Juxtaposition In Of Mice And Men

Through lengthening sentences and juxtaposition, Steinbeck illustrates the growing tension and desperation felt by the poor migrants. This passage begins with very short and choppy sentences, but they gradually grow longer. Many sentences also begin with “and”, which further makes this passage read as a continuous and frantic stream of thought. These sentence structures mimic how people tend to speak faster and with run on sentences when they are frustrated or desperate. Working these emotions into the tone of writing makes them much easier felt than is Steinbeck had simply said, “They grew angry”.
Steinbeck also illustrates the magnitude of the growing emotions with juxtaposition in the second paragraph of this passage. It begins with mentions