How does Steinbeck create tension in Section 5?
Steinbeck creates tension in Section 5 through sound and emotion.
While Lennie was in the barn minding his own business, panicking about killing the puppy, Curley's wife entered. "She came very quietly so that Lennie didn't see her" this makes the reader feel worried as to why she came in so soundlessly, and question to if she is up to something.
When Lennie and her get into a conversation, she begins to grow very angry at Lennie as he mentions that he isn't allowed to talk to her because of orders he had been given, and when her emotion does suddenly turn to this, it makes you feel sorry for Lennie, and the tension builds as the reader doesn't know how much she will lash out.
It is very well described that whenever the clang of horseshoes from outside the barn from the other men playing a game, the entire barn goes silent.
English: John Steinbeck
Lennie James
Home Media Server Mods - Lennie Moore & Jim Wiggin...No matter what conversation Lennie and Curley's wife are having, they instantly go quiet. This separates the reader and character from the barn to make them acknowledge the outside world.
Curleys wife soon comes to know that Lennie likes feeling textures, and so tells him to stroke her hair for it is very soft⦠This makes the reader worry as to previous knowledge of Lennie and the girl in weed. When Curleys wife starts to get angry as he is messing up her hair, he panics and holds on tighter. "Lennie's fingers closed on her hair and hung on" This makes the reader feel sorry for Curleys wife as most people know how painful it is when someone pulls on your hair, also the fact Lennie is very strong. "She struggled violently under his hands" "Her body flopped like...