...Explain how "Of Mice and Men" and "The Green Mile" use foreshadowing and the effect that it has on the reader and viewer. In the Novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and the film “The Green Mile” directed by Frank Darabont, foreshadowing is used effectively to keep the reader and viewer intrigued. Both of these texts use similar techniques to foreshadow the fate of the main characters. These include, the exposition of characters, hints and warnings, the use of memories/flashbacks and future events that appear to be unrelated at first. These techniques are used to create tension and anticipation and keep the audience interested. A prime example of the two texts foreshadowing similar events is the deaths of Lennie from “Of Mice and Men” and John Coffey from “The Green Mile”. They both make similar mistakes at the beginning of the stories, and are both sentenced to death, John knowing it was going to happen and Lennie unknowingly. Lennie’s death was foreshadowed by Candy’s dog being put down and taken out of its...
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...“The best laid schemes Of Mice and Men often go askew.” is a great quote that sums up Of Mice and Men and is from the poem, To A Mouse. The story, Of Mice and Men takes place in California during the great depression. George and Lennie are farm laborers who are searching for work. The have one dream that propels them forward is to own a house and live off the fatta’ the land. John Steinbeck used many sneaky ways at hinting about future events. He used foreshadowing when the farm dream was dead, when Curley’s wife died and when Lennie died. One way Steinbeck used foreshadowing was with the farm dream being dead, an example of this is when George stops his fantasy. The author states, in doc C, “ Listen to the rain commin’ down on the roof… Nuts! I ain’t got no time for more.” This explains that George...
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...There are several examples of Steinbeck’s use of foreshadowing in Of mice and Men. Not all plans work out you’d like them to. George and Lennie are both migrant workers in the nineteen thirties who want to buy land of their own. The first example of foreshadowing in Of me Mice and Men is that George and Lennie’s plans go askew. In Robert Burns poem “To a Mouse” has an example of foreshadowing it says “The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew, and leaves us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!... This poem was his way of apologizing for destroying the mouse's home. Steineck uses the poem to show that the characters dreams do not end in a good way. The next example of foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men is the death of Curley’s wife's death. Before Lennie killed Curley’s wife he was touching her hair because it was soft. In “Pet it like it was a mouse” it says “Jus’ wanted to feel...
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...An Optimistic approach in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck’s use of imagery, foreshadowing and motif in Of Mice and Men sends the message that this novella is very optimistic based. First of all Steinbeck uses imagery very frequently throughout the book to describe scenery and characters. In the beginning chapter, Steinbeck describes the valleys and mountains where Lennie and George spend their time before working on the ranch as “the golden foothill slopes that curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees (...)” (Steinbeck 1). In this scene, Steinbeck uses very descriptive words to clearly describe the surrounding environment. The reader pictures a beautiful image of mountains and valleys in between, along with a gorgeous lake in front of a park with large sycamores scattered on the ground. The reader is able to think very positively when they read this quote because it brings out the small, beautiful things in the world, which allows them to think of this novella a bright and optimistic based story. Moreover, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing that allows the reader to think ahead and predict the outcomes in the future and the book in general. There are many examples of foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men, such as the following. "Lennie looked sadly up at him. 'They was so little,' he said, apologetically. 'I'd pet 'em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their little heads a little and then they was dead -- because...
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...Of Mice and Men “The best laid schemes of Mice and Men go often askew.” Of Mice and Men tells a tale about two unlikely friends, small but intelligent George and enormous but childlike Lennie. They are going to a farm and Lennie gets in a lot of trouble. Lennie has a tendency to grab onto things when he gets scared and that gets him in trouble, and George has to bail him out by packing up their stuff and leaving. The death of Lennie, Curley’s wife and George and Lennie’s dream are all important events in this book. The death of Lennie might come as a surprise to some or might be obvious to others. For example candy says “ I shoulda done it myself,” after Carlson kills his dog. Candy feels bad that he didn’t kill the dog himself. George...
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...Of Mice and Men a book written By, John Steinbeck. This novel is about two folks who come across many challenges of the world and between them. In the book, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to indicate the reader with hints about other events. He uses foreshadowing with the Killing of Candy’s dog and Curley’s wife, also Curley poking Lennie during the whole book. An example of foreshadowing is when Carlson kills the dog, this is an indication that George will have to take action with against Lennie, both of them were put out of their misery and troubles. When Candy said, “I ought of shot that dog myself” (61), And when George kills Lennie they both wanted to kill them by their selves even though George went through it himself. Killing Lennie was the right...
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...and how to do things. Lennie listened to George in many cases without question like a son would to a father. 2. During “Of Mice and Men”, all of the introduced characters other than George and Lennie are lonely but don't show it. Crooks is an example of one of those characters. Crooks stays by himself cleaning the stables and doesn't want anyone there to bother him. Crooks tells Lennie to go out of the stables. Crooks, being African American, is not allowed to stay with the white people, consequently, he doesn't want white people to be in his...
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...the story “Of mice and men”, the three most major event is that the farm dream died, Lennie kills Curley’s wife, and lastly george kills Lennie and also how John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing i the story and movie, “Of mice and men.” One of the most major events that happen in the story and the movie is that the farm dream died. The reason why the farm dream died is because Lennie dead at the end and they can’t afford it without Lennie. Crooks said that it wouldn’t happen anyway since everyone that Crooks has met, had the same dream and it never came true for them. “An never a gosh dang one of ‘em gets it”. (Document C) (Chapter 4) That all explains that rarely anyone or no one has gotten what they dreamed for which George and Lennie dreamed of the same thing. Obviously the things the Lennie and George dreamed of was the farm with rabbits and other farm animals. The second most major event that happened was that Curley’s wife got killed. The reason why she died was because Lennie broke her neck and killed her completely. None of the other people...
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...The theme in Of Mice and Men is that dreams don’t always go as planned. Throughout the book the author John Steinbeck shows this in multiple cases.One example is from the beginning of the book, Lennie talks about his dream of living off the land with George. He states, “O.k. Someday were gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs an- An live off the fatta the lan.” (Steinbeck 14). In the text Lennie rambles on about his dream with George, but later on Crooks stomps on the dream and rips Lennie about it. On page 74 Crooks says, “an’ every damn one of em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a God damn one of ‘em ever gets it.” (Steinbeck 74). Crooks is having none of Lennie's dream because he knows nobody's ever seems to end the way they want. Another example is when Lennie realizes his dream of tending the rabbits won't happen after the hallucination he had. On page 14 Lennie says, "An' live off the fatta the lan'," Lennie shouted. "An' have rabbits. Go on, George! Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages…” (Steinbeck 14). In the text Lennie talks about his dream of tending rabbits and taking care of them. This changes when he starts getting strange hallucinations...
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...Gloria Kim Mrs. Maniscalco College Prep English I November 2, 2015 Literary Signposts In the novella Of Mice and Men, there are many meaningful moments that stand out in the literature. These are called signposts. They let the reader discover the text and confirm their interpretations. Contrasts and contradictions, again and again, memory moment, aha moment, tough questions, and words of the wiser are all examples of signposts. Of Mice and Men is a novella about two migrant workers who travel from place to place looking for new work opportunities. By integrating again and again, tough questions and words of the wiser into Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck has developed a suspenseful novella. Throughout the book, Lennie tends to accidently kill many of the things he touches. He fails to acknowledge his personal strength over the feeble. All the mice that Lennie killed overtime represents the advantage between the strong and the weak. Lennie doesn’t mean to kill his own puppy or Curley’s wife but he can’t fix his same routine. He enjoys petting furry, soft things but sometimes puts a little too much force, killing the poor creatures. “’He was so little,’ said Lennie. ‘I was jus’ playin’ with him…an’ he made like he’s gonna bite me…an’ I made like I was gonna smack him…an’…an’ I done it. An’ then he was dead.’” (Steinback 87). The author made Lennie’s character...
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...R-Z Essay Topics Plagiarism Donate a Paper Related Essays - Chocolate Rabbits: Foreshadowing in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck - Forrest Gump’s Mama once preached the saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” These words of wisdom maybe true in some cases but In Of Mice and Men by John St...[ view ] - Analysis of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - Analysis of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Of Mice And Men' by John...[ view ] Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Rate This Paper: 1 2 3 4 5 Length: 738 words (2.1 double-spaced pages) Rating: Red (FREE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck There is a wide variety of what some people would call a good friend. Some would say a good friend is someone who will cover for them even though they know they are wrong. Others would say that a friend is someone that has good connections to get them discounts on what they want. However, my definition of a good friend is someone who doesn't laugh when you tell them something serious, who listens and is considerate to what you are feeling at that moment and tries to help in any way they can. A friend is also someone that you can have fun with and accepts your flaws as well. I believe that George, a main character from the novel "Of Mice and Men", was a good friend to Lennie, George's problem person. I know many have reasons to state otherwise...
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...presents the relationship between George and Lennie in “Of Mice and Men” Of Mice and Men was written in the 1937 by John Steinbeck, he other well know books as the Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, h also received a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. This book is set in the 1930s and set in California, his home region. During this time, the USA was suffering from a great depression, this meant that it was hard to find job because the economy was very weak, so to find job the men were disposed to go anywhere and the bosses would exploit their workers. The itinerant ranch workers where very lonely people because they had to move from place to place and tis meant that they could set up a stable life with a wife and children. Another reason that suggests to us that they are lonely is that at the end of each month they take their money and they go to “cat house”. The character of George and Lennie are very unusual and contrasting, this is because they have a strong relationship between them and they also have a dream, a dream of buying a house and some land to become independent and to life together for the rest of their lives. But the reader knows from the beginning that this will not happen and it will have a tragic end, and this is suggested in the title “Of Mice and Men” that comes from a from Robert Burns poem “The best laid schemes o’mice an’ men/ Gang aft agley” and it means: the best laid schemes of mice and men/ often go awry. As soon as the reader starts reading Chapter...
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...How does the setting of Of Mice and Men influence the book's thematic development? In answering, consider the connection between the novel's setting and the characters' vocations. Also, how does Steinbeck signal the importance of setting in his choice of place names? Though the novel is more famous for its characters than its setting, Of Mice and Men could not have been set elsewhere than in the rural Salinas valley of California. The problems of the novel are intimately tied to the rhythms and frustrations of the itinerant worker's life. Shifting from ranch to ranch, from one menial job to another, the Californian itinerant worker risked a life of meaningless labor - of pure, cynical sustenance. George and Lennie, with their dream of acquiring a farm, represent an attempt to stand against such perpetual loneliness. Even the name of the city near which the novel is set - Soledad, which is Spanish for "solitude" - resonates with this theme of loneliness. The title, Of Mice and Men, is an allusion to a Robert Burns poem. How is this allusion meaningful in the novel? Consider some similarities and differences between Burns and Steinbeck's works. Robert Burns' poem, "To a Mouse," is the source of the famous quotation: "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men / Gang aft agley" ("often go awry"). And, indeed, Of Mice and Men features two men with a scheme - to escape their lives of menial, temporary employment - that goes awry. Beyond this simple plot similarity,...
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...is that one shouldn’t have to lose the ones they love because they also want pride, and that one should rather lose their pride to the one they love. Many authors write about the intriguing topic of conflicts between pride and love. For example, in the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the protagonists, Lennie and George, clearly show that pride should not always get in the way of love. This is exhibited at the time of Lennie’s demise. George tries to forgives himself, and reminds himself that killing Lennie was the right thing to do. It is manifested clearly in this allegory, that family is...
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...have the mental capacity to understand it, he poses a danger to those around him. Lennie is unable to decipher right from wrong, hence why he doesn’t understand his own strength hurts others whether it may be an accident or not. One example being the puppy which Lennie cared for. To Lennie, the puppy was “soft and nice”, until the puppy showed aggression to Lennie and he hit it too hard causing it to die. Lennie often retaliates to “aggressive” behavior throughout the novel, such as the mice he tends to as a child. When they show aggression to Lennie, he “pinched their heads”. Lennie’s actions may be accidental, such as the murder of Curley’s wife. However, when he kills her, he notices he’s “done a real bad thing”. Lennie’s choice to hide her body is essential because if anybody found out that he killed Curley’s wife, the consequence would result in his own death. George prevents more trouble for other men on the farm by killing Lennie because he would have been killed anyways. After the fatal death of Curley’s wife, Lennie’s death and there were only 2 ways: the men’s way or George’s way. George and Lennie’s relationship shows a strong correlation to Candy and his dog’s relationship. Candy...
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