Sam would always sit at the back of the classroom to avoid any teachers picking on him to read or answer a question. He found no purpose to the lessons, even the point of school; it didn’t benefit the students or earn them anything. It was just there to bore the crap out of people. Well, that’s how Sam saw it. But that one school day was not a boring one, it was one that Sam would never forget. One were life for him changed for the worst. That was the day he lost Jacob. It started normally for Sam. He sat at the back with a few other students he never talked to and never wanted to know. It was English, their teacher Miss M Conner was teaching them about an old book written back centuries. The book Of Mice and Men. From what Sam could …show more content…
The lesson that day was about scenes. One scene was about the clearing at the beginning of the book. The question was on the blackboard: How does Steinbeck present the scene at the beginning of the novel? Sam didn’t have a clue. He would’ve if he even read the scene properly. He only read it once, and that was when the whole class had to read it. Luckily for Sam being at the back was like hiding in the shadows, no one noticed him or spoke to him. But still, it didn’t stop the noise from making a home in his head, so unfortunately for him, he had to listen. Miss Conner wrote the question in white chalk on the blackboard which showed faint white lines of where older words were written, the chalk that she used to write was way too small for her and was nearing its end. “Alright class. This question shouldn’t be hard if you’ve been studying.” Sam sighed at that. “So then, can anyone tell me how Steinbeck presents this scene?” A few hands from the front shot up. Sam never wanted to know a lot of people, but who couldn’t know about the two popular lovers Elisa and Darren. The two of them were people who had the higher grades than anyone else and surprisingly, not, were a couple. Miss Conner pointed at Elisa. “Yes Elisa.” “Steinbeck is describing an inviting scene. ‘Drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green’ shows that it’s filled with bright colours. The green resembles nature which symbolises harmony and growth. He’s trying to make the reader
John Steinbeck utilizes the irony of the refugees’ false hope, and the imagery of Ma’s strength, and Granma’s demise to evoke a tone of desperation and denial. The usage of the refugees struggle for security enforces a theme of a quest for freedom from instability. The pitiless actions of society upon the Joads and refugees meet an unfaltering desire for a stable life, yet they continue to manipulate and suppress the people; the unyielding control results in desperate families who elicit a tone of denial and fear.
By showing these extreme actions, Steinbeck shows how complex human emotions can be and how internal struggles can affect a person and change the way they see
The character in Of Mice and Men that is most similar to Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby is Curley. Curley and Tom Buchanan have many similarities throughout both books. These shared characteristics stem from one thing both men have an abundance of: privilege. Curley and Tom are easily two characters with the least amount of struggle in The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men.
In the play, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses imagery in conjunction with diction to convey the moods of the chapters as the story progresses. A once very lively and hopeful mood turns into a dismal and depressing mood through the use of these literary techniques. To begin, in the very opening of the play, there is a stress on the lightness and contentedness of the scene that is being described, whereas in the opening of the concluding chapter, there is a stress on the dismalness and dreariness of the scene. “The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool... the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan mountains” (Steinbeck 1).
Everyone has dreams, big and small. When one dreams, there is a scent of whimsical hope in the air mixed with the powerful drive for success to obtain their luminous goals. But, many times these luscious dreams end up in grief and pain instead of a promised joy due to the hurdles in life, such as the certain circumstances that society professes or the flaws in a person that restrains them from their aspirations. The writer, John Steinbeck, incorporates this ideology in his novella, Of Mice and Men by creating three pivotal characters. Lennie, Crooks, and George all have schemes that go wrong, and yet hope to illustrate their desires of fulfilling their American Dream and to be prosperous for their own independent purposes.
Through his use of imagery, Steinbeck not only creates a brilliant setting, but also ties man’s inherent good into an otherwise dark portrait of the human condition, reminding me of the good within us all.
The reader is exposed to dialogue among characters, for the first time, in chapter two, allowing the reader to easily identify Steinbeck’s distinct writing style. The introduction of dialogue allows the reader to notice the varying
Steinbeck uses imagery and structure to champion his theme that it is peoples’ intrinsic character that will ultimately push them to survive even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
One of the techniques that Steinbeck uses is the character of Mayor Orden. When the town is taken by the soldiers, Mayor Orden tells the leader of the soldiers ‘”Sir, I am of this people, and yet I don't know
The end of this story really shows that realism by the writer giving the story a sad ending like most realistic stories should have.
(22). In this era it is unusual for two men to travel together, and have similar lifestyles. Especially when they have a father-son relationship, where one potentially has a learning disability although they don’t explicitly say that, one can infer based on evidence that we are given from their actions, and conversations. Steinbeck elaborates on this theme of the inevitable failure of the American Dream by reiterating the inevitable death of
In this passage from Of Mice & Men, John Steinbeck lays stress on the theme of friendship by focusing on the sense of hope that friends give to one another. To begin with, the narrative point of view works together with the other elements used to develop the theme of friendship and helps bring focus and attention to the way the two best friends chat and interact. The passage begins with, “George’s voice became deeper. He repeated words rhythmically as though he had said them many times before.” (page 8, lines 1-2).
John Steinbeck's short story is somehow hard to understand. There are a lot of discussions about it too. It is really a highly symbolized story, though the central meaning is not very obvious. There are a
The setting in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men alters drastically within the first two chapters. Chapter one commenced with a usage of imagery: a gentle breeze, slopes of mountains, elaborate sunsets, and a calm body of water. George and Lennie found the location of chapter one to be serene. As chapter one began, the setting was described, “On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees— willows fresh and green with every spring..” Steinbeck expressed the environmental grace chapter one presented. The depth of detail in chapter one involving setting left readers with a clear depiction of the serenity the men were exposed to. Both
Deep down inside, each person has a strong desire for a companion. Someone you can trust, who you can learn from and teach, but most importantly, one who can always be there for you no matter what happens. The relationship between the intelligent and feeble George Milton and the imbecile, but vigorous Lennie Small is displayed as the main objective in Steinbeck 's novel, Of Mice and Men. The description among these two characters is a form of juxtaposition because the two characters vary in several ways. The author’s intention of using this technique points out the differences between characters and how their personalities counteract each other significantly.