Of Mice And Men: Foreshadowing

Of Mice and Men: Foreshadowing A shot rings out. The dog has died, but later, so has Lennie. A foretold event of Lennie’s eventual demise. Curley’s wife’s foreshadowed death. A hiding place decided between George and Lennie, that Lennie, in the end, uses. Foreshadowing is illustrated in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men.
To begin with, a foreshadowed event was Curley’s wife’s demise. There had been several inclinations of some sort of trouble that something would happen to her. Whit and George were talking about Curley's Wife while playing cards. George asked Whit if there had been any trouble with her. “‘No, they ain't been nothing yet….Seems like she can’t keep away from the guys….’” (Steinbeck 51). Whit is telling George that Curley’s Wife has not caused anything bad to …show more content…
Candy and his dog had an influence on George’s decision. After Candy’s own dog was shot by someone else, Candy reveals his regret to George. “‘I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog’” (Steinbeck 61). Candy is stating that he would have rather had shot his dog himself. Candy’s dog had been with Candy a long time. His dog meant a lot to him even he became a hinderance. Candy had raised his dog since the dog was a little puppy. His dog had been with him for a very long time, that is why Candy was hesitant with shooting his dog. Lennie was a hinderance to George but, George allowed Lennie to stay with him anyway. George was in a similar situation as Candy because Lennie had been with him a long time also. Instead of allowing a Curley, who was a stranger shoot Lennie, George ultimately decided it would be better for him to shoot Lennie himself. “The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger” (Steinbeck 106). George’s hand quivered, but he understood it was for the best. Curley's regret influenced and foreshadowed George shooting