How Does Steinbeck Use Of Foreshadowing In Of Mice And Men

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The Book of Mice and Men is about these two guys. Who are traveling in the great depression and will come upon some difficulties together. These two play a role like a father and son role where one messes up. And the other one always has to fix it and help him learn from his mistakes. of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In these 3 characters you will be able to tell what might happen or guess what will happen. The reason for that is because John Steinbeck uses a lot of foreshadowing in his book of Mice and Men. The first character we will be covering is Lennie is one of the main characters. Lennie will always need help when he is by himself. Lennie needs advice to keep him out of trouble and lennie has a friend that helps him with that and

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