The novel starts with a rich depiction of the setting. Steinbeck utilizes graphic dialect to show that the area is a place of rest. The particular colors, foliage, and creatures that are specified make a relief, notwithstanding for those young men and men from the farms who beat a way to the water. For instance, Steinbeck utilizes the imagery to propose that this place is a position of solace and that the Salinas River is a
Steinbeck uses a theme to develop the story in an awesome way. He puts lots of themes in his book to make people think. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck theme is used. Theme is what develops the story. The main theme of this story is everyone needs a friend to enjoy life and live life.
Of Mice and Men Chapter 1: My Feeling’s: In the first chapter, John Steinbeck shapes a landscape of immense beauty that can be compared to the Garden of Eden. In the golden rolling hills of Soledad, California Lennie and George sit on a log worn smooth by many travelers. I enjoyed how Steinbeck portrayed George and Lennie; Lennie being the exact opposite of George yet still having a sort of unconditional love for each other. Lennie being the large, scary man who stereotypically be the one protecting George.
Steinbeck was a very skilled writer. In the novel, ‘Of Mice and Men’, Steinbeck used dogs as literary tools in several different ways. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck used dogs for symbolism, foreshadowing, etc. Some of these literary tools are very obvious, but others are hidden. If you look very deep into the novel, more than 10 should be found.
Steinbeck utilises multiple literary techniques in order to further character development in his novel, Of Mice and Men especially in advancing and displaying George and Lennie’s relationship in particular. The most profound appearing to be the application of symbolism throughout the novel. Symbolism is a literary element used in literature where objects, characters and locations are utilised so that they represent ideas with more significance than the objects literal meaning.
Steinbeck’s introduction of Lennie infers he has animalistic characteristics that he’s ‘a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders: and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.’ Steinbeck’s vocabulary in this phrase teaches us a lot about Lennie, for example we can understand he is a physically big person from the adjectives like ‘huge’, ‘large’, and ‘wide’. Also describing his eyes as ‘pale’ could be indicative of the knowledge behind them, or more accurately the lack thereof. It suggests that in reality he has a tendency to be absent-minded. Within this description of Lennie, we come across the first piece of animal imagery, where Steinbeck presents Lennie as a bear who ‘drags his paws’.
Of Mice and Men is a short novella by, John Steinbeck, detailing on the fear society carries for the unknown. Steinbeck 's novella touched on a subject most do not explore but led us on a journey of self reflec. Starting from the beginning John was born on on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, and died 1968 writing his best-selling novel in 1937. It was in highschool that Steinbeck found his passion for writing then went to college at Stanford until 1925 but never did he graduate. After leaving Stanford and hitting rough spots on the way it was with Of Mice and Men Steinbeck was becoming well known in his time with his book becoming a popular and critical success, was selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club.
The novella ‘of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck in the 1930s. It is set in a difficult period of time when America was sunk in deep depression. However, themes of loyalty shine brightly throughout the novella. He shows that even though Americas economy is in tatters, loyalty can still be as prominent. There were also distinct themes of disloyalty, mainly between characters.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinback (Fiction) 1. If I could change one thing from the book, I would change the fast that George killed Lennie. The reason I would change it is because it made me sad and I ended up crying. I would have changed it to where Lennie and George would have gone off with Candy and bought the farm and lived off of the land and lived happily ever after. 2.
In the novella Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck intelligently and deftly uses settings to reflect and symbolise many intrinsic themes of the novel, such as the American Dream, loneliness and racism. This is seen through the idyllic valley of Soledad, the sterile bunkhouse, and the isolated and segregated harness room where Crooks is situated, all providing an intriguing commentary on the lives of the itinerant workers of the time period. At the opening of the novella, George and Lennie find themselves in the idyllic valley of Soledad, where they spend some time before they enter the ranch. This setting is used to put forth opinions on the nature of mankind and the American dream. It is said there are 'golden foothill paths', further contributing to the tranquil and serene nature of the land, lulling the reader into a false sense of security, as
Of Mice and Men was an excellent novel about two migrant workers traveling in Southern California, trying to make enough money to fulfill their dream of attaining their own plot of land. They have trouble accomplishing this goal when Lennie, the big and clueless on of the two, consistently makes mistakes, some of them being vital. The author, John Steinbeck, uses great techniques and literary devices that build up to the climax and resolution. Throughout the story, he describes how several characters all have/had dreams or goals, but none of them truly achieved those dreams. All of these literary devices, techniques, and the entire plot lead up to my thesis statement.
To understand the 1930’s novel, Of mice and Men, setting descriptions in the beginning and ends of each chapter can help see the picture. The audience can see the author’s opinions with the connotation in the setting descriptions. Readers are able to clearly understand the author, John Steinbeck’s, opinions on the American dream and life. Steinbeck uses the diction of setting as symbols through the first and last few pages of each chapter in Of Mice and Men to convey the deeper theme of the realities of human life and what it means to be human compared and contrasted to nature. Steinbeck uses multiple examples of nature being interrupted by the chaos of human life.
Steinbeck uses light as a motif in the novella, the purpose of using the light is foreshadowing the events that would be coming up later in the novella. Crook’s can be an example, “...and his eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their depth seemed to glitter wit intensity.” ( “Of Mice and Men” pg.67). The word “depth” had shows that Crook is intelligence because he’s educated. He had his own privacy and books but it still can;t change the loneliness about Crook.
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Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ published in the 1930’s employs carefully considered narrative techniques that effectively inject sympathy within the reader. The chain of events are foreshadowed through speech, Death and Lennie Small. Curlys Wife soon becomes the instrument who destroys the dream. Steinbeck demonstrates this through various techniques including of foreshadowing, realism, symbolism, circular structure, significance of the title and setting.
