The document discusses how Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men. It provides examples of how Steinbeck foreshadows Lennie's death by drawing parallels between the descriptions of Candy's dog being killed and Lennie being shot and killed by George later in the novel. The document analyzes specific word choices Steinbeck uses, like "wouldn't even quiver", that are applied to both the dog and Lennie to foreshadow a painless death. It suggests the foreshadowing helps readers understand that Lennie's death was necessary and meant to be kind. The links between the two killings ensure readers know George must shoot Lennie, just as Candy felt he should have shot

1. Foreshadowing
In Of Mice and Men
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2. Learning Objectives
We are learning to...
• Understand how Steinbeck
uses foreshadowing
• Explain how this creates
meaning
S4L: Questioning – how and why?
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3. Foreshadow
Foreshadow: to present an
indication or a suggestion of
beforehand.
(like a shadow before…)
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4. Foreshadow
• to present an indication or a
Fear is the path
suggestion of beforehand
to the dark
side. Fear
leads to anger.
Anger leads to
hate. Hate
leads to
suffering.”

5. Candy’s Dog
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6. The basics
Candy’s Dog Lennie
Killed by?
Killed with?
How are they
killed?
Who kills them?
Why are they
killed?
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7. Why does Steinbeck have these
similarities?
How does it make the reader feel
about the way George treats
Lennie?
What does it do to the reader?
How does it link to overall
themes?
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8. Should George
have shot
Lennie?
Think – Pair - Share
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9. • ‘the way I’d shoot him, he
wouldn’t feel a thing. I’d put the
gun right there’. (...) ‘Right back
of the head. He wouldn’t even
quiver.’
• ‘And George raised the gun and
steadied it. The hand shook
violently, but his face set and his
hand steadied. He pulled the
trigger. (...) Lennie jarred, and
then settled slowly forward in the
sand, and he lay without
quivering.’
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10. Annotate your sheet
to find links –
similarities or
differences.
What does this do?
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11. How does Steinbeck use language
to build characters?
Skilled • Identify features of writers’ use of
annotation language and structure with some
explanation of layers of meaning.
will
Excellent • Have a detailed explanation, with
annotation appropriate terminology, of how
language structure are used to develop
will
perceptive identification of layers of
meaning
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12. • ‘the way I’d shoot him, he
wouldn’t feel a thing. I’d put the
gun right there’. (...) ‘Right back
of the head. He wouldn’t even
quiver.’
• ‘And George raised the gun and
steadied it. The hand shook
violently, but his face set and his
hand steadied. He pulled the
trigger. (...) Lennie jarred, and
then settled slowly forward in the
sand, and he lay without
quivering.’

13. • ‘the way I’d shoot him, he
wouldn’t feel a thing. I’d put the
The link gun right there’. (...) ‘Right back
between of the head. He wouldn’t even
the quiver.’
words
show • ‘And George raised the gun and
how steadied it. The hand shook
painless
Lennie’s
violently, but his face set and his
death is. hand steadied. He pulled the
trigger. (...) Lennie jarred, and
then settled slowly forward in the
sand, and he lay without
quivering.’

14. • ‘the way I’d shoot him, he
wouldn’t feel a thing. I’d put the
The links in the
language gun right there’. (...) ‘Right back
suggest the dog
and Lennie die of the head. He wouldn’t even
painlessly as
they did not quiver.’
‘quiver’. This
direct
foreshadowing
• ‘And George raised the gun and
suggests it was
necessary for steadied it. The hand shook
Lennie to die;
the reader violently, but his face set and his
understands
that it was hand steadied. He pulled the
kinder for
Lennie to die trigger. (...) Lennie jarred, and
than to live.
then settled slowly forward in the
sand, and he lay without
quivering.’

15. Speculate – how and
why?
How does the killing of Candy’s
dog link to wider themes in
the novel?
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16. The author’s use of language / words / tone of voice is significant.
T Imagery is significant in this section.
The imagery of .... is especially significant in this section.
The author uses setting to convey ...
The characterisation of ... is developed in this section.
Structurally, this section is significant.
We can see this in the quotation ...
E We hear the character described as ...
The word ... demonstrates this.
Arguably, the most significant words are ... and ...
The image of the ... is crucial to our understanding.
The author seems to be suggesting ...
P The author is, perhaps, exploring the idea of ...
The author is explaining, illustrating, uncovering, hiding, illuminating, developing,
The words suggest / imply / convey ...
E This word / phrase / image / character makes me think of ... because...
This conveys feelings of ... because....
The word / image contains several ideas. For example...
The author seems to be exploring the them / idea of ...
E From one perspective we could say ... From another we might consider...
Developing the interpretation further, we could argue that...
This links with.....
This idea is repeated when......

17. Success Criteria
Skilled Writing 1. Identify and comment on the writers’ use
will of structure and language to contribute
to effect with some explanation of layers
of meaning.
2. Comment uses quotations
Excellent 1. Have a detailed explanation, with
Writing appropriate terminology, of how
structure and language is used and
will
begins to develop perceptive
identification of layers of meaning
2. Commentary embeds appropriate
quotations to support point
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18. Steinbeck use of foreshadowing creates a sense of
expectation and tension

19. Steinbeck use of foreshadowing creates a sense of
expectation and tension. There are clear links in the
language Steinbeck uses for both the killing of Candy’s
dog and Lennie. For example, the dog ‘wouldn’t even
quiver.’ and when Lennie is killed he ‘settled slowly
forward in the sand, and he lay without quivering’.

20. Steinbeck use of foreshadowing creates a sense of
expectation and tension. There are clear links in the
language Steinbeck uses for both the killing of Candy’s
dog and Lennie. For example, the dog ‘wouldn’t even
quiver.’ and when Lennie is killed he ‘settled slowly
forward in the sand, and he lay without quivering’. The
foreshadowing suggests it was necessary for Lennie to
die; the reader understands that it was kinder for Lennie
to die than to live.

21. Steinbeck use of foreshadowing creates a sense of
expectation and tension. There are clear links in the
language Steinbeck uses for both the killing of Candy’s
dog and Lennie. For example, the dog ‘wouldn’t even
quiver.’ and when Lennie is killed he ‘settled slowly
forward in the sand, and he lay without quivering’. The
foreshadowing suggests it was necessary for Lennie to
die; the reader understands that it was kinder for Lennie
to die than to live. The links in the language suggest the
dog and Lennie die painlessly as they did not ‘quiver’. The
use of ‘settled slowly’ reinforces the reader
understanding of this being the best death for Lennie..

22. Steinbeck use of foreshadowing creates a sense of
expectation and tension. There are clear links in the
language Steinbeck uses for both the killing of Candy’s
dog and Lennie. For example, the dog ‘wouldn’t even
quiver.’ and when Lennie is killed he ‘settled slowly
forward in the sand, and he lay without quivering’. The
foreshadowing suggests it was necessary for Lennie to
die; the reader understands that it was kinder for Lennie
to die than to live. The links in the language suggest the
dog and Lennie die painlessly as they did not ‘quiver’. The
use of ‘settled slowly’ reinforces the reader
understanding of this being the best death for Lennie.
The links between the killing of the dog and Lennie
ensure that the reader knows George has to shoot Lennie
as Candy felt he ‘ought to have shot that dog’ himself.

23. Or...

24. Steinbeck use of foreshadowing creates a sense of expectation and
heightens the tension. There are clear links in the language
Steinbeck uses for both the killing of Candy’s dog and Lennie.
For example, the dog ‘wouldn’t even quiver.’ and when Lennie is
killed he ‘settled slowly forward in the sand, and he lay without
quivering’. The foreshadowing suggests it was necessary for
Lennie to die and the reader understands that the dog needs to
die (putting animals down is a concept we are used to); the
reader then understands that was kinder for Lennie to die than
to live. The links in the language suggest the dog and Lennie die
painlessly as they did not ‘quiver’. The use of ‘settled slowly’
reinforces the reader understanding of this being the best death
for Lennie; the sibilance amplifies the softness of the death.
Furthermore, the animalistic imagery used to describe Lennie
throughout the text intensify the links between Lennie and
Candy’s dog. The links between the killing of the dog and Lennie
ensure that the reader knows George has to shoot Lennie as
Candy felt he ‘ought to have shot that dog’ himself; when
Lennie kills Curley’s wife, the reader is aware that this can only
end tragically.

25. How does Steinbeck’s use of
foreshadowing to contribute
to meaning?
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26. Success Criteria
Skilled Writing 1. Identify and comment on the writers’ use
will of structure and language to contribute
to effect with some explanation of layers
of meaning.
2. Comment uses quotations
Excellent 1. Have a detailed explanation, with
Writing appropriate terminology, of how
structure and language is used and
will
begins to develop perceptive
identification of layers of meaning
2. Commentary embeds appropriate
quotations to support point
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