dog shot "right back of the head. He wouldn't feel nothing."(p.45) This foreshadows the later incident when Lennie was killed, reluctantly, by George. "George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle close to the back of Lennie's head he pulled the trigger." (p. 106) The shootings of the dog and Lennie were both painless, and happened because they were unavoidable. The dog and Lennie both had no life ahead of them. Lennie would have been imprisoned, and the dog was a major burden to himself and others.In conclusion, I believe that these foresadowings play a big role in helping the reader understand the novel. They allow the reader to predict character reactions to events, thus helping them to enjoy and understand the novel....
