Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Language.
- Steinbeck wrote in the language of real people in 1930s California.
- Steinbeck wants to give the impression that the
characters are speaking for themselves and telling
there own story in there own way.
- Steinbeck describes important or serious events in a simple way.
- E.g. When lennie kills Curley's wife he writes
"And then she was still, for Lennie had broken
her neck" this is more shocking because
Steinbeck has said it in a blunt way.
- The characters use Realistic Language.
- For e.g. Ranch hands swear a lot.
- There is a lot of racist reference.
"nigger" and also, people call
Curley's wife a "bitch"
- Steinbeck isn't tryin got be
offensive. It is just captured at a
racist and sexiest time.
- Steinbeck uses Descriptive Language,
Alliteration, long flowing sentences,
matter-of-fact "unpainted", Simple
descriptions, Shorter, Broken up
Sentences.