Of mice and men chapter 1
Opening -idyllic natural scene, peace and calm
Lennie and George arrive and the peace is disturbed
Although George thinks it will be ' nice sleepin' here' there is a sense of threat -sounds of men shouting and the fish sinking down in the water.
Steinbeck portrays nature as both peaceful and dangerous through this symbolism
We get the impression that all is not as good as it seems
George and Lennie have been friends a long time - they know each other very well. E.g George knows Lennie doesn't have really have a mouse.
George is the leader, Lennie follows. The questions he asks George show him to be child-like (Lennie has learning difficulties)
They are headed for a ranch but the bus has dropped them four miles away. This is an early symbolism for the fact that they will never get where they want to be.
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- Created on: 22-09-14 10:55
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