The Use Of Foreshadowing In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
In the story Of Mice and Men the author John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to reveal many future events in the story. He uses them left and right but I am focusing on how he uses it for Curley’s wife dying, Lennie’s death, and their dream dying.
First the death of Curley’s wife was foreshadowed very much so it was a big turning point for other foreshadowed events. When Lennie and George were working in Weed Lennie had seen a girl wearing a dress that he wanted to feel it. So he walked up and grabbed it and the girl tries to run but he holds on because when he gets scared he holds on. Another way is all the men think she is trouble. They think this because she is a big flirt and she tries to sweet-talk everyone. If Curley saw the men talking …show more content…
Almost anyone could tell that he was foreshadowing it that it wouldn't work from the very beginning. Such as when they are at the river George continues to say that Lennie always loses their jobs and can’t get their money for the cabin. Lennie lost his job in Weed by grabbing that girls dress when he thought it looked soft. When he grabbed it she thought he was trying to hurt her so she ran off screaming and they had to hide from searchers. He lost his job and life in this job by killing Curley’s wife by breaking her neck and holding on. Next everyone says it won’t happen and everyone have their own doubts about it. When Lennie had invaded Crook’s room and spilled the beans about the cabin Crook’s said he knows it won’t turn out, he said he has seen so many fail with that exact dream. They also think it’s weird they travel together and think George is taking advantage of Lennie and using him for the money and not the cabin.
So in the end John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in the book Of Mice and Men to show what will happen in the book such as Curley’s wife getting killed by Lennie, Lennie’s own death, and their dream dying. Unfortunately nothing they had planned will work out now that Lennie is dead and George has no desire for the
First the death of Curley’s wife was foreshadowed very much so it was a big turning point for other foreshadowed events. When Lennie and George were working in Weed Lennie had seen a girl wearing a dress that he wanted to feel it. So he walked up and grabbed it and the girl tries to run but he holds on because when he gets scared he holds on. Another way is all the men think she is trouble. They think this because she is a big flirt and she tries to sweet-talk everyone. If Curley saw the men talking …show more content…
Almost anyone could tell that he was foreshadowing it that it wouldn't work from the very beginning. Such as when they are at the river George continues to say that Lennie always loses their jobs and can’t get their money for the cabin. Lennie lost his job in Weed by grabbing that girls dress when he thought it looked soft. When he grabbed it she thought he was trying to hurt her so she ran off screaming and they had to hide from searchers. He lost his job and life in this job by killing Curley’s wife by breaking her neck and holding on. Next everyone says it won’t happen and everyone have their own doubts about it. When Lennie had invaded Crook’s room and spilled the beans about the cabin Crook’s said he knows it won’t turn out, he said he has seen so many fail with that exact dream. They also think it’s weird they travel together and think George is taking advantage of Lennie and using him for the money and not the cabin.
So in the end John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in the book Of Mice and Men to show what will happen in the book such as Curley’s wife getting killed by Lennie, Lennie’s own death, and their dream dying. Unfortunately nothing they had planned will work out now that Lennie is dead and George has no desire for the