This story is‚ to say the least‚ off-putting to a casual reader. I know I was thrown by the seemingly inexplicable behavior of Lenny and the nameless female protagonist. To focus specifically on the narratological aspects of this work‚ it is a highly frenetic and multi-faceted piece‚ where Lenny’s crisp‚ staccato conversation only occurs in short bursts‚ rapid-fire like one of the guns he used in the Mekong Delta; by comparison‚ the narrator has long‚ flowery‚ vivid descriptive passages that abound
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“If you ever just happen to get in trouble like you have always done before‚ I want you to come right here and hide in the brush.”(doc B) In the story Of Mice and Men there are two main characters‚ George and Lennie. George is average sized and intelligent‚ and Lennie is tall‚ very muscular‚ and below average. George and Lennie have a farm dream that they will own land‚ so they go to work on a ranch to earn money. A worker there‚ Candy‚ offers to go in with 300 dollars. Everything is looking
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Of Mice and Men Foreshadowing is used in several different stories to assist the reader with their predictions throughout the story. Of Mice and Men is a story about George and Lennie‚ two migrant workers that dream of having a ranch with animals‚ and being able to work for themselves. They arrive to Riverbank and meet several other workers. George and Lennie face severe obstacles at their new work. John Steinbeck‚ the author of the novel uses foreshadowing in the story through characters and events
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In John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck expertly uses foreshadowing to prelude many surprising events in the ending. From the very beginning we can predict what will happen to the two main characters: Lennie and George. It is used to hint at future events concerning Lennie’s death. First‚ Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to hint at Curley’s wife’s’ death and that Lennie killed her through the mouse’s death early in the novel‚ and the dog’s death mere pages before. Lennie had killed the
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John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing through out the story of "Of Mice and Men" to prepare the reader for the final scene. Foreshadowing is the composition of layered hints or clues about what may happen in the future of the story. Early in the story‚ these lines or events suggest a wide range of possibilities to the audience. But as the story progresses‚ the range narrows. In order for the impact of foreshadowing to be effective‚ the audience has to be both surprised by the climax of the story and
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Brooke Ahonen Ms. Phillips College English 10 18 November 2012 Foreshadowing in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men The word foreshadow is a literary term used to describe how the author discreetly gives clues to the reader of the events later to occur. The touching realistic fiction novelette Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck. George and Lennie‚ two men who have become close friends over time‚ travel together to a ranch to pursue their dream as a team. George is considered to be Lennie’s
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Of Mice and Men After reading the story Of Mice and Men‚ I agreed with George’s decision however unethical it may seem. I do not fully condone the death sentence but my opinion still stands. As I will explain‚ it seems George had no other decision but to take the actions he did to ensure Lenny wouldn’t be killed by strangers cruelly and painfully. In a way it was his responsibility. I will explain my reasoning for this line of thought. If you read near the end of Act 3‚ you will see that George
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analysis section of this essay is “Death- inevitable or tragedy”. Death comes in many unique forms especially in books‚ this book is a prime example of the theme of death. The first death in the book seems innocent enough‚ Candy’s dog had been shot because he had been pressured into putting it down by another character‚ Carlson. Candy is deeply hurt by this and is regretful. He felt if he would have shot the dog himself‚ their would be less pain. Lenny’s death was going to be inevitable‚ it was
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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
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Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to show that something is going to go wrong. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to get the reader hint that bad things are going to happen. In the very first paragraph of the novella he gives us hints that Lennie is going to end up getting in trouble by having George say “Well‚ look. Lennie--if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always do before‚ I want you to come right back here an’ hide in a bush”. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to show that George
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