How does John Steinbeck use descriptive language in the book 'Of Mice and Men' to set the scene?

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Pasan Ganewatta                                                                                                    11- 4

Pasan Ganewatta

11- 4

George Dixon International School

            John Steinbeck uses the different type of languages and the different ideas to describe places in the book ‘Of Mice and Men’. In this assignment I am going to looking at the start of chapter one paragraph one, which is the valley and countryside. Also, I am going to looking at the start of chapter two first paragraphs, which is the bunkhouse and it is in the ranch.

         In chapter one opening paragraph describe countryside before the ranch. It is about mountains, river, trees, sun and animals and it is a nice place.

          In chapter two opening paragraph is about bunkhouse. It is about where the all workers slept on the ranch, where they kept their belongings and it is a dark, cold and horrible place.

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          Steinbeck uses different colours to describe different places. In chapter one starting paragraph he uses nice colours to describe warm setting. For example following quote shows that;

       

          “…the Salinas River drops in close to the hill side bank and runs deep green.”

          He uses colour green to describe the colour of Salinas river, and another example is showing below;

       

         “…over the yellow sand in the sunlight…”

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