How Symbolism Affect our Lives People today do not take care of their problems alike a deputy in the show Longmire who would rather get to the problem before it got bad. Even in today 's world, people go through changes and make decisions simple and complex, like picking out what to wear, or which college to go to, or who to marry. People who adapt and handle these day-to-day challenges are more prone to survive. Whereas people who cannot handle the change that happens in the world today will be forgotten. All throughout history, strong men kill the weak and move forward. Take, such as, the book The Art of War written by Sun Tzu, a book about how to never lose a war. It talks about not giving in and never surrendering. Not only does the The Art of War inflate the perspective on how to see the enemy, it broadcast the idea of symbols being used in a war setting. In literature, authors use their day-to-day problems as symbols in their books alike Sun Tzu. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, he uses multitudinous symbols to foreshadow Lennie 's death some involving hands, animals, and Candy’s dog. First, two symbols that foreshadow Lennie 's death are hands and animals. First off, Lennie 's hands are referred to as “paws” and like a bear, he is seen as troublesome (Steinbeck 63). John Steinbeck even writes “ Lennie covered his face with huge paws” (Steinbeck 63). In this scene, Lennie tries to protect himself from Curley. He grabs Curley 's hand as his …show more content…
Today’s world revolves around symbolism. People use symbolism to talk about another person and/or another object. The deputy in Longmire also uttered “ ‘ [He] think[s] George shot Lennie ‘cause he felt it was the only option he had left” (Longmire). People have to be let go of other people. Otherwise, they hurt the other person more, and in the may even bring harm to the