How Does Steinbeck Create Tension in of Mice and Men in Chapter 6?

“Wha’s the matter with me?’ she cried. ‘Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?” (Steinbeck 87) In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife is discriminated against because she is a woman living in the 1930s when few females could live economically independent of men. By choosing not to name her, Steinbeck reinforces her insignificance on the ranch and her dependence on Curley. While a misfortunate victim of isolation, Curley’s wife exerts unexpected power attempting to mask her pain.

Steinbeck’s character, Lennie, is large and strong, but his mind is weak and slow. His companion through the story, George, looks after Lennie and has plans for a good life for

Steinbeck uses word choice to express the thoughts and emotions of the characters. George is easily angered, for example Lennie had a very bad memory. He could never remember what George told him ande it would make George mad in a heartbeat. For example when Lennie said “Where we goin’, George?” George replied with “so you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard!”(9) Yes lennie can be aggregation but he doesn’t know any better. Lennie has his mind set on one thing, tending the rabbits. If steinbeck would’ve taken out the authentic words he used I dont think it would be as good as it is.

Steinbeck uses foreshadowing through Lennie’s obsession with soft things to imply that Lennie’s obsession is a problem. “ Jus’ wanted to feel the girl’s dress - jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse _” (Steinbeck Chapter 1) telling the reader Lennie likes to pet soft things. “Lennie sat in the hay looked at a little dead puppy in front of him… he put his huge hand out and stroked it”

Moreover, The plot structure in Chapter 4 is still at the rising action. The rising action in a story is a series of incidents that create suspense, interest, and even tension. And this suspense, interest, and tension are seen in Chapter 4, when order is getting lost and as a result chaos is developing between the characters. Therefore, making them less united. For example, chaos is seen between Ralph and Jack. Ralph gets mad at Jack because Jack took the hunters, who were supposed to keep the fire going, to hunt with him. But they left the signal fire unattended and as a result the fire goes out. And if the fire had not gone out, the fire would have been seen by the ship and resulted in the boys being rescued.

Have you ever dreamed of becoming someone important or doing something exciting and memorable? Would you give up or refuse to let go of your dream until you achieve it? Has that obsessive under-minded your success? Many people have dreams that they want to accomplish, but there are obstacles individuals have to cross over in order to achieve their goals, such as facing reality. In the book of Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the story is a tale of two drifters working from farm to farm, trying to make a living, and save some money to have their own place someday, which is their dream during the Great Depression. The characters face the hardships

The personality of George and Lennie are demonstrated by the use of different verbs and adverbs. Typically, the descriptive words used towards Lennie demonstrate his absence of maturity. For example, when Steinbeck mentions “dabbled,” “shapeless,” and “timidly,” he is trying to display Lennie’s indecision and hesitation when it comes to dealing with struggles, conflicts, or anything. On the other hand, Steinbeck uses adverbs such as, “sharply” and “gently,” which suggests the fact that George thinks deeply before he speaks or takes action. Overall, the reader is able to surmise, that Lennie still has state of mind where he requires the care of an adult, in this case, George. In addition, Lennie looks up to George as a role model because he believes if he emulates what George does, he will not land in

What is the climax or the point of the highest tension? When do things begin to change? Explain in detail how this changes the outcome of the story.

He has the inability to control his strength. This is only one of the animals Lennie kills in the story that is small and helpless. There can be a connection in the reader's mind that Lennie will only become less aware of his doings and cause things to get out of hand such as killing a person. Another way Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to build suspense to Curley's wife's death is when Lennie holds on to the girls dress in the town of weed from which they got kicked out of. Lennie explains to George that he, “Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse-

This shows Lennie’s innocence because of his futile attempts to prevent disappointing or angering George. Lennie’s innocence foreshadows the pivotal events of the book because he doesn’t understand the effects of his actions or learns from his previous mistakes due to his disability. Such a quality like this, gives a depressing tone to the book as Lennie inevitably is pushed into dire situations with even worse consequences.

John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men is one of the greatest pieces of American literature to ever be composed. This story tugs at the reader's emotional strings, and convinces the reader to provide undevoted attention to its pages. Steinbeck made history when he composed this novella, and this paper tells of a literary device he used to make it so wonderful. This device is foreshadowing, a technique used to give clues about future events. Steinbeck’s use of foreshadowing is arguably the best example there is in the literary word, and the way he uses it makes the story great.

In the story Of Mice and Men Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in lots of different topics but only some topics are more important or interesting. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to indicate the death of the farm dream, Curley’s wife and Lennie. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in this story one example of foreshadowing is when George and Lennie wanted to have a farm but some things happened so they couldn’t do it. A hint that the farm dream was dead is that Lennie died a hint that lennie was going to die was that he killed Curley’s wife. When Lennie said (pg 103) “I done another bad thing.

Although Lennie is among the main characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’, he is perhaps the least self-motivated. He experiences no significant changes, development, or growth throughout the novel and remains exactly as the reader encounters him in the opening pages. Throughout this essay I will be explaining the different aspects of his character.

Weakness in the novel is a main theme, and is further developed by Lennie’s actions and what the other characters say about him. Lennie is seen as weak, and it eventually results in his own death. “Blubberin’ like a baby, Lennie’s lip quivered and tears started in his eyes.” Lennie's weaknesses also made it difficult for him to have social contact outside of George. “The boss pointed a playful finger at Lennie.

Points of tension occur all throughout the story. The near-end climax is the greatest center of tension during the story, Pyotr realizes the absolute necessity to escape from the house before he is to experience more of his father's abuse. Its ironic that Pyotr's mother slides into a deep apathy for the situation that occurs minutes away before Pyotr's departure.