Examples Of Foreshadowing In Of Mice And Men

When Curley’s wife dies, Curley, rather than showing the reaction that would be expected of a man whose wife has just been killed. He does not appear to grieve at all in any way, barely looking at the body, or regarding the her death into his immediate future plans. Instead, his first thought is towards seeking revenge and hunting down Lennie. It is perhaps this moment in the novel which epitomises the way in which Curley is aggressive, nasty, and shows no concern

Steinbeck portrays Lennie to be very careless and irresponsible through the death of the mouse, the puppy and Curley’s wife. The death of the mouse foreshadows the death of the puppy and the death of Curley’s wife. Through the death of the mouse we see how Lennie is irresponsible for his actions. “They was so little,” he said apologetically. This shows that Lennie is taking

George eventually finds out about the death of Curley’s wife so he sets out and kills Lennie by the river. Lennie dies a gentle death, thinking only the happiest thoughts. The moment before he died, his mind is filled with their farm and there rabbits and there dream. Steinbeck reminds you that Lennie is still as gentle as he ever is, despite the fact that he killed

Finally, John Steinbeck shows off the bullying and meanness as intentional and contrasts it to Lennie’s unintentional meanness, such as when he hurts the puppy (pg 85), the mouse (pg 5), and kills Curley’s wife (pg 91). When Curley wants to fight it is intentional and violent. George explains Lennie’s violence when he says that Lennie "never done it in meanness" (pg 104). Lennie kills because he does not know his own strength – he cuddles or loves to hard. Also, he panics and reacts without thought, such as when he pulled the woman’s dress. (pg 41) Also, showing a contrast in motive is that Lennie is so upset by what he has done, especially to Curley’s wife. He is the only one who shows real remorse.

When the author has Lennie kill Curley’s wife, he doesn’t even describe her death or even her dead body. On page 91. “ He shook her then, and he was angry with her. Don’t you go yellin’, he said, and he shook her, and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.” Also when Lennie dies the author doesn’t describe his dead body, none of the blood that would be running down his body. On page 106. “The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred and then settled slowly forward in the sand, and he lay without quivering.” Steinbeck only describes how peacefully Lennie went down after he died he wasn’t bloody or gory he tried making it

Another very important event of the novel is Curley’s wife death. Lennie is blamed for having killed her, although she could have easily avoided this by not talking to Lennie. He speaks to him as if he were a baby, and, since he tells her that he likes to pet soft things, she asks him to touch her hair. “Feel right aroun’ there an’ see how soft it is.” Lennie cannot stop, and when she orders him to leave her he holds on.Curley’s wife starts screaming and, to make her stop and not get into trouble with Curley, Lennie puts his hand on her mouth. He doesn’t realize how strong he is, and he kills Curley’s wife by breaking her neck. “[…] her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.”

From the beginning, George tells Lennie to avoid Curley and Curley’s wife. There are multiple uses of foreshadowing that the reader can understand that John steinbeck is leading this to a tremendous event in the end. “"If he tangles with you, Lennie, we're gonna get　the can. Don't make no mistake about that. He's the boss's son.　Look, Lennie. You try to keep away from him, will you? Don't never　speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room. Will you do that, Lennie?" "I don't want no trouble," Lennie mourned. "I never done nothing　to him." "Well, that won't do you no good if Curley wants to plug himself　up for a fighter. Just don't have nothing to do with him. Will you　remember?"　 "Sure, George. I ain't gonna say a

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.

One event that foreshadows Curley's wife death is Lennie. Lennie’s actions foreshadow the death of Curley's wife. Steinbeck uses what had happened on Weed as a foreshadowing device to suggest what will happen later on in the novella. Steinbeck suggests that “ like what happened in Weed…touch ever’thing he likes...Feel this red dress an‘ the girl lets out a squawk…”(41). Lennie likes to nice things and soft

This explains how Lennie didnt mean to kill something he was petting but he ends up hurting it anyway. As he kills the mice in the story it indicates a death that happens later on in the story, that being curley's wife. Lennie pets things unconsciously. Using the word little and pinched in the sentence

Firstly, the deaths of Lennie’s pet mice and puppy correlate to Lennie’s own demise. As Lennie cares for these small pets, their deaths escalate over time. His first offense is killing both his pet mice from Aunt Clara, and the small mouse

Steinbeck foreshadowing the death of Curley's wife. When Lennie gets scared he gets nervous and he does not let go of her. Lennie does not like when George gets mad at him. Steinbeck states "Let go," she cried." You let go!" "Lennie was in a panic. His face was contorted. She screamed then, and Lennie's other hand closed over her mouth and nose!"(Steinbeck 91). When Lennie kills Curley's wife she starts screaming which makes Lennie nervous. He does not know what to do so he kills her, but he did not mean to kill her. When Curley's wife starts

It’s ironic how Lennie is continually told not to do anything bad, or he wouldn’t get to “tend no rabbits.” Killing the mice and the puppy, shows that Lennie struggles with self control. After he kills Curley’s wife, Lennie realizes that taking away another life wouldn’t end without soft possessions. He whispers to himself, “I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing.”

“She screamed then, and Lennie’s other hand closed over her mouth and nose”. Lennie said “Oh! Please don’t do that!” George’ll be mad… George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain’t gonna let me tend no rabbits… You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will.” “And she continued to struggle, and her eyes were wild with terror. He shook her then, and he was angry with her… he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.”(Chapter 5, page 103). Lennie killed Curley’s wife, because he didn’t want her to stand in the way of his dreams. Due to the fact that his dream blinded him, he couldn’t differentiate between what’s right or wrong. He chose his actions carelessly. Achieving his dream was his priority, so much so that he sacrificed a human being for nothing to stand in his way. Not only did dreams have a key role in the novel, dreams also played an important role in the characters’ lives.

Lennie’s favorite thing to do is to pet soft things. In the beginning of the book he has a dead mouse in his pocket that he is petting with his thumb.Whenever he finds a mouse, he usually ends up accidentally killing it by petting it too hard. George Milton, his friend who he travels and finds work with, tells him, 'Trouble with mice is you always kill 'em…. First chance I get I'll give you a pup. Maybe you wouldn't kill it.”(Steinbeck 13) That'd be better than mice. And you could pet it harder.’ Lennie unintentionally kills his pets because he doesn't realize how strong he is.In stressful situations he seems to loose control.Back when Lennie and George were in Weed they were forced to flee because Lennie was accused of raping a girl.According to George, Lennie had no such intention and just wanted to feel her soft dress. George says, “She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse. She yells and we got to hide in an irrigation ditch all day with guys