2018 OMAM blog (F period)

In the Final Chapter of the book, I noticed the little symbolism/foreshadowing/metaphor that the author chose to include . The most significant part of Chapter 6 was the death of Lennie, the effect of Lennie killing Curley's Wife. Before Lennie is killed by George, John Steinbeck describes the scene in depth and detail. He paints a vivid picture for the reader, to help them understand the importance of this scene. John (the author) uses a literary device to foreshadow what's to come. Mr. Steinbeck writes, ""A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope head from side to side... and came to the legs of a motionless heron. A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while it's tail waved frantically" (99). This passage foreshadows a death to come in the scene, ultimately becoming Lennie fate. John then uses a metaphor to show Lennie as the snake and George as the heron. Lenni...

As I was reading Part 4 of Of Mice and Men , I really picked up on the Power Shift. In Crooks Bedroom, sat Crooks, Candy, and Lennie. They sat discussing their future, and their "American Dream". They talk about the rabbits, the land, and how they are going to tend to it all. As they talk, Curley's Wife enters the room, flirting and playing mind games with the men. Her face was "heavily made up" (77). She was looking for Curley, even though she knew that he was not going to be in Crooks bedroom. Instead she was just trying to get attention from the men..... Which eventually happened! While Curley's Wife and the others talk, she brings up the bruises on Curley's fist. Candy lies and tells her that his hand was caught in a machine. Curley's Wife knows better than to believe that, so she starts a tirade. She starts yelling and calling names at the men. She demeans the men, saying "'You bindle bums think your so damn good.... Standin' he...

In the second part of Chapter 3, we learn about the American Dream than Lennie and George want to carry out. From previous chapters we already knew some information, but with this scene in the bunkhouse, we learned a lot more. In Chapter 3 Candy states, "S'pose I went in with you guys. Tha's three hundred an' fifty bucks I'd put in. I ain't much good, but I can cook and tend the chickens and how the garden some. How'd that be?" Here Candy wants to join their future, and he gives logistical reasons why he should do so. I think that this is foreshadowing what is going to happen in the future, at the ranch. A connection will bloom between Candy, George, and Lennie after they talk about their future. I also think that Lennie is going to spoil their future plans to the public, causing problems. The reason I think that this is going to happen, is due to the fact that Candy and George both told Lennie not to tell anyone. But with Lennie's forgetful mi...

While I was reading the 2nd Part of  Of Mice and Men, one character peeked my interest... Curley's Wife! I was very interested by the way others talk about her in Part Two. To start with, Curley's Wife doesn't have a name. Just "Curley's Wife". I think that Steinbeck just names her "Curley's Wife", to show the importance of her in this story and in real life. Back then women had nowhere as many rights and men did. And in some cases men even thought of lemon as objects or prizes to be won. Even after Curley's Wife leaves the room, people still talk about her behind her back. In one scene, George looked around at Lennie and said "Jesus, what a tramp..... So that's what he picks for a wife" (32). This shows that men treat the women like objects, not humans. This reminded me of slaves in the 19th century. The way slaves were treated were dehumanizing, just like Curley's Wife. And Curley's Wife doesn't even try to f...