Foreshadow
“’Course you did. Well, look. Lennie-if you jus’ happen to et in trouble like you always done before, I want you o come right here an’ hide in the brush.” (15)
Foreshadowed that Lennie would get in trouble, and that he would need to go there to the brush to hide
When Lennie looks with curiosity at Curley’s wife it foreshadows that something would happen between those two. When George tells Lennie to stay away from her it foreshadows that he would get in trouble because of her.
Irony
When George killer Lennie it was irony because people didn’t expect George to actually kill his friend. It was irony because something that the characters never expected to happen happened.
It was an example of irony when Crooks let Lennie in to his room. This was it because Crooks didn’t talk to anyone and there he was talking to Candy and Lennie.
Alliteration:
Of Mice and Men
Symbolism:
George and Lennie’s farm is an example of symbolism.
Candy’s dog is an example of symbolism.
Animal Imagery:
“As strong as a bull.”
“Pet it like a mouse.”
Tone
When George is angry at Lennie at he expresses all his feeling for having to take of Lennie instead of being able to do what he wanted.
The tone he uses with Lennie expresses angriness, desperation, and reality of the problem.
Then when he when he sees what he did, he changes his tone to one of guilt, and regret. He felt sorry for his loss of control, and they way he talked to Lennie.
Point of View
The story has the third person or Omniscient Point of view. The narrator tells the story from an outsider’s point of view, describing what the characters say and feel, however not describing their thoughts from inside their minds.
If this story was told from another’s point of view it would probably have being from the first person point of view or the familiar point of view. It would’ve probably being told from George’s side of the story, alternating a few times with Lennie’s point of view.
Setting
It is important because it describes where the story takes place, but it also creates a connection with the history of the place. It describes the events that were taking place at that time and how people were being affected by it. It shows how the main characters had to interact due to certain conflicts, but also how other people in general were affected by it.
Diction
In this novel the author chose to use the language that was used at that certain time period, but also how people with the characters social status used to talk. The characters worked in farmers so they made words shorter, and had a simpler language.
An example is this: “You gonna be sick like you was last night.” (Pg 3)
Theme
The theme of the story talks about Decisions, Actions, and Consequences. The basic meaning of this is that for every choice you make, you‘ll have to take action, or be involved in some, which might lead to certain consequences. In this story, George chose to run away with Lennie in order to try having a better life. He chose to believe that things would improve. However, things weren’t exactly how he hoped and Lennie ended up killing Curley’s wife. This action forced George to kill Lennie. This was just another consequence for the wrong action, led by the wrong choice.
