Of Mice and Men Deaths?

[kvnrthr]

Need some help for school work guys. There were 2 deaths in Of Mice and Men, and I know Steinbeck used foreshadowing to make them obvious. But what other literary techniques did he use to make the deaths obvious?

[Rores28]

Need some help for school work guys. There were 2 deaths in Of Mice and Men, and I know Steinbeck used foreshadowing to make them obvious. But what other literary techniques did he use to make the deaths obvious?

Spoiler alert.




When Lenny got shot in the head. That's when I was sure he was dead.

[kvnrthr]

Seriously though, I have to submit this tomorrow. Any ideas?

Let me give the full question on the worksheet: "The 2 deaths were not a surprise. What techniques had Steinbeck used to prepare the audience for the violence to come?"

I'm pretty sure the only applicable technique is foreshadowing, but it specifically says techniques...

[cacian]

I would say the whole setting of the story would lead you to make a guess there might resentment, jealousy, poverty and exploitation.
the words such as as migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression are two significant words to start with.
The way it is written also denotes the kind of accidents or targedies that might occur.

Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity and what some consider offensive language

The way the characters appear and their backgrounds.

Curley: The boss' son, a young, pugnacious character, once a semi-professional boxer

Curley's wife: A young, pretty woman, who is mistrusted by her husband. The other characters refer to her only as "Curley's wife". This lack of personal definition underscores this character's purpose in the story: Steinbeck explained that she is "not a person, she's a symbol

Carlson: A "thick bodied" ranch-hand, he kills Candy's dog with little sympathy

The whole atmosphere of the bokk is about depravation working under dire conditions, boredom and lack of motivations all could lead to harshness and tragedies.

The book is apperently based I quote:

Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath),

So the book and the story should automatically relfect what Steinbeck went through during the Depression.

[ennison]

Maybe you'd consider the title itself a clue that All Will Not Be Well!

[grechzoo]

cheater!



I would help but I read this 8 years ago, all I remember is images from the film honestly.

Lieutenant Dan had no choice unfortunately, poor thing.