Over the course of the novel, John Steinbeck beautifully describes nature through symbolism to help the reader understand the striking, strong story line. For example, at the beginning of the story, he gives us a description of the setting. "Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on the sand in the evening, and the damp flats are covered with the night tracks of 'coons', and with the spread pads of dogs from the ranches, and with the split-wedge tracks of the deer come to drink in dark."(1) When reading this novel Steinbeck describes animals to show the characters actions. When describing the use of rabbits hiding In the brush, the reader might seem bewildered why someone needs to be so descriptive about nature in this book. It seems irrelevant …show more content…
These two things stand for important attributes in human nature, hope. " The day was going fast now. Only the tops of the Gabilan mountains flamed with the light that had gone from the valley. A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope."(7) This relates to the characters in the novel as after Lennie and George get kicked out of Weed they looked for new opportunities. "The sunshine lay in a thin line under the window." Curley's wife lays in the barn.(37) "The afternoon sun sliced in through the cracks of the barn walls and lay in bright lines on the hay."(38) Even though this does not relate to any of the characters it is personification. "Although There was evening brightness showing through the windows of the bunkhouse, inside it was dusk."(38) That shows how at first the ranch looked great, but Lennie and George were mistaken. "Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun" (99) This also is personification." The light climbed on out the valley, and as it went, the tops of the mountains seemed to blaze with increasing brightness."(99) This personification describes how George came up the valley as if he was the
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The lines in the poem all connect to George and Lennie’s dream, and how it lived in them through different points in the book.
Steinbeck uses symbolism in his book very well. The most prominent to me was what owning land meant to each of the men. It was the hope and freedom for their unhappy lives. This seems to be a constant theme throughout the book. The more George and Lennie speak of their dream of owning a house on a farm, the more you realize that is the ultimate commodity to these constantly working men. Many of the men expressed how unrealistic their dream was, but relished in the idea nevertheless. Lennie held on to the dream even the seconds before his death. I would
The whole message Steinbeck is trying to convey through this chapter in the novel is
John Steinbeck uses symbolism to signify ideas and qualities by giving them a meaning. For instance, Candy’s dog. Candy’s dog represent the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Candy’s dog is old and weak so he is no longer needed in the world. Although, Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old dog must die supports a cruel natural law that the strong will dispose of the weak. “That dog of Candy's is so God damn old he can't hardly walk. Stinks like hell, too. Ever' time he comes into the bunk house I can smell him for two, three days. Why'n't you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can't eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can't chew nothing else." Candy knows this lesson, for he fears that he himself is coming to an end when he will no longer be useful at the ranch.
Golding uses personification to paint a picture of an out of control fire. The fire starts out small and quickly spread from tree to tree, burning a large portion of the mountainside. The “squirrel like” movement of the fire appeals to the reader’s sense of sight because it helps the reader see how swiftly and quickly the fire
In the stories “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, the author uses figurative language to help the reader understand the tone of the story.The figurative language used in this sentence is personification to show how the setting. In this event A boy named Grey Ridley was walking down a street and saw the leafs blowing, “Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the papers cars”. In other words this shows us that this street may be dirty, this may not be a good environment, and how bits of paper dancing around is a result of wind so it must be a cold fall weather. In addition later in the story Walter uses personification again to descriptive the mood. Grey and Lemon Brown are in a abandoned house and both of them hear a car pass by, “A car passed, its tires hissing over the wet street and it’s red tails lights glowing in the darkness.” The intention of the author was to help create the intense, creepy, and spooky mood for the reader. In
It describes the idyllic scene at the end of a hot day, the Gabilan Mountains and all the wildlife around the Salinas River (water snake, coyote, carp, dog, water snake, dove and heron). This is the same scene described at the end of the novel which could show that despite any drama in the lives of men nature continues.
As the light shines through the dusty window, the light shows of good things coming but the dust blocking it shining all the way through, shows the challenges that may come with the good.As the author explains the cabin , George and Lennie are getting introduced to the new ranch and all the people there. In chapter 2, 2nd paragraph it says, “ At about ten O’clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar ….”. The quote joins the fact that the good is coming but there may be challenges along the way. The sun represents good in literature and dust in literature represents lifelessness or oldness. In chapter one, at the very begining of the book, the author is describing what lennie and George are seeing as they are walking away from their old town. It says, “ The golden foothill slopes curve up.” This piece of text shows a new begining. The light image here depicts a safe place for the men. In the beginging of chapter 4, the author is talking about crooks room, when Lennie is talking to Crook. It says, “in the stable bucks
The next literary device used in this short story is personification. Personification shows in the text, "The trees which were already brown and beginning to tremble with a wintery shave." The passage indicates personification because trees do not tremble. Because of this representation, Maupassant is trying to explain what the season and the surroundings are like as well as its effect on the setting.
In conjunction with the symbolic representation of Elisa’s life, the dramatic description of the environment can also be seen as a unique representation of the relationship conflict between husband and wife. Steinbeck’s foggy description demonstrates conflict through the following statement, "a time of quiet and waiting." This description is interesting because the fields are personified as waiting for rain, however, “rain and fog do not go together” therein lies the conflict just as Elisa waits for a positive change in how her husband treats her (Palmerino, Gregory J). Gregory P. further points out that, “The natural elements of the foothills ranch seem as unwilling to confront each other as the characters that inhabit its environs. Hence, fog and rain can be seen as the female and male equivalents to Elisa and Henry.” This only further solidifies the deep rooted troubles within Elisa and her relationship with her husband. The setting of the story is personified to act as a symbolic representation of the couple’s relationship (Steinbeck, John 337-338).
In general, Personification is used to give human-like traits to nonhuman objects, but in this case, it is a bit reversed, An animal is used to describe a human (Lennie). On page #3 it says “Lennie dabbed his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers.” Is this quote telling us that Lennie has paws as hands? Nah, it is telling us that he has large hands that seem like a “big paw”. The use of personification, in this case, is showing us that Lennie has a big hand which may lead to the fact that Lennie is quite a large
In life human nature can be known to be thought of as a high quality and/or low quality. Naturally, human nature is there without thought about what it actually is. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author sprinkles clues and evidence of how human nature was and still is today. The themes that Steinbeck used throughout the novel were, for example friendship, loneliness, and weak vs. strong.
The novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is set in America in the 1930’s and it describes the lives of migrant farmers as they go from farm to farm looking for jobs. It also shows the loneliness of the characters and the hard work that they put in. The main characters of the book are Lennie, a man-child, and George, a small man but very powerful character that takes care of Lennie in their journey. Also when they get to the farm they meet the bosses wife who is very lonely and looks for company in the workers. Steinbeck uses characterization to bring his characters to life using various techniques.
There is only one way an author can get their readers to cry, laugh, and love or just enjoy their master pieces. That one way is through the uses of literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification. These are the small things that brings the author`s thoughts and ideas alive. The author`s ability to use literary devices through the book helps in direct characterization and lets readers get a better understanding of Lennie and George, the two main characters Of Mice and Men. It also helps in keeping readers thinking on their feet and constantly questioning George and Lennie`s next move while in Salinas, California. John Steinbeck, in his novel Of Mice and Men, makes use of similes and foreshadowing to keep readers in touch