In the novel, ¨Of Mice and Men,¨ the author, John Steinbeck, develops complex characters which opens the story up for interpretation. Steinbeck uses both direct and indirect characterization, which forces the reader to infer important traits about each characters. An example of a character is Crooks, a colored man working on a ranch during the Great Depression. Being the only black man on the ranch, Crooks is often looked down on as a stable bunk, and is not respected as the other men are. Because of this, Crooks is perceived as powerless.
“Real friends dont get offended when you insult them. They smile and call you something even more offensive”. Friends are the people you count on when your in trouble. Through the use of metaphors in the quote, and the symbolism in “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck. They show that friends should make you happy, and be there no matter what, because their the ones you count on when your in need.
The author describes Lennie personality as a very soft guy, but in reality he is very strong and substantial. “ George….. I ain’t got mine. I musta lost it. He looked down at the ground in despair “You never had none, you crazy bastard.
Imagery is a visually descriptive or figurative language,especially in a literary work. Imagery is a picture that develops in your head from a word or words that describe something. If you say the dog is black with white spots. The words that are gonna get that picture in your head from the previous sentence is black and white spots. Description words is what makes up most of books and stories without them everything you read would be plain.
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.
In Mice of Men, John Steinbeck shows characterization and slang from back in the day around the Great. He present limitations for the roles of people, and the struggles of new jobs. The setting takes place in Soledad, up the Salina river. Two men named Lennie and George, leave their ranch job in Weed due to conflictions. They find a new ranch to work at with a dream in their hearts of owning their own farm one day.
While Lennie is the tall, strong, lug who more or less has the brain of a 5-year-old child. He relies on a sense of touch, which makes him seem perverted,
1. Of Mice and Men contains many symbols. Discuss two of these symbols. Two prevalent symbols in “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck are dogs and rabbits. Dogs are used in the novel to represent Lennie, and they way he’s treated.
Robert Burns once said: “The best laid schemes of Mice and Men oft go awry, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!” John Steinbeck titled his book after this poem, and created an allegory in doing so. An allegory is a work where the characters are symbols or ideas. An allegorical novel has a group of such characters interconnected to suggest a moral theme. Of Mice and Men is an allegorical novel because each character within the book suggests a different societal standpoint during the Great Depression era.
To be one’s protector, one must be capable of both mental and physical strength, and yet to be protected, one must have the same. Moreover, in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the companionship of the two main characters represents not only the complications of an unconventional dynamic, but a much deeper message. With creation of realistic characters and use of description to effectively create an atmosphere allows readers to delve into the austere truth of the Great Depression. Hence, Steinbeck’s use of characterization and imagery helps set the overarching theme of being one’s brother’s keeper in harsh realities. Firstly, characterization of the two main personas: the strong protector, and the protected weak creates a memorable bond that is tested from the beginning of
A character in which allegory is used but carefully hidden is Curley. Curley just walked out of the room and left Lennie, George, and an old man named Candy standing alone. Curley had just yelled at Lennie for not speaking for himself, and accuses George of pulling something over. Candy explains that Curley is very handy and is well liked, “S 'pose Curley jumps a big guy an ' licks him. Ever 'body says what a game guy Curley is” (26).
Symbolism: George and his mentally handicapped friend Lennie dreamed about owning a farm and growing rabbits because Lennie loved to touch and pet a soft animal. Having a farm was symbolized as a freedom and petting a soft rabbit was showed self-confidence. In the beginning, of the story in the pond under the green trees George and Lennie had a good impression in restarting a new life because green Color symbolized life and positive energy. Lennie loved to have a soft pet as he had a dead mouse in his pocket which he could not take care of it. He did not understand the difference between taking the life of a mouse and a human.
One of the most important forms of animal symbolism that is represented in Of Mice and Men is held with rabbits. This animal in particular plays a huge role throughout the text as a sign of hope for Lennie. Steinbeck states "An' live off the fatta the lan'," Lennie shouted. "An' have rabbits. Go on, George!
Steinbeck uses symbolism of the death of Candy's dog to relate to the death of Lennie because it both shows that they
