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Examples Of Foreshadowing In Of Mice And Men

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In the novel, “ Of Mice and Men '' There are many representations of foreshadowing used to foretell the upcoming events. Steinbeck uses events to show this foreshadowing instead of visions or dreams. This type of foreshadowing is unique and really helps exaggerate the events coming up. John Steinbeck utilizes foreshadowing by forcing the reader to infer the tragic ending. 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. This is all foreshadowed when he told him he told him to hide there. “ …show more content…

We know that In weed Lennie was feeling a lady's dress but when she started to scream he held on and she thought he was doing something worse than feeling it. So when Curley's wife tells Lennie he could feel her hair if he wanted he could. When Lennie Felt her pull away and started to scream he latched on like he did in weed, and killed Curley's Wife.``She jerked her head sideways, and Lennie's fingers closed on her hair and hung on. Lennie was in panic.”(91). So it was foreshadowed at the beginning when it said,”He was so scairt he couldn't let go of that dress. And he's so God damn strong you know.”(41). But the additional part that was Foreshadowed was when George told Lennie to stay away from Curley's wife and that she was trouble.But when it was just them two in the barn Lennie had no one telling him what he could and couldn't do so he listened to her and accidentally killed

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