In his novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses imagery of light and trees to foreshadow an unhappy ending. In the beginning of the chapter, the willow trees are “fresh and green with every spring,” and the sycamore trees have “mottled, white, recumbent limbs and branches that arch over the pool;” but, as the chapter progresses, “the sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze” (Steinbeck 1, 16). When the chapter starts, the imagery of the trees is very bright and promotes an image of beauty and joy; this symbolizes the temporary happiness of George and Lennie. However, at the end of the chapter, the description of the trees is much more eerie, and hints at sadness to come. The author also uses imagery of light as a symbol; at first,…
Katy Van Zandt Mrs. Mary Smith AP Literature 20 September 2017 How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Analysis! In the book ‘How to Read Literature Like a Professor’, Thomas C. Foster uses examples of literary devices such as theme, symbols, and irony to give us the tools we need to succeed in analyzing literature on a deeper level. He also incorporates the importance of theme throughout the entire book, by addressing it in almost every chapter.…
Short Story Journal - “Choices” by Susan Kerslake Every professional and amateur writer tends to use imagery to paint a picture, to connect the five senses with the story. The majority of the time it is employ to evoke emotion, mood. Authors utilize imagery to get people involved in the story, and to acquire them to reflect. It makes the reader visualized a vivid picture of what the writer is trying to convey.…
The teacher should once again define the device used (the use of symbols by giving the topic a different meaning from its own). Next, show specific examples and have the student read them, precisely the quotes on page thirty three, paragraph five, which explains that “There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love.” (Steinbeck 33). Nect, page twenty five paragraph three says “His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped.…
Of Mice and Men includes many symbolic features that align the story for a better understanding of the novel as well as help strengthen the development of particular themes. Three examples of different symbols that the novel has are: Candy's dog, Lennie's puppy and George and Lennie's farm. Candy's dog is an example of a symbol in Of Mice and Men because it symbolizes the concept of the Great Depression. Candy's dog was once a powerful sheepdog, though as since he becomes older as he grows, the dog is now old, weak and useless, which is why Carlson suggested they kill the dog and he did. "He's all stiff with rheumatism.…
One of the many main themes in the books Of Mice and Men, by john steinbeck and all The Truths That's In Me by Julie Berry is the quote from of mice and men “A guy needs somebody to be near him … .Don’t make no difference who the guy is long ’s he’s with you …. I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick”.…
New forms of literature reveal themselves to the world everyday. In many ways, they are all different from each other; the style, the composure, the tone just to name a few. However, one major item unites them all, this item being a integral message hidden in the shadows and cracks of the piece of art. This is often accomplished through the use of symbolism and imagery, two crucial items which, when combined, transform the mind of the reader to Rembrandt’s white canvas. Few novels are able to transcend time using their messages, and Zora Neale Hurston’s…
Imagery is one of the most important things in a book , You are looking for entertainment, you are drawn in get stuck in a phase of just reading chapter after chapter. Then the book becomes terribly boring the same thing , them walking through the desert scalping Mexicans and Indians. Its true we need something new we cant keep having the same thing over again even if it’s something very enjoyable. Eventually you will get sick and tired of it. Imagery puts you in the situation, you aren’t a spectator you are the character.…
In life, popular items become common symbols to people. For example, roses represent love. The novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck uses symbols to tell the story of George and Lennie. George and Lennie are migrant workers who are looking for work on a ranch in Salinas, California. On the ranch George and Lennie must work in order to obtain the farm of their dream, but an obstacle stops them.…
In 1937 John Steinbeck wrote the novella Of Mice and Men, in order to express his societal conscience about America in the 1930’s. Of Mice and Men is about visions, friendship and hope. It’s a story about the nature of human visions and ambitions and the forces that work against them as it is the story of two men. The principal theme of this bestselling novel is that humans give importance to their lives and to their futures by creating dreams. Without dreams and goals, life is a limitless stream of days that have diminutive joining or meaning.…
They add support to the words and help the audience to understand the unwritten things in the text. In “Three Dirges”, the literary motifs of images and symbols helped to show how dark the event of the boy’s execution was. This short story that covers the Guatemalan Civil War. It was a dark time and the government tortured the indigenous people. Without images and symbols, readers would not be able to understand the great tragedies and horrors that the oppressed people faced.…
John Steinbeck makes many of his characters pure archetypes in the book Of Mice and Men. In the book Of Mice and Men, Lennie is constantly forcing George to move from town to town and George can not settle down and make a life for himself. George is constantly telling Lennie about the dream that they both have, which is to have their own small farm with animals that they can tend to. Many people today have dreams that help drive themselves to work hard and save up their earnings. Slim is the leader who everyone respects and looks up to, mainly because Slim is the second hand man.…
he illustrious author John Huebert once wrote, "Power corrupts, incorruptably". Huebert pokes at the cliche theme of life that views the idea of power as an innate evil within all men. All men strive to achieve it and, in this endavour, many fall prey to destructive moral behavior. Behavior that inevitably corrupts a man whom attains power. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, this issue holds both political and social relevance as the protagonist aims to become King.…
He has a lack of freedom as wherever he goes he will not be accepted as a normal member of society. Plus the fact that he has a crooked back and is of a relatively old age will also hold him back. Curley's Wife: Curley's wife has got the extra problem of never being able to talk to anyone without seeming like a tramp.…
Symbolism allows the reader to dive into a text and look at…