While reading “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck you would be able to find some literary techniques and devices that he used. Some of them are diction and style. Diction is the choice and use of words in a formal or informal way of writing and the style is the method used to express ideas that can be suspense‚ dramatic or tragedy. The diction in this book is understandable and at the same time is informal. You would notice that the conversation between the characters is rudimentary and that the
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Techniques Examples Analysis Foreshadow With the mice/ rabbits/ puppies whenever there was animal and whenever Lennie used his hands. Hints at the ending‚ of whats going to happen. Imagery Start of every chapter. When describing scenery and characters. Used to appeal people and give a good description so they can imagine it. Symbolism Curley’s wife symbolises women during that time period. Curley= small people/rich people/ people with power Crooks= racial discrimination Candy: unvalued/weak/old
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Steinbeck became intrigued by these concepts and began applying these themes to all of his developing works. His first two publications were undeveloped and deemed failures‚ but with the production of Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck was introduced to the world of literary acceptance. Of Mice and Men is considered an American classic that is taught by almost every high school and featured on most "must read" booklists. The reason for such appraise can be found in the themes lying within the book. Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men Literary Analysis Of Mice and Men is a novel about two men and their struggle to reach their dreams of owning their own ranch. George Milton and Lennie Small are best friends‚ who despite of all their extremely difference personalities‚ but still manage to work together‚ travel together and get rid of anything that gets in their way. The friendship between George and Lennie is prevalent throughout the book‚ but it is shown most explicitly in their plan to live on a farm together
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Literary Exploration In life we are part of many roles that create dangers we face that may lie beyond our understanding. Even though these roles are hard to understand‚ they can give meaning to our life. In John ’s Steinbeck "Of Mice and Men‚" we see these men ’s day to day lives‚ the main character; George takes care of his friend Lennie who has difficulties understanding the rules of the world we live in. Through the story there are many ups and downs mostly involving Lennie‚ who is trying to
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Through a variety of literary and cinematic techniques respectively‚ John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men and Sean Penn’s Into The Wild illustrate how the fulfilment of one’s life‚ and their pursuit of happiness‚ hinge upon friendship‚ dreams‚ and one’s attitude towards life and happiness in general. Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice And Men illustrates the importance of friendship and dreams in a context of hardship and economic downturn. This is done by using George and Lennie and their dream of landownership
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The American Dream The book Of Mice and Men has a major theme put in the story which is the “American Dream”. Although everyone’s dream dies with Curley’s wife in the end. Lennie‚ George‚ Candy‚ and Crooks had a dream set together‚ and when George has to kill Lennie that dream died with him and all of the men sunk more into the depressions hold (they became depressed). The characters talked about all have something in common‚ they contain a lack of confidence from something they cannot change. These
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Of Mice and Men was well written by Steinbeck and portrayed the lives of two men trying to create themselves a perfect life. It was a bit confusing as the story started out because one did not know as much about the characters and the background they came from and after reading the book one still does not know completely know the characters as well unlike Farewell to Arms or other books which give a good description of the characters before the main setting of the book and tell the readers where
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John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a biblical story that conveys how the destructive decisions of humans can cause their dreams to end leads to regret and loneliness similar to the events that occur in the Bible. The character’s decision to sacrifice portrays them going astray from their dream. The workers on the ranch are all alone unlike George and Lennie since they trust and depend on each other and how their goal is to live together on a farm. Candy‚ a lonely worker hopes to someday live with
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Round character: George is a round character because he achieves a change in the plot as it goes. In comparison to Lennie‚ for instance‚ he is able to realize that he has hurt Lennie in the past and feels Imagery: Theme: The theme is the importance of friendship and how rich and poor people have same dreams all over the world Irony: Lennie’s last name is small. Lennie is a big‚ strong‚ powerful worker who doesn’t use his physicality to harm people (on purpose). Symbols: The pool by the river
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