Mice of Men

Steinbeck uses different techniques to draw up tension and atmosphere in the fight scene of Of Mice And work force. These methods include powerful images, vivid choice of words and speed of events. Personally, I think the most effective method is the contrast between Lennies gentleness and power. I think Steinbeck achieves the full potential effect with this technique, and it real adds to the images in the readers mind. John Steinbeck uses force play in speech to build up tension.Curley says Come on ya humongous bastard. Get on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. Ill show you whos yella. This quotation shows the begrimed language used in the fight scene, and how it builds up atmosphere. Curley speaks in an self-assertive manner and this dialogue shows he was acting threateningly towards Lennie. Not exactly does the obscene language suggest his fury, it also acts as evidentiary harbour for how uneducated the ranch workers were.This is also backed up by the occurrence that the boss doesnt swear, suggesting he is slightly more intelligent than his employees, thusly his authority. Curley is described as handy earlier in the text, meaning he is a good fighter. He also tends to attack an easy target. Lennie is highly vulnerable, despite his size. Therefore, Curley would be significantly improving his reputation by fighting Lennie, because people would be unaware of his vulnerability and just notice his appearance. The violence in speech is a very effective technique.