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Examples Of Foreshadowing In Of Mice And Men

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Foreshadowing are the subtle actions made by the characters in the story. It is often an action that many readers do not understand the purpose of until a certain point is reached in the novel. In the well-planned story, Of Mice and Men, various examples of foreshadowing were seen. The use of foreshadowing in the novel gives many readers a sense of what is heading their way. Furthermore, the use of foreshadowing hints at the possible outcomes and turning points for the readers to be expecting as they read onwards.

In the novella, one of the first forms of foreshadowing can be found on page 17. "Lennie - if you jus' happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush." Almost instantly, the directions Lennie are given by George gives the readers an impression that trouble would be heading …show more content…

On page 46, Carlson persuades Candy to give him permission to shoot the old dog. "The way I'd shoot him, he wouldn't feel nothing. I'd put the gun right there…Right back of the head. He wouldn't even quiver." Not long after the dog is shot, Candy states, "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." (Page 61). What Candy regrets not long after the dog is shot teaches George a lesson; to not make the same mistake Candy did. On page 105, Lennie is shot. "And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie's head…Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." George not only took the advice from Candy to not let Lennie be shot by a stranger, but he also shot Lennie the way Curley shot Candy's dog; in the back of the head. The way George shot Lennie was very similar to the way Carlson was believed to have shot Candy's dog, as they both were described to not have

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