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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Foreshadowing
Which foreshadows did you find throughout the novella? Why were they foreshadows or how did they develop throughout the book.
Lennie has a passion for soft objects and soft animals. In the beginning, Lennie and George were running away from there workplace because Lennie touched a girls dress and would not let go. The dress was soft. Lennie found a mouse and he stroked it so hard so he killed it. Lennie has a passion for touching animals and soft objects. Lennie was given a puppy. He stroked the puppy too hard and he killed the puppy. The puppy was soft. When curley's wife came into the barn where Lennie was hiding, she told him to stroke her hair soft. He went into panic when Curley's wife was yelling because Lennie would not let go. He killed Curley's wife in panic. The passion for soft things and the fact that he kills them is the foreshadow throughout the whole book.
In the beginning of the novel Lennie kills a mouse by petting it too hard. As the book progresses Lennie receives a puppy and kills that as well. It seems as though each time he has the chance to feel something new, he kills it. I feel as though there are several forms of foreshadowing in the novel that hint towards the same thing that you are talking about as well.
The foreshadowing in this novel was incredible. Lennie's infantile reactions to soft things were bound to have a downfall with his strength. From the start of the story, Lennie wouldn't let go of a women's red dress because it was soft and she started to get scared. Lennie and George got ran out of town for that. When Lennie was petting the mouse, or the puppy and accidentally stroked them too hard that he killed them, that was a great foreshadow for when Curley's wife let him touch her hair and he ended up breaking her neck. Another thing from the beginning was the red dress that foreshadowed future conflict. Curley's wife had a lot of red, and that was calling for trouble. Candy's dog also represented a lot of the events in this novel. The dog became a pain to itself, but was still very loyal to Candy, the dog went everywhere he went, and when people started complaining about the dog, Candy stuck up for it. Carlson ended up shooting it, with Candy's permission after debates, and it obviously saddened Candy. Later Candy was upset that he let a stranger shoot his dog and said that he should've shot it himself. This event foreshadows how loyal Lennie is to George, goes everywhere he goes, and George is constantly sticking up for Lennie, in the end George is the one who shot Lennie, it had to be done. This book has many lessons and demonstrates great foreshadows, a great choice for the class.
I am so glad you could catch on to these foreshadows since they aren't as obvious as most. The who parallel of Candy's dog's fate and Lennie's is very deeply woven throughout the novel. But, since both Candy and George lost their one purpose for living and need to care for someone else, where do you think George ended up a year after he killed Lennie?
What I think he should've done was get the ranch with Candy and Crooks and try to work it out, rather than waste his life in a whore house. But seeing as grumpy as he was and sad, he probably did spend a lot of his time in a whore house. He might've had a revelation after killing Lennie, but I honestly can't even guess at where George ended up a year after that event.
Out of the many foreshadows though out the novel there were a select few I noticed more than others before the event it hinted towards occurred. One of the most obvious examples is when Lennie is told by George “hide in the brush till I come for you.” If here were to get into trouble, this hinted that Lennie was going to get into more trouble. Also about half way through the book I noticed that the end of the chapters where the same as the beginning of them so from that I inferred that just maybe the whole book was the same way and indeed it did. Another one is that when Lennie was given a puppy I knew he would kill and since it happened from petting it to hard so as soon as Curley’s wife said “Here---feel right here.” I knew she was done for.
There were many examples of foreshadowing in this book. However, there were only a few that were really thrown out there. For one, we know from the beginning that Lennie has an obsession for soft objects. Lennie's infatuation with soft objects got him into trouble back in Weed where they came from. When Curly's wife told Lennie to touch her hair we all knew that it was going to result into some problem. Another example would be when George tells Lennie that if anything were to happen, he should go back and hide in the brushes. Also, to me, the rabbit idea was a foreshadow. Rabbits symbolize new life. Throughout the story, all Lennie wants to do is tend the rabbits as George promises him. At the end of the book when he was halucinating, the rabbit shows up. At that point I knew that Lennie was going to die.
Throughout the book there are many different forms of foreshadowing. Early in the novel, George says "But you ain't gonna get in no trouble, because if you do, I won't let you tend the rabbits." In my opinion this quote is foreshadows the ending of the novel, in several ways. First, in the story, the same quote is repeated several times and it should hint that eventually Lennie will get into trouble. Next, when Lennie gets in trouble he's not allowed to tend the rabbits because George kills him in the end. Seeing the same quote so many times in the story leads readers to the suspicion that something bad will happen towards the close of the book.
You stated in the onset of this course that you liked to read. So, what did you think of this story of Lennie and George? I am always curious of such an experienced reader's opinion.
Lennie has a passion for soft objects and soft animals. In the beginning, Lennie and George were running away from there workplace because Lennie touched a girls dress and would not let go. The dress was soft. Lennie found a mouse and he stroked it so hard so he killed it. Lennie has a passion for touching animals and soft objects. Lennie was given a puppy. He stroked the puppy too hard and he killed the puppy. The puppy was soft. When curley's wife came into the barn where Lennie was hiding, she told him to stroke her hair soft. He went into panic when Curley's wife was yelling because Lennie would not let go. He killed Curley's wife in panic. The passion for soft things and the fact that he kills them is the foreshadow throughout the whole book.
ReplyDeleteAll were trusting Lennie and truly innocent.
DeleteIn the beginning of the novel Lennie kills a mouse by petting it too hard. As the book progresses Lennie receives a puppy and kills that as well. It seems as though each time he has the chance to feel something new, he kills it. I feel as though there are several forms of foreshadowing in the novel that hint towards the same thing that you are talking about as well.
DeleteThe foreshadowing in this novel was incredible. Lennie's infantile reactions to soft things were bound to have a downfall with his strength. From the start of the story, Lennie wouldn't let go of a women's red dress because it was soft and she started to get scared. Lennie and George got ran out of town for that. When Lennie was petting the mouse, or the puppy and accidentally stroked them too hard that he killed them, that was a great foreshadow for when Curley's wife let him touch her hair and he ended up breaking her neck. Another thing from the beginning was the red dress that foreshadowed future conflict. Curley's wife had a lot of red, and that was calling for trouble. Candy's dog also represented a lot of the events in this novel. The dog became a pain to itself, but was still very loyal to Candy, the dog went everywhere he went, and when people started complaining about the dog, Candy stuck up for it. Carlson ended up shooting it, with Candy's permission after debates, and it obviously saddened Candy. Later Candy was upset that he let a stranger shoot his dog and said that he should've shot it himself. This event foreshadows how loyal Lennie is to George, goes everywhere he goes, and George is constantly sticking up for Lennie, in the end George is the one who shot Lennie, it had to be done. This book has many lessons and demonstrates great foreshadows, a great choice for the class.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you could catch on to these foreshadows since they aren't as obvious as most. The who parallel of Candy's dog's fate and Lennie's is very deeply woven throughout the novel. But, since both Candy and George lost their one purpose for living and need to care for someone else, where do you think George ended up a year after he killed Lennie?
DeleteWhat I think he should've done was get the ranch with Candy and Crooks and try to work it out, rather than waste his life in a whore house. But seeing as grumpy as he was and sad, he probably did spend a lot of his time in a whore house. He might've had a revelation after killing Lennie, but I honestly can't even guess at where George ended up a year after that event.
DeleteOut of the many foreshadows though out the novel there were a select few I noticed more than others before the event it hinted towards occurred. One of the most obvious examples is when Lennie is told by George “hide in the brush till I come for you.” If here were to get into trouble, this hinted that Lennie was going to get into more trouble. Also about half way through the book I noticed that the end of the chapters where the same as the beginning of them so from that I inferred that just maybe the whole book was the same way and indeed it did. Another one is that when Lennie was given a puppy I knew he would kill and since it happened from petting it to hard so as soon as Curley’s wife said “Here---feel right here.” I knew she was done for.
ReplyDeleteThere were many examples of foreshadowing in this book. However, there were only a few that were really thrown out there. For one, we know from the beginning that Lennie has an obsession for soft objects. Lennie's infatuation with soft objects got him into trouble back in Weed where they came from. When Curly's wife told Lennie to touch her hair we all knew that it was going to result into some problem. Another example would be when George tells Lennie that if anything were to happen, he should go back and hide in the brushes. Also, to me, the rabbit idea was a foreshadow. Rabbits symbolize new life. Throughout the story, all Lennie wants to do is tend the rabbits as George promises him. At the end of the book when he was halucinating, the rabbit shows up. At that point I knew that Lennie was going to die.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the book there are many different forms of foreshadowing. Early in the novel, George says "But you ain't gonna get in no trouble, because if you do, I won't let you tend the rabbits."
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion this quote is foreshadows the ending of the novel, in several ways. First, in the story, the same quote is repeated several times and it should hint that eventually Lennie will get into trouble. Next, when Lennie gets in trouble he's not allowed to tend the rabbits because George kills him in the end. Seeing the same quote so many times in the story leads readers to the suspicion that something bad will happen towards the close of the book.
You stated in the onset of this course that you liked to read. So, what did you think of this story of Lennie and George? I am always curious of such an experienced reader's opinion.
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