop failures clobbered the United States. As the society drowns in the dilapidated economy, there was an increasing rate of unemployed fleeing to California for job opportunities. The central figures of the narrative- George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant agricultural out of the millions of itinerant workers. Together they hold an American Dream without knowing it cannot be realized even if they sacrifice their entire self. In this essay, it will be elucidated how Steinbeck foreshadows the ghastly ending through …show more content…
On page 25, Steinbeck highlighted “Only the tops of the Gabilan mountains flamed with the light”. The phrase “Only the tops of the Gabilan mountains” compares to the dream as it shows how both George and Lennie can “only” see the bright end of the dream, the “light”- warmth, happiness, safety, and peace but not the distance between them and the top of the mountains where there is no light. The long and difficult distance between the foot and top of the mountains is not only steep, lack light but full of dangerous creatures. It is difficult to climb the mountain as the Gabilan Range is rocky and can have an elevation as high as a thousand mountains. This foreshadows that although their dream is like a paradise, it is very impractical to achieve, all George and Lennie can see is the beautiful dream but not how much they will need to suffer and sacrifice for it. On page 28 Steinbeck written that “half darkness came”. “Darkness” connotes danger and create an edgy atmosphere. It lets the reader feel uneasy and have a doubtful attitude to what the characters are planning. Therefore, the use of light imagery leads the readers to question their dream with disbelief as they understand there is only little hope and George and Lennie cannot see the whole picture of the process to their
George will Achieve their Dream at the End of Section 1
John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is set during the great depression where the series of collapsing economy, dust bowls and crop failures clobbered the United States. As the society drowns in the dilapidated economy, there was an increasing rate of unemployed fleeing to California for job opportunities. The central figures of the narrative- George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant agricultural out of the millions of itinerant workers. Together they hold an American Dream without knowing it cannot be realized even if they sacrifice their entire self. In this essay, it will be elucidated how Steinbeck foreshadows the ghastly ending through …show more content…
On page 25, Steinbeck highlighted “Only the tops of the Gabilan mountains flamed with the light”. The phrase “Only the tops of the Gabilan mountains” compares to the dream as it shows how both George and Lennie can “only” see the bright end of the dream, the “light”- warmth, happiness, safety, and peace but not the distance between them and the top of the mountains where there is no light. The long and difficult distance between the foot and top of the mountains is not only steep, lack light but full of dangerous creatures. It is difficult to climb the mountain as the Gabilan Range is rocky and can have an elevation as high as a thousand mountains. This foreshadows that although their dream is like a paradise, it is very impractical to achieve, all George and Lennie can see is the beautiful dream but not how much they will need to suffer and sacrifice for it. On page 28 Steinbeck written that “half darkness came”. “Darkness” connotes danger and create an edgy atmosphere. It lets the reader feel uneasy and have a doubtful attitude to what the characters are planning. Therefore, the use of light imagery leads the readers to question their dream with disbelief as they understand there is only little hope and George and Lennie cannot see the whole picture of the process to their