This summer I read John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck uses a variety of figurative language and imagery in his writing. I found ten quotes that refers to the symbols animals, water, buildings, dreams, and characters, two each. Then I analyzed each quote for how it connects to the symbol, after that I looked for the quote’s imagery and figurative language.
“I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along,” page 6. This is first time the book talked about Lennie’s love for animals, Lennie was petting a dead mouse but George doesn’t like when he does that and takes it away from him each time. This quote applies to the symbol animals because of the mouse and how it shows lennie’s attachment to animals. The author clearly displays …show more content…
A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out of the water by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically.” page 99. At the beginning of the last chapter the author described the nature around where Lennie was hiding. This quote is associated with water because of the setting of the snake in the pool of water. The author is probably foreshadowing Lennie being shot in the head because both the snake and Lennie both get killed by head damage. The author uses the metaphor “periscope head” comparing the water snake's head to a periscope giving you an idea of how it long head sticks out of the water like a …show more content…
“When i think of the swell time i could have without you, I go nuts. I never get no peace.” page 12. Lennie and George are having a campfire and George was thinking of a life without Lennie. This quote applies to dreams because George is wondering how much more peaceful and nice life would be without Lennie. This quote foreshadows Lennie's death because George does finally get a taste of life without Lennie at the end. The author also uses the idiom “i go nuts” to describe how crazy he when he thinks of a life without Lennie.
“George, how long’s it gonna be till we get that little place an’ live on the fatta the lan’ - an’ rabbits?” page 56. George was playing solitaire with the other workers and Lennie asked about the life George and Lennie dream about. This quote associates with dreams because in the text Lennie is talking about the life he desires. Lennie and George wish to have a life where they work on their own farm with their own
“I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along,” page 6. This is first time the book talked about Lennie’s love for animals, Lennie was petting a dead mouse but George doesn’t like when he does that and takes it away from him each time. This quote applies to the symbol animals because of the mouse and how it shows lennie’s attachment to animals. The author clearly displays …show more content…
A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out of the water by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically.” page 99. At the beginning of the last chapter the author described the nature around where Lennie was hiding. This quote is associated with water because of the setting of the snake in the pool of water. The author is probably foreshadowing Lennie being shot in the head because both the snake and Lennie both get killed by head damage. The author uses the metaphor “periscope head” comparing the water snake's head to a periscope giving you an idea of how it long head sticks out of the water like a …show more content…
“When i think of the swell time i could have without you, I go nuts. I never get no peace.” page 12. Lennie and George are having a campfire and George was thinking of a life without Lennie. This quote applies to dreams because George is wondering how much more peaceful and nice life would be without Lennie. This quote foreshadows Lennie's death because George does finally get a taste of life without Lennie at the end. The author also uses the idiom “i go nuts” to describe how crazy he when he thinks of a life without Lennie.
“George, how long’s it gonna be till we get that little place an’ live on the fatta the lan’ - an’ rabbits?” page 56. George was playing solitaire with the other workers and Lennie asked about the life George and Lennie dream about. This quote associates with dreams because in the text Lennie is talking about the life he desires. Lennie and George wish to have a life where they work on their own farm with their own