6.2.2
Light - Quotations
Light - Quotations
Light - Quotations
In the more descriptive sections of Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck makes lots of significant references to light.


Description of the bunkhouse
Description of the bunkhouse
- "Although there was evening brightness showing through the windows of the bunkhouse, inside it was dusk.” (Section 2).
- Creates a gloomy atmosphere.


Description of Crooks' barn
Description of Crooks' barn
- "In the stable buck’s room a small electric globe threw a meagre yellow light.” (Section 4).
- Indicates the atmosphere in the barn is dark.


Description of Curley's wife's death
Description of Curley's wife's death
- “The sun streaks climbed up the wall” (Section 5) before she is killed.
- “The sun streaks were high on the wall by now, and the light was growing soft in the barn” (Section 5) after Lennie has killed her.


Description of Lennie's death
Description of Lennie's death
- “The light climbed out of the valley.” (Section 6).
- Light could represent hope and happiness, so the light disappearing at this point could be Steinbeck’s way of telling us that hope is now lost.
1Context & Overview
1.1Context & Overview
2Plot
2.1Section 1 - Analysis
2.2Section 2 - Analysis
2.3Section 3 - Analysis
2.4Section 4 - Analysis
2.5Section 5 - Analysis
2.6Section 6 - Analysis
3Key Characters
3.1Main Characters
3.2Minor Characters
4Themes
5Authorial Method
6Recap: Main Quotes
6.1Quotes per Section
6.2Text Structure - Quotes
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1Context & Overview
1.1Context & Overview
2Plot
2.1Section 1 - Analysis
2.2Section 2 - Analysis
2.3Section 3 - Analysis
2.4Section 4 - Analysis
2.5Section 5 - Analysis
2.6Section 6 - Analysis
3Key Characters
3.1Main Characters
3.2Minor Characters
4Themes
5Authorial Method
6Recap: Main Quotes
6.1Quotes per Section
6.2Text Structure - Quotes
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