Race Review
Race Review
Prompt
Restate
Cite
The water is warm
it has slipped twinklingin the sunlight
golden foothill slopes curve
willows fresh and green
branches that arch over the pool
Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on
the sand
Answer
Steinbeck uses
imagery of nature to
establish a peaceful,
tranquil mood.
Thesis
Explain
RACE!
In the first paragraph of Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
uses images of nature to establish a peaceful, tranquil
mood. He describes the river as peaceful and beautiful:
The water is warm tooit has slipped twinklingin the
sunlight. The surrounding area is also described using
gentle, positive imagery. The golden foothill slopes
curve, the trees are fresh and green, and the branches
of the trees arch over the pool. Even the animals are
depicted as peaceful, as the rabbits come out of the
brush to sit on the sand in the evening. These images
combine to describe a beautiful natural setting. The