Symbolism
Steinbeck's use of symbolism is very discreet. The reader has to pay attention and think about which characters symbolize what.Steinbeck uses characters to symbolize the aged, the prejudice, the average man, and more.
John Steinbeck uses Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife to symbolize different things. Curley's wife stands out. "Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways? You're a nice guy. Don't know why I can't talk to you. I ain't doin' no harm to you" (Steinbeck 87-88). Curley's wife simply wants company and she confides in the ranchers to provide her with what she wants.
Shurgot, Michael W., in his critisism of, Of Mice and Men, he points out Steinbeck's symbolisim. "Besides symbolizing the lonely, disjointed lives of thr ranchhands and the alienation of Crooks and Curley's wife, George's game of solitaire are symbolic" (Shurgot 363). Shurgot understands what Steinbeck wanted his characters to be seen as. Curley's wife symbolizes the lonely girl, just looking for a way out. Crooks is the black guy, that everyone treats bad or is prejudice toward. Candy is the aged. Steinbeck's use of symbolism is almost magic. The reader knows what the tweak is, but it still gets them everytime.
John Steinbeck uses Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife to symbolize different things. Curley's wife stands out. "Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways? You're a nice guy. Don't know why I can't talk to you. I ain't doin' no harm to you" (Steinbeck 87-88). Curley's wife simply wants company and she confides in the ranchers to provide her with what she wants.
Shurgot, Michael W., in his critisism of, Of Mice and Men, he points out Steinbeck's symbolisim. "Besides symbolizing the lonely, disjointed lives of thr ranchhands and the alienation of Crooks and Curley's wife, George's game of solitaire are symbolic" (Shurgot 363). Shurgot understands what Steinbeck wanted his characters to be seen as. Curley's wife symbolizes the lonely girl, just looking for a way out. Crooks is the black guy, that everyone treats bad or is prejudice toward. Candy is the aged. Steinbeck's use of symbolism is almost magic. The reader knows what the tweak is, but it still gets them everytime.