The diction and characterizations in this novel are very unique. When George and Lennie, along with a few other characters speak, their diction is very uneducated. Throughout the novel sometimes it can even prove hard to read what these men are saying. I believe Steinbeck portrays them in this way in order to imply some empathy for these men. This diction conjures a feeling of sadness for these men, as if you can feel their struggle and pain as they speak. For instance, toward the end of the novel, as Old Candy watched George go he looked back at Curley’s wife, “and gradually his sorrow and his anger grew into words.”. This is when you can begin to feel the pain these characters are feeling. “’You God damn tramp", he said viciously. "You done
