Attempting to deliver the same message of a classic novella visually on screen with cinematic techniques is definitely a challenge. The original story, written by John Steinbeck consistently uses the contract of light and darkness and imagery at the beginning of every chapter as his literary techniques to highlight the social conditions of the American Great Depression. On the other hand, Gary Sinise's adaptions uses a variety of cinematic techniques, such as lighting, shot and angle, and character costumes to represent the original story.

At the beginning of Chapter 3, ''Although there was evening brightness showing through the windows of the bunk, inside it was dusk,'' and ''Slim....turned on the light tin shaded electric light.... Instantly …show more content…
In the novella, the big square table in the bunk house were surrounded by ''grouped boxes'', however, in Gary Sinises film, there were chairs instead. Therefore, the film unsuccessfully represented the harsh social conditions because having chairs more luxurious than having boxes. In the film, Gary Ginise has added his own on-screen visuals to intelligently deliver messages. One example is the scene in the barn, where after Lennie killed Curley's wife, a dove flew off. A dove symbolises peace, and when it flew off in the barn, it symbolised that there was no longer peace and there is huge trouble because Lennie has killed someone. Gary Ginise used most of the dialogues from the novella in his film to make the story as original as possible. In the story, four puppies were drowned out of the nine newborns, and Slim only left the biggest ones. This represents that there is little room tolerance for the weak, especially when resources are limited. It is more clear when Candy's old and weak dog got killed. The ranch in the story represents the harsh society during the Great Depression. Steinbeck also writes about Crook the "negro" living separately in a "little shed that lean d off the wall of the barn." He sleeps in