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 presents Lennie to be responsible and irresponsible when he is not with George. Steinbeck shows how he is responsible when he sticks up for George, “He ain’t never been hurt, ‘cause he’s careful.” This quote also suggests Lennie realising himself how is irresponsible for his actions and how he needs George to guide him. This is because Lennie gets quite anxious and angry at the thought of not having George, “He stood up and walked dangerously towards Crooks.” Steinbeck presents Lennie to be irresponsible for his actions when he lets their secret of their dream, slip, “George says we gonna have alfalfa for the rabbits.” This shows

When foreshadowing is too obvious it makes predicting the ending of a story to easy and then less fun for the reader when they read the book.

For example George had to tell Lennie not to drink too much water or else he would get sick like he did the night before. Lennie was also described like an animal when Steinbeck described Lennie’s hand as a ‘paw’ which a dog also has. Also just like George seeks a sense of comfort from Lennie so does Candy from his dog.

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

For instance, George says “All time somethin’ like that- all the time” (Doc B) when Lennie and George are running away from Weed because Lennie had gotten in trouble for touching the girl’s dress. Lennie getting in trouble in Weed is not the first, nor the last time Lennie will get in trouble for being tempted to touch a women. Lennie is tempted to pet things that are soft ,but sometimes he is not able to manage his own strength and hurts what he is petting. Later in the novel, Lennie kills the puppy that Silm had given him, Lennie is sitting in the barn with the dead puppy and says, “ I didn’t bounce you that hard”(Doc B). Lennie had not meant to kill the puppy ,but his innocents is what causes him to harm things without even knowing it. The death of the puppy is what foreshadows what Lennie will do to Curley’s wife later in the book. Earlier in Of Mice and Men George warns Lennie about Curley’s wife, George tells Lennie to not talk with Curley’s wife at all. When Lennie’s hand is on Curley's wife’s mouth he demands her to be quiet and says,“You gonna get me in trouble”(Doc B). George told Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife gives us a hint what is going to happen between Curley’s wife and Lennie. Lennie’s tendency to crush soft things, combined with his history in Weed and George’s warnings, strongly foreshadow that he will kill Curley’s

Any good detective looks for clues or hints to solve a case. As readers, we act like detectives to put clues together and find out what really happened. Foreshadowing is similar to this because it gives us clues to see what will occur in a future event. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing very often to tell us what could possibly happen. In this book, two men dream to have their own piece of land together, but they can’t buy it because they don't have enough money. The two men set out find a job for money but along the way, many obstacles are thrown at them, and some of them they ca

Steinbeck uses foreshadowing through the name of the book, given to it by the poem, “To A Mouse” by Robert Burns. The poem is a story of a farmer, plowing his farm, when he plows a mouse’s home. The mouse then begins to run away. “But Mouse, you are not alone...The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew.” (Burns, To a Mouse) In the poem it is implied that the mouse’s dreams are forgotten and lost. John Steinbeck references the poem in the name, implying, the mens’ dreams will not come true.

To prepare his readers for the death of Curley’s wife and Lennie’s potential danger, Steinbeck uses the literary device of foreshadowing. Steinbeck writes, “Well, he seen this girl in a red dress….he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk….I comes running, an’ by that time Lennie’s so scared all he can think to do is jus’ hold on….He was so scairt he couldn’t let go of that dress. And he’s so God damn strong, you know.”(41) Steinbeck uses this quote to show his readers Lennie's reaction when he is nervous. His readers learn that Lennie’s only thought is to hang on and squeeze

“The remedy (for the Great Depression) is to give workers access to the means of production, and let them produce for themselves, not for others, … The American Way.” (Upton Sinclair) Times during the Great Depression were difficult for everybody in America, people had no jobs and no money. Workers at this time were desperate for money. John Steinbeck wrote a book called Of Mice and Men a story about 2 migrant workers, George and Lennie they travel together to achieve their goals to own their own piece of land. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in his book to tell a lot what can happen in the future. He gives 4 different examples of foreshadowing in the book.

Foreshadowing creates suspense for what is going to happen later in the story. The author   gives subtle hints as to what is going to happen later in the story. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck tells a story of two people, George and Lennie, who move place to place in search of a new job during the Great Depression. In the novel Steinbeck foreshadows the death of Curlys wife, the death of Lennie, and the loss of the dream by giving subtle hints to readers throughout the story.       

Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel Of Mice and Men to predict how and what happens to Lennie at the end of the novel. The first piece of foreshadowing that happens in the novel is when George tells Lennie to comeback to where they camped out, in the beginning the book, if Lennie gets into any trouble. This is the place where George kills Lennie because he killed Curley's wife. The next piece of foreshadowing used in this novel is when when George is talking to Slim about what happened in Weed and about Lennie. George tells Slim how when the girl in the dress started yelling at Lennie he got scared, this shows up when Curley's wife yells at Lennie about messing up her hair, he holds on to her hair and then kills her.

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, exhibits many instances of foreshadowing playing a major part in the way a story is perceived. This is because foreshadowing, or something in a text that indicates future events, allows readers to do things like ask questions and make predictions. John Steinbeck uses it in many different ways to help the reader understand Of Mice and Men’s events and elaborate on the complex way its themes apply to them. Examples of this include Lennie’s vast history of violence and habit of holding tightly to what he grabs when he’s scared. Without this important characterization later events in the book would seem out of place and not in line with Lennie’s personality. The importance of recurrences like this throughout the book serves to prove one thing. Foreshadowing directly affects how an audience perceives a