Samantha Monks Ms. Tami Davis English II Pre-IB 26 October 2014 Of Mice and Men Foreshadowing In John Steinbeck’s famous book‚ Of Mice and Men uses foreshadowing throughout the book. From the beginning to the end it fallows the story of a mentally handicapped man and his friend threw their tale. Using foreshadowing to tell the tale in as much detail as possible‚ predicting the decision that will abruptly end the friendship of the two friends. As we meet the lovely wife of Curley early on in
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novel “Of Mice and Men” By John Steinbeck‚ we learn about George Milton and his Companion Lennie Small they are two men traveling town to town looking for work in the 1930s Great Depression. Until they end up at a ranch up in soledad that is really mean and cruel and this rance splits these two apart forever. A major theme in the novel is when someone is alone their hopes and dreams die and a person grows bitter and mean because life didn’t go the way they wanted it to go. The author uses symbolism
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Furthermore‚ the second act and plot point that is foreshadowed in the novel Of Mice and Men is the acts of Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife demands for attention but when receives her desire it eventually comes to a horrific conclusion. The ranch workers talked amongst themselves about her‚ when one of them concluded that she ’seems like she can’t keep away from guys‚ An’ Curley’s pants just crawlin’ with ants‚ but they ain’t nothing come of it yet." Later on‚ her demands for attentions attracts Lennie
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keep it. Steinback reflects this serious issue in his novella “ Of Mice and Men” Lennie and George‚ the main characters‚ traveled together. They were different from every other worker because they had each other and weren’t “loners” like the other labors. Through the use of foreshadowing Steinback demonstrators that although the American Dream is desirable it is not always obtainable. Steinback uses foreshadowing in “Of Men and Mice” when George and Lennie stop and take a break while walking to
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John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing through out the story of "Of Mice and Men" to prepare the reader for the final scene. Foreshadowing is the composition of layered hints or clues about what may happen in the future of the story. Early in the story‚ these lines or events suggest a wide range of possibilities to the audience. But as the story progresses‚ the range narrows. In order for the impact of foreshadowing to be effective‚ the audience has to be both surprised by the climax of the story and
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“If you ever just happen to get in trouble like you have always done before‚ I want you to come right here and hide in the brush.”(doc B) In the story Of Mice and Men there are two main characters‚ George and Lennie. George is average sized and intelligent‚ and Lennie is tall‚ very muscular‚ and below average. George and Lennie have a farm dream that they will own land‚ so they go to work on a ranch to earn money. A worker there‚ Candy‚ offers to go in with 300 dollars. Everything is looking
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Of Mice and Men Foreshadowing is used in several different stories to assist the reader with their predictions throughout the story. Of Mice and Men is a story about George and Lennie‚ two migrant workers that dream of having a ranch with animals‚ and being able to work for themselves. They arrive to Riverbank and meet several other workers. George and Lennie face severe obstacles at their new work. John Steinbeck‚ the author of the novel uses foreshadowing in the story through characters and events
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In John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck expertly uses foreshadowing to prelude many surprising events in the ending. From the very beginning we can predict what will happen to the two main characters: Lennie and George. It is used to hint at future events concerning Lennie’s death. First‚ Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to hint at Curley’s wife’s’ death and that Lennie killed her through the mouse’s death early in the novel‚ and the dog’s death mere pages before. Lennie had killed the
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Brooke Ahonen Ms. Phillips College English 10 18 November 2012 Foreshadowing in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men The word foreshadow is a literary term used to describe how the author discreetly gives clues to the reader of the events later to occur. The touching realistic fiction novelette Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck. George and Lennie‚ two men who have become close friends over time‚ travel together to a ranch to pursue their dream as a team. George is considered to be Lennie’s
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Of Mice and Men Essay Foreshadowing is a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate what will occur later in the story. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men contains many examples of this technique. Steinbeck begins‚ in the opening scene of the novel‚ to reveal the central conflict in the plot - Lennie’s great strength and his inability to not “do bad things.” This flaw eventually catches up with the pair and everything that Steinbeck has foreshadowed materializes in the final scene of this tragic story
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