John Steinbeck uses tone and symbolism to create a complex mood in Chapter 6 of the book Of Mice And Men. In the beginning of the page, Steinbeck used tone to create a peaceful and tranquil mood when he described the beautiful setting of the story. “Already the sun had left the valley to go to climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun.” The rosy hilltops glimmering in the sunlight created a symbolic meaning to show the calmness of the setting and he tried to make the reader feel like the environment is almost to good to be true. Shortly after that, Steinbeck proves that the environment was too good to be true. He created a vindictive scene of winds dusting and leaves dying. “A far rush of wind sounded
