The 1937 novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ uses foreshadowing successfully to build tension towards the final tragedy. Foreshadowing is shown consistently throughout the novel in various ways including; the introduction of Curley’s wife, Lennie’s constant unawareness of his own strength, and Candy’s dog being killed. These situations and scenes build towards the final tragedy of the novel effectively. Throughout the novel, Lennie is shown to love and care for various animals and people, however in each instance Lennie is shown to be unaware of his own strength, and inadvertently hurts the things he loves. This builds towards the final tragedy in the novel, as Lennie unintentionally kills Curley’s wife, leading to George and Lennie’s worst fears to be fulfilled. This is also shown through George’s constant precautions and his fear which stems from what Lennie was accused of in Weed. George is paranoid that Lennie will do something bad again which is why he specifically tells Lennie to meet him in a special place if anything bad happens. This also foreshadows that the ending is going to be tragic as George is constantly thinking of the worst case scenario. The first example of Lennie’s unawareness of his own strength happens at the beginning of the novel, as it is revealed that he had killed a mouse. George seeing this as a stepping stone to what will happen explodes saying “you always kill ‘em” (Of Mice and Men Steinbeck. J, 2006 page 14) During the novel, Lennie gets a puppy at the
The third example of foreshadowing in “Of Mice and Men” is the loss of their dream of the farm. This is shown when (doc c) states “your nuts.” That shows that Crooks doesn't think that their dream is gonna work out. He also thinks that Lennie is crazy for even thinking that that was a possibility. Also because Lennie was obsessed with the idea of the farm and how he got to tend the rabbits I don't think it would have worked out anyways because he would have accidentally killed them all. The reader knows that Lennie probably would not have intended the rabbits because he would have killed them
George even uses Lennie’s need as leverage to keep him under control. Lennie strives to hold responsibility. Unfortunately, Lennie tends to hurt the animals that he does receive. He is too strong for the animals that she cares for. During their journey from Weed, Lennie tends to a mouse, only to end up killing the fragile creature. Later on, George gets Lennie a puppy that Lennie regretfully kills with his power. Lennie’s good intentions fell short in comparison to his power. Lennie was looking for responsibility in pets but took on too much when the animals would be killed by his overwhelming strength.
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.
In Of mice and men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism, foreshadowing, and a sympathetic tone to demonstrate the world of limited sources, poverty, human intolerance, limiting social roles, wealth, and freedom.
In the novel “ Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, is a fiction book that lets the readers know about two ranch hands who go together everywhere and they end up coming to a ranch to earn money for the dream they have to own some acres but they ended up having to go through some hard times which made it to never happen. Steinbeck wants us to know that dreams aren’t real, because they aren’t achievable, they don’t take actions to make it happen. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing and symbolism to express the theme by creating suspense and emotional connections to the characters and their dreams.
n not dodge. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses multiple examples of foreshadowing to tell us that plans go askew, and also to tell us about certain events like, the death of Curley’s wife, loss of the farm dream, and the death of Lennie.
In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to clue events throughout the entire book. The book follows two migrant workers, George and Lennie, while they are working on a ranch in California, during The Great Depression.During the book George and Lennie meet five other characters; Slim, Candy, Crooks, Curley, and Curley’s nameless wife. Foreshadowing, the literary device used to hint an event.Foreshadowing is used in the title of the book using allusion, Lennie’s obsession with soft things, the idea of the American dream, and the parallel of Lennie and Candy’s dog’s death.
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.
“‘Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em.’ ‘Le’s do it now. Let’s get that place now’” (106). These are the last words that filled the air between George and Lennie, their last exchange preceding a pivotal moment in both of their lives. They conversation calms and soothes Lennie, who hopes to finally get the farm that he and George dreamed about for so many years. Yet unbeknownst to him, Lennie would soon be set free from his earthly bonds by his long-time friend; a bullet, shot from the barrel of George’s gun, would enter Lennie’s head and kill him instantly. That bullet was not one of self-gain and moral disrepute, but one of freedom and liberation from worldly restraints. While this remains a hotly contested topic in classrooms reading Of Mice and Men, George’s intentions in killing Lennie were overwhelmingly good-natured.
In John Steinbeck’s famous novel Of Mice and Men, foreshadowing plays a large part in the reader’s experience. Almost every event that is important was foreshowed at some people, such as the multiple deaths that occur throughout. If Steinbeck wasn't so prolific in his use of foreshadowing the readers experience would be very different.
Steinbeck used foreshadowing of this that Lennie doesn’t know how strong he really is. An example of this is from Doc. B when Lennie said “Jus’ wanted to feel that girls dress- jus’ wantes to pet it like it was a mouse”. This shows how when Lennie doesn’t know his real power as he was just petting the dress and the girl started to freakout and Lennie and George had to leave weed so they didn’t get in trouble. You could also see this coming as Lennie killed the puppy.
In Of Mice and Men there are many examples of events that foreshadow something in the future. For example, when George told Lennie after he killed the mouse, “First chance I get I’ll give you a pup. Maybe you wouldn’t kill it” (81). This shows that Lennie usually kills small animals he pets. This event foreshadows that Lennie kills a puppy he receives.
Steinbeck uses foreshadowing because it gives clues about what is going to happen later in the story. In the story George and Lennie have a dream to buy a ranch and have rabbits and make money out of their farm. By the end of the story their dream was not archived. In the book "Of Mice and Men," Steinbeck gives clues about foreshadowing to the reader. In the events of the death of Curley's wife, the death of Lennie, and loss of the dream.
The play/ novel, “Of Mice and Men,” is full of foreshadowing. Everything from the title to the ending is foreshadowing. Every question you have about this story is answered through foreshadowing. Some of the more important instances are, the title, what happens in a town called Weed when George suddenly stops while telling Lennie a story about the ranch they wish to have, and a scene about a worker named Candy’s dog.” The first big hint of foreshadowing comes from the title.
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.