Examples Of Foreshadowing In Of Mice And Men

Friendship is one of the most meaningful treasures in the world. The book I chose to read was "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck introduces the theme, friendship in the book; the two main characters stick together through thick and thin. In "Of Mice and Men", John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in several ways to illustrate the title, characterization/dreams, and Lennie and his conflicts.

Steinbeck’s use of animal imagery to foreshadow certain events in the novel has proven effective in enhancing the plot. Using animal imagery Steinbeck has foreshadowed: the death of Lenny with Candy’s dog; the death of Curley’s wife with Lennie’s pup and the failure of their dream with rabbits. Lennie’s death was foreshadowed by Candy’s dog being killed. Similarly to how Lennie and George’s relationship is viewed, Candy’s old dog “ain’t no good to [Candy] an’ he ain’t no good to himself” (1937, p.45). Lennie “ain’t bright” (1937, p. 24) but “he’s a god damn good worker” (1937, p. 24), this is similar to Candy’s dog as he was “the best damn sheepdog I ever seen” (1937, p.45). These similarities Lenny and Candy’s dog share creates a link between them, and when Candy’s dog is shot by Carlson because “he don’t have no fun” (1937, p.45) it foreshadows Lenny being shot. Candy later regrets not shooting his own dog, and after explaining this to George it tells the reader that something bad is going to happen and George is going to have to shoot his own old dog; Lennie. Steinbeck has used the pup Lennie received from Slim to foreshadow the death of Curley’s wife. Lennie “wants to touch ever’thing he likes” (1937, p.41) and the soft fur of his pup was too much for him to resist petting too hard. He killed his pup accidently and this foreshadows the death of Curley’s wife as it is known by the reader

Literature is difficult for some and effortless for others, but there is a type of literature that is commonly used by many people and most use it without knowing. It is called allusion which is the reference to another person or item. John Steinbeck uses allusion to foreshadow what will happen in his book Of Mice and Men. In the book Of Mice and Men the two main characters are George, a smart and short man and Lennie, a strong but dumb man who both lived during the Great Depression. They are migrant workers that get in trouble a lot of times and run from town to town trying to find work, until they stumble upon a ranch that they can work on. During their stay and the ranch foreshadowing suggests what would happen next, but the book still had many twist that foreshadowing did not suggest. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in various ways to suggest that George and Lennie’s plan would go askew, that Curley’s wife would die, that George and Lennie would lose of the farm dream, and how Lennie would die.

John Steinbeck uses symbolism to signify ideas and qualities by giving them a meaning. For instance, Candy’s dog. Candy’s dog represent the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Candy’s dog is old and weak so he is no longer needed in the world. Although, Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old dog must die supports a cruel natural law that the strong will dispose of the weak. “That dog of Candy's is so God damn old he can't hardly walk. Stinks like hell, too. Ever' time he comes into the bunk house I can smell him for two, three days. Why'n't you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can't eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can't chew nothing else." Candy knows this lesson, for he fears that he himself is coming to an end when he will no longer be useful at the ranch.

Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to show how most characters had a dream of their own but it didn’t end up in the right direction. One example of this is when Lennie wanted to tend the rabbits since that was really his dream once they worked and got all them acres. One quote from the book that proves this is “ He shook her then, and he was angry with her. “ Don’t you go yelling’,” he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.” ( Steinbeck,pg.91) This quote from the text shows the theme by using foreshadowing because since it was Curley’s wife, Curley himself would want to kill him. He would get fired which would make it harder for him to

In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck prepares his readers for Lennie’s final crime and subsequent death in various ways using foreshadowing, progressive catastrophes with Lennie’s strength, and symbolism. Steinbeck uses the literary device of foreshadowing to prepare his readers for Lennie’s last crime as well as a potential trouble. He also prepares his readers slowly and progressively for the death of Curley's wife by showing his readers a crescendo of Lennie’s catastrophes caused by his strength. Lastly, Steinbeck uses the symbolism of Candy’s dog to directly prepare his readers for the way Lennie's death occurs. Together by the end, Steinbeck prepares his readers very well for Lennie’s final crime and subsequent death.

Foreshadowing the Bigger Picture Foreshadowing is a literary term defined in the dictionary which warns of, or indicates future events. When it is used, it begs the question of how a minute detail impacts the plot. In John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men,” foreshadowing is a part of his writing style. Major turning points in the story are subtly suggested by extra things worked into previous chapters like George playing solitaire and the events in weed.

Foreshadowing is shown in Of Mice and Men by comparing the poem and how George and Lennie’s plans go “askew”. The book titled Of Mice and Men references to a poem named “To a Mouse.” (Doc. A). The poem is about a mouse’s house getting destroyed by a farmer. “The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew….” This quote shows how Steinbeck got its title and because of this we can assume that some “men” will have

Lacie Shea Mrs. Luckett English 1 7 February 2018 Of Mice and Men Every person suffers tragedy, but they might not be expecting it. For example someone may die suddenly. In Of Mice and Men it is possible to predict tragedy. In life many tragedies happen but one may not be able to predict it.

How Does John Steinbeck Use Foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men? Authors often give hints to what comes next in a story, this tool is called foreshadowing. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in the story Of Mice and Men. Foreshadowing is when the author provide hints to what happens next in the story without exactly stating it. In the book, Of Mice and Men, two men named George and Lennie are forced to leave Weed, California due to Lennie getting in trouble.

The ability to see into the future is something anyone would want and you're insane if you don't. Authors have the power to grant that ability to the readers if they so choose to. John Steinbeck is one of the many authors who repeatedly allows the reader to see what will happen in the story through foreshadowing. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck uses foreshadowing multiple times to empower the reader to see into the future of the novella. Steinbeck has George say over and over to Lennie that he always gets in trouble, he uses Candy's dog to show Candy's old age and close demise, and the dead puppy to foreshadow the death of curley's wife.

John Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men write intelligently by incorporating the element of foreshadowing. The purpose of foreshadowing in novels is to build the tension of a storyline by hinting what may happen next. Steinbeck uses numerous forms of foreshadowing to create suspense and expresses information that help readers understand what happens later. Although some foreshadowing forms are not clear in the beginning, readers will have a better understanding after reading the novel. Steinbeck uses clever forms of foreshadowing to foretell many events such as Lennie's death.

In this paragraph i will give context about how john steinbeck uses in the foreshadowing in the story. In one part of the book The killing of Candy's dog was a big event in the book because it foreshadows something that will happen later on in the story.

The author of Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, focuses on the theme that the extremity of suffering is greater than that of death. The ending is foreseeable and bearable because Steinbeck crafts the whole book so that it builds up and prepares readers for the ending, the most profound action that exemplifies the main motif. To create such a book, he foreshadows Lennie’s fate, includes an event where Candy has to make decisions similar to those in the end and compiles a series of instances throughout the book regarding Lennie’s misunderstanding of his own physical strength and death itself.

Soon after Lennie unintentionally murders Curley’s wife, the workers on the rach go hunting to gain revenge. The narrator writes “I’m gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand. I’m gonna get ‘im” (98). After that, George quickly goes to search for Lennie and shoots him himself. We can interpret why he did this using the many parallels and foreshadowing from earlier in the novel. For example, when Candy said, “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog” (61). This correlates to George’s situation. He listens to Candy’s advice and does not want Curley to shoot Lennie, therefore he shot him himself. We can understand that George wants Lennie to die happily because if he had shown up with the other workers to kill Lennie, Lennie would have felt betrayed. A final point of analysis is that Lennie’s death was the cause of destruction for any dream George and Lennie had together. Lennie’s death not only devastated the plan because they lost the money from his share, but also devastated them emotionally to not continue the