Snake Symbolism In Of Mice And Men

John Steinbeck’s “Flight” was published in 1938. John Steinbeck was also known for his other works such as “Tortilla Flats”, “Of Mice and Men”, and “The Grapes of Wrath” which has been Steinbeck’s masterpiece. In many of Steinbeck’s works Steinbeck keeps the same general themes, ideals, and methods throughout most of his literary works. For example, in his work “Of Mice and Men” the character Lennie is often described with animal imagery. For example, Lennie would often be described as strong as a bull. In the case of “Flight” Steinbeck is more often seen using animal imagery to describe the character of Pepe. Pepe is often described as having his hand flick a like a snake when Pepe throws his knife. Steinbeck also introduced themes into his

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.

In this novel John Steinbeck used a lot of allusions to help develop characters. The allusion being used to develop Lennie’s character is when Curley and he are fighting. Lennie and Curley are being described as David and Goliath. Lennie is strong and big like Goliath. Curley is small like David. In the end Curley defeats Lennie, just like David defeats Goliath. This allusion showed the character trait of strong and big. Another literary device used in this novel is a simile. “ Slowly, like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again”(Steinbeck 9). This shows that Lennie is very unsure and nervous.

So I am going to introduce about some interesting symbols that I found in the book to write about. First of all, George and Lennie's dream farm. This imaginary farm is basically what pushes the whole story line since the whole story is about George and Lennie working while achieving their dream which is

Steinbeck uses symbolism in his book very well. The most prominent to me was what owning land meant to each of the men. It was the hope and freedom for their unhappy lives. This seems to be a constant theme throughout the book. The more George and Lennie speak of their dream of owning a house on a farm, the more you realize that is the ultimate commodity to these constantly working men. Many of the men expressed how unrealistic their dream was, but relished in the idea nevertheless. Lennie held on to the dream even the seconds before his death. I would

The second device that is ubiquitous in this passage is symbolism. The symbols found in this passage include rain, sunlight, lightning, and the aroma of rain. A common theme in The Bean Trees is plants. This theme is introduced in the passage through the symbol of rain. Rain is a meaningful symbol due to the fact that rain is a key factor in the growth and development of plants. Since plants have symbolised both Taylor and Turtle, the rain that occurs in the passage creates a sense of growth for both characters as they are both in the process of growing and developing.

The main symbolic imagery in the story happens one day when Penny and Primrose decide to go and wonder in the forest just like any other curious and adventurous little child does. To a place that would seem like a mystery or just fun to go and look at. As they are in the forest wandering around they come into contact with a Thing, a thing they’ve never seen, smelled, or heard before. They see this thing it’s a worm-like monster gliding through the forest leaving tails of smile and it’s such a horrendous sight that they never forget it. All the descriptions lead up to the bigger picture of what the Thing really represents in the story and what back ground it has to tell.

In addition, Steinbeck utilizes symbolism to help reveal his message to the audience. In this chapter, the putrefying crops that resulted from the system’s agricultural mismanagement represent the landowner’s greed, and how it is responsible for not only the

John Steinbeck used literary elements to help further develop characters in the novel. One literary element that John Steinbeck used for George is irony. In the novel Carlson had to put down Candy’s dog because he was very

Another powerful symbolisms was when Jim meets the girls for a picnic. The symbol of the plow against the powerful sun. The third symbol is the rattlesnake and it 's symbol of Jim becoming a man. The girls reminisce as does Jim at the picnic. The girls remember the beautiful wonderful memories of their homelands and contemplate they 're great struggles to make it in America. At the end of their picnic the silhouette of the pile against the setting sun symbolizes the plow like the pioneer spirit of strength, beauty in all inspiring greatness of nature like the sun. “Presently we saw a curious thing: there were no clouds, the sun was going down in a limpid, gold-wash sky. Just as the lower edge of the red disc rested on the high fields against the horizon, and black figure suddenly appeared on the face of the sun. We swing trophy, straining our eyes toward it. In a moment we realized what it was. And some upland farm, a pile have been left standing in the field. The sun was thinking just behind that to find across the distance was the horse on a light, it 's third against the sun, it was exactly contained within the circle of the disk; The handles, the tongue, the share-Black against the mountain ride. They are at wise, heroic in size, A picture the sun. Even while we were whispering about, our vision disappeared; The ball dropped and dropped until the red tip meet with the earth. The field below us was dark, the sky was growing pale, and that forgotten

The first example of symbolism that was found in this text was, the painting that was being painted in the beginning of the story. That was supposedly symbolizing the way that they were living. The next example is the title it is also a big part of the story, it is the number that you are supposed to call if you want to volunteer to die. So, it represented a lot of death.

One of the families lives in a “tent [that] is full of flies clinging to the apple box that is the dinner table” and “buzzing about the foul clothes of the children, particularly the baby, who has not been bathed nor cleaned for several days” (Studysync 41). This visual and auditory imagery communicates their alarming situation of enduring their grody living conditions thus, causing the reader to empathize with the families and to perceive what they were forced to withstand. Through the use of a metaphor, Steinbeck displays the effect the poor living conditions had on the people. In another family, the mother’s “eyes [had] the glazed, far-away look of a sleep walker” after bearing a stillborn baby (Studysync 43). The metaphor is comparing the mother’s eyes to those of a sleep walker, who usually have open eyes that appear half-awake. The mother had lost her spirits and the will to do anything productive when she lost her baby. Losing a child is extremely tough, especially if the child never had the chance to breathe because of malnutrition and the reader can see her perspective and understand what she went through. Furthermore, Steinbeck uses logos. In a different family, a “father will not be able to make a maximum of four hundred dollars a year any more” since

John Steinbeck’s 1949 novella entitled Of Mice and Men uses many significant symbols to convey meanings about the human condition. Such symbols include hands to represent labour, cards to signify chance and taking a risk, and finally, rabbits to suggest ideas about achieving one’s hopes and dreams. Symbols are a key central device in delivering meaning, as they consistently repeated throughout the narrative and are typically associated with the novella’s many characters.

There are more significant symbols in the novel such as The Boy. The Man and Boy fight to survive many hardships, but through the darkness there is light, The Boy. He is very mature and cares for every stray person they pass. One person he cares for is a man named Ely, an old man with nothing but the clothes on his back, until he meets The Boy and his father." 'You should thank him you know, I wouldn’t have given you anything' "(McCarthy 173). The Boy wants everyone to survive and is willing to share his supplies even if it means he won`t have all the things he needs to live.

This animal imagery carries on through the book. This presents Lennie as almost less than human. It continued right till the end of the book when Lennie returns to where the book began. Lennie 's movement is compared to that of a bear, “As silently as a creeping bear moves”, when he gets to the river he falls to his knees and laps up the water like an animal, just as he did at the beginning of the book. The book rounds off nicely; starting just where it had begun. Plus the first and last scenes are both described in the same manner, and both scenes talk of a water snake, with a periscope head slithering across the deep green river. In the first scene it’s just sliding along no problems. However in the last scene, as it copies this gilding along the river, it’s eaten by a heron. The heron symbolizes Lennie’s destiny. The first scene is set at sunrise, at the beginning of the week and the beginning of George and Lennie’s journey. When the week is ending and the sun is setting Lennie is shot, this the end of his journey (and the last scene of the book), but for George it’s just the beginning of guilt, despair and true loneliness.