Of Mice and Men - literay devices that Steinbeck uses in his story telling

Imagery
Imagery is what one imagines when one is reading a book. It is the pictures that appears in ones mind, which helps one to better understand the story. I good example of imagery in Of Mice and Men is "On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees" (Steinbeck 1). While reading this one can imagine a Foothill that has a path with a S shape. Also one can imagine a valley that is covered in different types of trees. 

Characterization
Characterization is the way the author choices to present the character. The ways this might be done is ether direct, which is the character is described by the author, the narrator or the other characters. The other way is indirect where the characters traits are revealed through there actions and speech. An example of indirect Characterization is when "Crooks said sharply, "you got no right to come in my room. This here is my room. Nobody got any right in here but me"" (Steinbeck 68).  This quote tells that crooks is a grumpy person and he doesn't like to be social. 

Zoomorprism
Zoomorprism is when a character in a book is describe with an animal trate. An example of zoomorprism in Of Mice and Men is "dragging his feet a little. the way a bear drags his paws" (Steinbeck 2). 

Dialogue
Dialogue is what the character says in the story and also is the conversation between the characters. Dialogue also helps create the character through characterization. Dialogue also helps to understand what is going on too. An example of Dialogue in Of Mice and Men is "take Curley. his hair is jus' like wire. But mine is soft and fine.'Course I brush it a lot. That makes it fine. Here - feel right there" (Steinbeck 90) this is what Curley's wife said to Lennie. 

Setting
Setting is the location where the story is taken place at. In a story there can be more than one setting. The setting is where the action or the place where every day to day thing happens in a story. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck has a lot settings so do other books. An example of settings would be "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River" (Steinbeck 1). This quote just tells where it is set, the Salinas River.