Steinbeck Foreshadows Lennie's Death In Of Mice And Men

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Brittany Aldrich Dolim English 4 26 October 2015 Secret Spoilers John Steinbeck foreshadows Lennie’s death in many ways in his novella, Of Mice and Men. One of the events that foreshadow his death is when Carlson shoots the old dog. Lennie is described often as different animals throughout the book. One of these animals is a dog. Lennie obeys George like a dog obeys his master. When Lennie tries to hide the dead mouse from George, George sees the mouse and demands Lennie to give him the mouse. Lennie then approaches George, “Slowly, like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master” (Steinbeck 9). Later, Carlson kills the old dog in the same way that George kills Lennie, by shooting him in the head. As well as using descriptions