Imagery In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Undoubtedly, Of Mice and Men shows imagery in every scene. Allowing a book to have imagery, it doesn’t only gets the reader's imagining what it looks like but, also gets them engaged in the book. Furthermore, at the very beginning of the book, it states, “ On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up on the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees--willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures…” (1). Among all the parts of the book where setting is described in deep detail, it provides entertainment. In other words, every place where Lennie and George went, John Steinbeck provided detail. Even if it was the slightest thing, it would be in detail,

Till you get later in the passage, everything that Thomas Scarseth is saying makes sense. Upon many concluding statements made in the story, one that stands out is, “Second, The grossness is a way of presenting briefly complex turmoil of life. This book is not stereotype melodrama.” Clearly, then your perspective from the book completely changed because of the text that’s involved in this passage. The moment I read that line, so many things made sense. From where John Steinbeck was trying to reach readers and explain to them about life. Back then nothing was easy, you had to work for everything. Going through all of the paragraphs, you see how entertainment was added into a informal, deep passage. Scarseth’s passage talks more about two characters, Curley and Curley’s wife. In the text it says, “Curly doesn’t know how to hold on to what he finds important: his young wife, his status as the Boss’s son, his reputation as man. He loses each by trying to hold on too tightly. Curley’s aim to be a respected husband/boss/man is foiled by his own limited abilities.” Although the story is more focused on the journey of Lennie and George, Curley plays the antagonist of the book. Which causes the mood to change and show the entertainment side. Curley is the school bully of the book because of the way he treats people and how they kind of just follow