Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is something an author writes in their book or novel to give hints or clues to future events.

examples: First we learn how Lennie killed the mice by breaking their necks, then he ends up killing Curley's wife the same way. Also, we learn that Lennie and George got kicked out of Weed because Lennie touched a girl's dress because it was soft. He touches Curley's wife's hair, which was also soft and when she tries to pull away, he holds on. Just like the girl's dress in Weed. In The beginning of the story, Candy's dog gets killed because it is useless on the ranch and it shows what happens in inadequate people on the ranch. It foreshadows Lennie's death because Lennie gets shot in the back of the head at the end, just like the dog. There is also a lot of foreshadowing when Carlson kills Candy's dog and Candy says he wished he had done it. When Curley finds out that Lennie had killed his wife, he wants to kill Lennie for it. George ends up doing it because it shows that he would have regretted it if anyone else had killed Lennie because he had promised Lennie's aunt that he would take care of Lennie. In a way, George wants to be responsible for Lennie in every way, even if it means ending his life.