Colors In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
Colors convey strong feelings and thoughts. Every book has certain feelings or themes that go with it, many of these themes and ideas have colors assigned to them. The color that best represents Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is green because Steinbeck’s book involved money, growth, and life. Throughout Of Mice and Men the theme of money was found. One example would be when George and Lennie explained their idea of the house to Candy. The entire situation revolved around having enough money to make their dream come true. An example of this would be when candy was figuring out the amount of money he had .“An’ they give me two hunderd an’ fifty dollars ’cause I los’ my hand. An’ I got fifty more saved up right in the bank, right now. Tha’s
three hunderd, and I got fifty more comin’ the end a the month.”(Steinbeck 62) This whole part was about money.
Another recurring theme from the story was growth. Though growth is shown many times in the story, the main part was when george shot and killed Lennie. This shows growth because during the book you can see George’s ideas on Lennie change. It took a lot of growth for George to come to terms and make the decision to kill Lennie in order to keep other people safe. “George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.”
(Steinbeck 105) This scene showed just how much George changed and grew.
One constant idea in the book, Of Mice and Men, was life. There were many examples of life throughout the book, one example would be when George tells lennie about their dream of the house and the farm. “"O.K. Someday—we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and—" "An' live off the fatta the lan',"”(Steinbeck 21)
this shows how they're planning for the future
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three hunderd, and I got fifty more comin’ the end a the month.”(Steinbeck 62) This whole part was about money.
Another recurring theme from the story was growth. Though growth is shown many times in the story, the main part was when george shot and killed Lennie. This shows growth because during the book you can see George’s ideas on Lennie change. It took a lot of growth for George to come to terms and make the decision to kill Lennie in order to keep other people safe. “George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.”
(Steinbeck 105) This scene showed just how much George changed and grew.
One constant idea in the book, Of Mice and Men, was life. There were many examples of life throughout the book, one example would be when George tells lennie about their dream of the house and the farm. “"O.K. Someday—we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and—" "An' live off the fatta the lan',"”(Steinbeck 21)
this shows how they're planning for the future
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