Of Mice And Men Foreshadowing

People need people. Being lonely can make society go insane… especially unexpected people. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two unlikely paired men named George is an undersized, dark man with “sharp, strong features”; he’s quick to face when it comes to his friend Lennie. Lennie, his companion is his opposite, a sweet, dous size man with a “shapeless” face that has a mind of a child. They share a dream of buying their own piece of land, farming it, and mostly to Lennie, keeping the rabbits... but traumatic events gets in their way to make it tough for them to accomplish it. The author John Steinbeck tries to get the reader to understand that loneliness is dangerous and make society rude and cruel to one another to seek attention. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing and symbolism to express the theme by creating suspense and an emotional connection to the characters and their dreams.

One example of this is George playing solitaire. “Lennie got up from his bunk and sat down at the table, across from George. Almost automatically George shuffled the cards and laid out his solitaire hand. He used a deliberate, thoughtful slowness.” (Steinbeck pg. 55) This evidence helps the reader understand the theme of loneliness because solitaire is only meant for a single player. It can be a multiple player game but George plays it every chance he gets by himself. George playing solitaire gets repeated throughout the novel. Therefore, it foreshadows George and most characters being alone at the end. George keeps quiet, he doesn’t talk much about his feelings. The cards show George’s view on loneliness to give a reason for his connection with