Sound - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE Of Mice & Men, topic 6.2.3
Sound - Quotations
As well as lots of visual description, Steinbeck also includes detailed descriptions of sound. This is a technique which is sometimes called auditory description.
Background sounds
- “There was a clang of horseshoe on iron stake outside and a little cheer of voices.” (Section 3).
Silence for tense moments
- “The silence came into the room. And the silence lasted.” (Section 3).
Closing in on George and Lennie
- During the final scene of the novel, Steinbeck describes the sound of the men closing in on George and Lennie.
- “And the shouts of men sounded again, this time much closer than before.” (Section 6).
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What does Steinbeck use silence for?