Juxtaposition In Of Mice And Men

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‘Of mice and men’ begins by describing the setting of the story. ‘A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas river drops in close to hillside bank and runs deep and green.’ The proper noun ‘Salinas’ is used to make the description of the setting more detailed. The effect that this gives to the reader is that it makes them feel like if they were in paradise; therefore, it emphasizes a ‘normal’ looking setting to a heavenly place. The noun ‘green’ is a simple colour but it also demonstrates how nature is unpretentious. This shows that a regular colour can be seen from a different perspective.It also uses juxtaposition because it uses a normal colour in a celestial place. Overall, the fact that the story begins by describing the setting makes

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