In the book of Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck characterizes George and Lennie through a way of describing them as having each other’s backs all the time. In the barn, Lennie is speaking with Crooks. “Ain’t nobody goin’ to talk no hurt to George” (Steinbeck 72). This is explaining that Lennie is caring for George and he doesn’t want to talk about him being hurt. The author is expressing symbolism because of the way Lennie appears defensive and how he talks to Crooks in anger. The symbol is like how Lennie
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Print. The Grapes of Wrath is an extraordinary tale of a family’s internal and external struggles in the late 1930s during the Dust Bowl. When speaking about the novel, people often refer to it as “a classic” and “one of the greatest works to ever be published”. Upon thinking about which books to chose from, the Great Depression seemed like a great topic to learn more about. It was some of the country’s worst years and was rich