Loneliness is destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship.In the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is a nonfiction book about two men who are ranch workers during the The Great Depression and the Dust bowl.The men were Lennie and George.George was the man who had led the group and had the smarts and Lennie was substantial and strong and took him time to process emotions.They meet new friends and start problems with people and they take a wrong turn on someone.The author wants us to understand that loneliness is a terrible situation to have and is able to break apart people bit by bit.Steinbeck uses foreshadowing and symbolism to develop the theme by creating suspense and emotional connection to the characters and their dreams.
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Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to show the reader warnings on what's going to happen further on in the novel.Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to show that loneliness connects to every character in a dangerous way.That Candy’s dog was his lifelong companion, but since Candy’s dog was getting too old he had Carlson shoot his dog with his gun then Candy had started to felt lonely since Candy had lost his companion.That the gun his foreshadowing Lennie’s death because the same gun was used to kill Candy’s dog and Lennie.“George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head.The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied.He pulled the trigger.The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again.Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand and he lay without quivering.”(Steinbeck page 106) This example of foreshadowing demonstrates the theme because George and Candy are both affected by loneliness because Candy had lost his companion and the same problem that had happened with George.Lennie and Candy’s dog both get shot with the same gun and right in the same place on the head.Which would have Candy and George would both be at a lonely ranch hand because they've lost their companion.Candy’s dog was everything to Candy and he just watched it get taken away from him.Then the same situation had happened with George he just watched Lennie get taken away from him.George had to get of …show more content…
“He went to his bunk, pulled his bag from underneath it and took out a Luger pistol. “Let’s get it over with” he said. “We can’t sleep with him stinkin’ around in here.” He put the pistol in his hip pocket.”(Steinbeck page 47) “We gonna get a little place,” George began.He reached in his side pocket and brought out Carlson’s luger; he snapped off the safety, and the hand and gun lay on the ground behind Lennie’s back.” (Steinbeck page 105)Steinbeck uses symbolism to show the effects of loneliness because Carlson’s Luger had put George and Candy in the same spot of always being a lonely ranch hand.That the luger had represent the same spot in where that Carlson had shot Candy’s dog and where George had shot Lennie in the head in the same spot as the dog.Once that George had pulled out the Carlson’s luger we already knew what George was going to do since the Luger was used recently to kill Candy’s dog,because the guy was already used to kill Candy’s companion but now
Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to show the reader warnings on what's going to happen further on in the novel.Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to show that loneliness connects to every character in a dangerous way.That Candy’s dog was his lifelong companion, but since Candy’s dog was getting too old he had Carlson shoot his dog with his gun then Candy had started to felt lonely since Candy had lost his companion.That the gun his foreshadowing Lennie’s death because the same gun was used to kill Candy’s dog and Lennie.“George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head.The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied.He pulled the trigger.The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again.Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand and he lay without quivering.”(Steinbeck page 106) This example of foreshadowing demonstrates the theme because George and Candy are both affected by loneliness because Candy had lost his companion and the same problem that had happened with George.Lennie and Candy’s dog both get shot with the same gun and right in the same place on the head.Which would have Candy and George would both be at a lonely ranch hand because they've lost their companion.Candy’s dog was everything to Candy and he just watched it get taken away from him.Then the same situation had happened with George he just watched Lennie get taken away from him.George had to get of …show more content…
“He went to his bunk, pulled his bag from underneath it and took out a Luger pistol. “Let’s get it over with” he said. “We can’t sleep with him stinkin’ around in here.” He put the pistol in his hip pocket.”(Steinbeck page 47) “We gonna get a little place,” George began.He reached in his side pocket and brought out Carlson’s luger; he snapped off the safety, and the hand and gun lay on the ground behind Lennie’s back.” (Steinbeck page 105)Steinbeck uses symbolism to show the effects of loneliness because Carlson’s Luger had put George and Candy in the same spot of always being a lonely ranch hand.That the luger had represent the same spot in where that Carlson had shot Candy’s dog and where George had shot Lennie in the head in the same spot as the dog.Once that George had pulled out the Carlson’s luger we already knew what George was going to do since the Luger was used recently to kill Candy’s dog,because the guy was already used to kill Candy’s companion but now