Assuming everyone already has read the book, I want to discuss a particular extended metaphor that I feel is critical in the novel, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. I’m back-tracking a bit here when I ask, what is an extended metaphor? An extended metaphor is a metaphor that is developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
The extended metaphor which I think is vital in this story is the metaphor between how Candy’s old dog was killed (put to sleep), and how Lennie was killed. They were both killed the same way and the circumstances are similar. What is the significance of this comparison? How can Lennie be compared to the dog? Why do you think John Steinbeck made this extended metaphor clear?
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ReplyDeleteThe significance of this was that it subtly foreshadows what was going to happen later in the story. Candy's dog and Lennie did die in similar ways, and I feel like I should've expected the ending to end like how it did. With Lennie's mouse dead, Candy's dog dead, Lennie's puppy, etc... it all led to something and I didn't catch that. Lennie and Candy's dog are similar because their time shouldn't have come yet. They both had their lives ended with a shot of a gun right behind the head. I don't know how to answer the last question because I wouldn't have noticed the extended metaphor before you pointed it out.
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