Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck Analysis

Does anyone get a chance to stop their terrible fate but ? In John Steinbeck’s classic novella of Mice and Men, Lennie and George travel across the country as migrant workers to search for a job during the 1930s. The two friends have a strong ambition to own a farm or achieve the American dream, but the story ends with their wishes taken away from their grasp from a terrible tragedy. The companions have many flaws; this is the real reason of why their dreams become a nightmare. What clues does Steinbeck write about for the main events in the novel? In this classic, John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing, a technique used to foretell an event that will occur in the future. Four clear examples of this method are shown when plans go askew, the death

“That small bit heap.../ Has cost you many a weary nibble!/.../Without house or holding.../...endure.../...hoar-frost cold.”(Doc A). Robert Burns, a farmer, turns up a mouse’s nest while plowing his field. He apologizes to the mouse for breaking its little nest that uses an allusion to his novella and this poem, which is a letter full of apologies that are directed to a mouse who worked so hard to make a home for the winter, but its home gets demolished before its own eyes.“Readers can conclude that Steinbeck’s use of this allusion shows that the main character’s fantasy will end tragically. In of Mice and Men, Lennie and George intend to work hard for a period of time, but their hopes go down the drain, just like the mouse’s troubles and sorrows. Also, looking at the last stanza in this poem will help prove and forebode the outcome of how plans go askew. Robert Burn states, “The best laid schemes of mice and men/Go often askew/And leaves us... grief and pain/ For promised joy!...(Doc A). John Steinbeck uses a line in this poem to be a title of a popular novella and he makes this decision to indirectly show readers how his story is related to this poem. Although the plans seem flawless, he plans of mice and men may be the best, there will be more of a chance on when the plans become ruined and destroyed. The hope that keeps both the mice and men going

In Document D, Carlson, one of the minor characters, is trying to persuade Candy to kill his own dog. Carlson states that the dog is useless, and he would kill the dog in such a way where the dog would not feel anything. “...shoot him right in the back of the head...‘ He wouldn’t even quiver’...took out a Luger pistol...’” (Doc C). Later on, George is playing the ‘bad guy’ as some people say and George does exactly what Carlson does. “ George...reached in his side pocket and brought out Carlson’s Luger...He looked at the back of Lennie’s head... at the place where the spine and skull were joined....Lennie jarred...he lay without quivering.(Chapter 6)” It shows that George would follow Carlson’s actions. However, in the middle of the novella, Candy states that he should have shot his own dog. The guilt that built up in Candy has made Candy miserable; George must have realized that he wouldn’t let his partner be murdered in front of his own eyes. This scene is a bad omen that signifies that George will take full responsibility for Lennie’s