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Unformatted text preview: 7:24 4 II“ LTE E} . In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck,
there are many instances of foreshadowing.
While they may not be noticed at first, they stick
out like a sore thumb in the end.
The main characters in the book are Lennie, a
huge man with the mind of a young child, and
George, a small man who had landed them a job
on a ranch. Lennie is a man who doesn‘t think for
himself, and relies on George for guidance. They
travel together, forever chasing the dream of
getting a piece of land to call their own. The
ranch job would get them closer to buying their
own little corner of the world.
One major example was when Lennie got in a
fight with Curley. ‘Come on, ya big bastard. Get
up on your feet.‘ He slashed at Lennie.(p.62)
Candy warned George and Lennie when they first
came to the ranch. Curley is like a lot of little
guys. He hates big guys. Kind of like he's mad at
'em because he ain't a big guy. (p. 26) This
foreshadows that Curley will fight Lennie at some
point later on. Curley's gonna wanna shoot 'im.
He‘s still mad about his hand.(p.97) Curley had
been waiting for revenge on Lennie since their
fight.
Another example of foreshadowing is George
confiding in Slim why he and Lennie were forced
to leave Weed, a small Californian town. 'He seen
this girl in a red dress. Just wants to feel it. So he
reaches out to feel this dress, and the girl lets out
a squawk, and he holds on. The guys in Weed
start a party out to lynch Lennie.'(p.41) Curley's
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