THE FORESHADOWING OF LENNIE'S DEATH

THESIS

• Readers can expect or predict
• Lennie will get killed because
• all companions in the novel
• Of Mice and Men get killed.

LENNIE'S KILLS MICE

• "They was so little," he said apologetically.
• "I'd pet'em,and pretty soon they bit my fingers
• and I pinched their heads and they was dead
• because the was so little - (ch 1, page 8)

CANDY'S DOG IS SHOT

• They says he wasn't no good to home self nor nobody else.
• They can me here I wisht so somebody shoot me,
• but they won't do nothing like that.
• I won't have no place to go, An'i can't get no more jobs.
• (Ch 5, page 19)

LENNIE KILLS THE PUPPY

• "He was so little said lennie," I was j'playin 'with him
• ... An he made like he's gonna bite... An'i made like I was gonna smack him
• ...an'...An'i done it an' the he was dead ." Ch 5. Page 3

CURLEY'S WIFE IS KILLED

• "He shook her then he was angry with her.
• "Don't you go yelling," and he shook her;
• and her body flopped like a fish.
• Then she was still for Leanne had broken her neck.
• (Ch 5, page 6)