Thomas Foster, in his essay “Is That a Symbol?,” suggests that every concrete object in a piece of literature can be a symbol. Foster supports his claim by describing a scenario and pointing out objects that are symbols. His purpose is to further inform students on what a symbol is in order to help them better understand pieces of literature and their many meanings. Foster establishes a formal but humorous tone with his intended audience for this essay which includes students from various levels of education, middle school and up. Based on my original claim, this essay will help me to further explain my symbols and why they are significant to the story.
Gradually as, Tom lives his life he see how his parents’ approval came with a cost. When Tom finally had it with himself for killing his sister by accident, he thought of committing suicide, but the thought of,” ….Liza’s disapproval. She could make anyone suffer if she disapproved” (Steinbeck 408). Just the thought of his mother reminds him of the days how his mother can disapprove of him causing him great pain. The same pain that it took him to get an approval from her is the pain that he has to face with the consequences of his actions.
John steinbeck touches base on the American Dream when he wrote Of Mice and Men. There are many ways that John Steinbeck demonstrates how both George and Lennie have an American Dream. “With us it ain’t like that. We got a future” is an example of how the boys have that dream of having better things to come for them(Steinbeck 15). Steinbeck also uses motifs to show that the American Dream is within the book.
Researching more details and looking at other authors views on men to mice things were looking into will be newspapers magazine’s books. So far haven’t got a lot of info into met to mice the story itself was a very interesting story to read also a very sad ending planning on looking into the movie after this class also. What will be addressed in this research paper will be different views of the story and point of view of other authors. How these things will be accomplished will be by using Milwaukee Area Technical College data base of Library info literature books of this book also the literature Criticism online tool. All these things will be utilized with this project.
A work of literature that has unsettled me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This caused me to stir with strong unsettling emotion because of the way that the novel ended. Near the end of the story, a mentally deficient man, Lennie accidently murders a young woman. He was simply trying to quiet her. She was so scared from his attentions that she had started screaming.
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902 he grown up in middle class home where his father was a multiple job holding to feed the family and his mother was a schoolteacher. Steinbeck only went to college in pursuit to please his parents because he drifted in and out for six years and still came out with no degree. (Biography.com) Now that you have some background information about john I’m now give you information into where he got the idea of writing Of Mice and Men in an interview with New York Times John said “Lennie was a real person. I worked alongside him for many weeks. He didn’t kill a girl.
In John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men”, symbolism is a crucial factor to understanding and addressing different themes or topics the story talks about and make them more manageable, but also to engage readers. The author uses different symbols such as animals, characters, and places to portray the themes of dreams, innocence, loneliness, friendship, the American Dream, the weak and the strong, among others. Without understanding these key symbols readers probably wouldn’t understand the context of the story or what the author wants to express, making it very boring when reading it. Definitely, these symbols give a deeper meaning to the story, which could be also described as an allegory.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a story about two best friends named Lennie Small and George Milton's small adventure on a ranch. While on the ranch they encounter came to face new people and small conflicts. They also learn about the other characters dreams, while they add on to their own. As the story progresses readers learn that George and Lennie have a close bond, but in certain situations Lennie gets George into serious trouble representing Lennie as a burden. George did the right thing when he killed Lennie because Lennie’s a danger to others, George was showing compassion, and Lennie’s a danger to himself.
Rhetorical Analysis Essay People’s realities are shaped by their experiences of failing while trying to achieve their dreams. For years people have shaped and/or destroyed their reality by trying to catch their dreams. People strive everyday to achieve their dreams, but in reality they never will. John Steinbeck uses many rhetorical appeals to help the reader understand how the American Dream can be with his experiences using ethos, paradox, and repetition.
Steinbeck was a very skilled writer. In the novel, ‘Of Mice and Men’, Steinbeck used dogs as literary tools in several different ways. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck used dogs for symbolism, foreshadowing, etc. Some of these literary tools are very obvious, but others are hidden. If you look very deep into the novel, more than 10 should be found.
Michelle Lau Mrs. Paff English I 10/7/14 Title In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author utilizes setting and imagery to assist the reader in understanding the transformations the two principle characters, George and Lennie, undergo before and after their stay at the ranch society. The depictions of the brush reflects the change in George and Lennie’s relationship. On the ranch, they come across obstacles such as alienation and injustice that weakens their bond and leaves them powerless.
Symbolism can use an object (like a tree of birds), or art, (like Melinda’s art project or Mr. Freeman's canvas) to represent an abstract idea. Laurie Halse Anderson uses symbolism to hint at a certain mood or emotion, rather than just blatantly saying it. So, the use of symbolism is important because it helps create meaning and emotion in a story. Symbolism makes a book fun to read, the symbolism produces a thought provoking work of art and it, (like in this book), adds meaning to seemingly unrelated objects and elicits emotions in the
In the story Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck uses figurative language, specifically similes and personification, and sentence structure to highlight the serenity and security of the poolside area. Steinbeck creates a new setting for each new scene of the book with vivid description, and describes the atmosphere as well. Steinbeck’s sentences in the opening of the passage describes how the sun has moved across the sky. “Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan Mountains.” Steinbeck directs the reader’s attention, not only to the sun moving across the mountains, but to the sun climbing the mountains, through the use of personification.
Of Mice and Men was a bestseller then and sales still remain steady today, even though it is ranked fourth most controversial book in the United States because of its vulgar profanity and derogatory statements. The writer of Of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck. He was born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. The novel takes place at a ranch near Soledad during the Great Depression. It deals with the issues dear to Steinbeck's heart such as poverty, homelessness, failure of the American dream, etc.
In John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men”, he enacts through his writing, the themes, of Violence and Dreams, Hopes and Plans. John Steinbeck relates back to those themes through Rabbits, Bunkhouse, and Lennie Small. The symbol, setting, and person chosen all represent Dreams, Hopes and Plans and Violence. Rabbits represent Dreams, Hopes and Plans because Lennie was always dreaming of raising the Rabbits. Bunkhouse represents Violence because all of the people who stay there are extremely rowdy and cruel.
