Heute ist echt GAR Nichts passiert...
Habe bis um 12 geschlafen. Unsere Uhren sind ja auch umgestellt worden, daher warens eigentlich nur 11 Stunden.. Habe auch noch ein paar Schulsachen, die übers Wochenende liegen geblieben sind, fertig gemacht.. Hier mein heutiger Aufsatz über Kontraste in Of Mice and Men :)
ich hätte ja nie gedacht, dass ich je länger schreibe, als die angegebene Minimalwortanzahl...
Have fun reading it!!
Of
Mice and Men
"A
few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the
hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too,
for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight
before reaching the narrow pool.“ These are the first swo sentences
to read in Of Mice and Men.
Author John Steinbeck uses one the most remarkable stylistic devices
in his novel already in the beginning. He uses strong colors in a
description to create a contrast. Instead of simply describing the
scenery, he makes it more interesting for the reader. He uses the
impressions that he just imparted to the reader to create a catchy
opening everyone will remember by the time he wants him to. The
stylistic device of the contrast is not only important for images,
but is also a beloved and often used way to express something. It is
also very popular in more modern literature.
By
using them in his novel John Steinbeck helps the reader to get to
know his characters and to understand their behaviour. The contrasts
reveal the protagonist's strenghts and weaknesses, making them
unique. Lennie, for example, loves soft things and especially mice,
which he "could pet with
his thumb while walking along“ (6), but on the other hand, he is so
strong, that he always kills them by grabbing them to hard when they
try to bite him. He just cannot let go of soft things, when he is
scared. That is also the reason, why the had to flee from Weed,
because Lennie "just
wanted to feel that girl's dress“ (11) and when "she
jerked back he held on like it was a mouse“ (11). One of his
strongest contrasts is also that he can be completely normal talking
to someone like Curley's wife, but as soon as he touches something
soft and an incident happens, he does not know what to do any more
and just holds on and shakes it. He is like a little kid, not
understanding most of the things told him, but he realizes that he
killed a creature.
But
Steinbeck does not only use contentual contrasts, he also works with
contrasted parallelisms and different registers to make the reader
more attentive about the content.
The
most striking examples in this novel are the way Lennie and George
speak and the author's idea of beginning and ending the story. To
begin with the not so noticeable, it is important to analyze and
characterize the protagonist's language and linguistic habits. The
way of speaking can tell us a lot about the speaking person. In Of
Mice and Men they are mostly speaking informal English or Slang.
While Lennie is always speaking very informal, George, the smarter
one, can speak more formal if he needs to. He made use of this while
talking to their boss the first time and telling that Lennie "can
do anything you tell him. He's a good skinner. He can rassel grain
bags, driva a cultivator. He can do everything“ (22). The more
striking contrast is the big parallelism between beginning and end.
Steinbeck beginns both paragraphs with the "deep
and green“ (1;99) Salinas River and how the scenery looks like. But
the difference is that at the first time "two
men emerged from the path“ (3) and in the end "Lennie
appeared out of the bush“ (100). The author begins and ends the
book at the same place, but in a completely different way. And that
is the contrast, the reader first recognizes in the end. It is a big
parallelism hiding the contrast. First the walk there together and
ultimately Lennie comes there alone and instead of both having the
hope of a new life, George kills Lennie. The parallels make the
reader think that everything is going to be the exact same again and
thereby makes the finish hyperbolic.
By
working with contrasts the author can influence his reader's
reactions and emotions. He can make his message clearer and stronger.
The readers experience the story more intense and afterwards think
more about it.Same as colors in our visual sensation, constrasts used
as stylistic devices are essential for good stories and the way we
assimilate things.
Hope you like it!
Hier noch ein Foto was ich mal wieder auf meinem Laptop gefunden habe... Nach dem grandiosen Sieg vom TVA am Wochenende vermisse ich doch die guten alten Zeiten und freue mich schon darauf nächstes jahr selbst zu spielen! :)
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