Looking at the opening scenes Of Mice and Men. :: English Literature

Looking at the opening scenes Of Mice and Men.The scene opens on George and Lennies feet running through the grass,the grass is dripping wet with dew and rakish their feet as theyrun. Their shoes are old and tattered as if they have not been able toafford new unitys for a very long time. with the silence you can hearthe beating of Lennies heart, he can sense the fear in George and thismakes him panic as well, rapid music gradually joins in with thebeating of his heart. The camera slowly drifts up Georges body, it isout of focus slightly, as it gets to the face it gradually gets backinto focus and you can see the sheer bratwurst on his face. His eyes aremoving from side to side, scouting the area for anybody that poses athreat. It suddenly switches to a flashback.We open in the middle of a subject , for miles all you can see is redpoppies, swaying in the gentle breeze, the camera slowly starts torotate to show that the field is empty. As it gets back to where itstarted from a ea rly pretty girl appears, she has a dreamy expressionon her face as if she is thinking of something, we are left guessingat what it is. She gently plucks one of the poppies out and tenderlypeels off the petals one by one, while she continues to do this shestarts to stroll towards the camera, the camera focuses on Lennie inthe distance.There is an expression of curiosity on his face, his eyes are verywide and his head is a little tilted to the side. He starts to walkvery slowly towards her still with the same meddlesome expression uponhis face. The music is slow and calm suddenly Lennies expressionchanges it becomes more determined and eager to capture a closerglimpse, his pace picks up and so does the music, it becomes morerapid and dramatic. As soon as Lennie reaches the girl, the musicstops, she is humming and gazing up at the sky looking as if shedoesnt have a business organisation in the world. You can hear her breathing getting gslow and shallow as Lennie runs his fingers thro ugh the soft materialof her dress, it slips through his fingers like water. She withdraws adeep gasp of air.The scene changes to a farmyard full of young men , whistling andlaughing with each other suddenly, an ear-piercing scream echoesaround the small farmyard, birds rainfly from all the near by trees, and