Of Mice and Men – How Does Steinbeck Make This Extract a Particularly Powerful Moment in the Novel?

Of mice and men – how does Steinbeck make this extract a particularly powerful moment in the novel?

The begging of chapter 6 is the same as chapter 1. I think this symbolises the beginning and the end of the story, meaning the end of an era for George and Lennie. Just as at the begging Steinbeck describes Lennie as “dragging his feet, the way a bear drags his paws” and then again at chapter 6 he says Lennie has “creeping bear moves”. Steinbeck is therefore describing Lennie as a bear.
“Deep green” and “the shadow in the valley was bluer” these both have reference to dark shades of colour. This implies that the mood is dark and eerie, making the reader on edge, expecting something to happen. The area is also brought in to set the scene saying that it has “brown dry leaves”. If leaves are brown this means that they are dead.
At the beginning of chapter 6 a heron came down and “swallowed the little snake”. I think Steinbeck meant this to represent Lennie and Curley’s wife, as Curley’s wife was helpless at the hands of Lennie as he was a bigger creature than she was.
As the “Wind sounded” this is the start of where the peace has ended. The wind adds a chill to the other aspects that Steinbeck has added as clues as to what is going to happen. The words “Motionless and “Waiting” include a tension to the extract making the reader nervous.
Lennie “embraced his knees”, Lennie is now in the foetal position. This again is a repetition of the beginning. There are a lot of meanings for this action; Lennie could also be cold/ lonely.
George then gives emotionless answers to Lennie, but Lennie is excited saying “but not us happily. Lennie believes every word that Lennie is telling him. “The evening came fast” this means that the situation is fast paced and on coming quickly.  
“We gonna get a little place: George began.” George is leading Lennie into a false sense of security so that he doesn’t suspect anything. George “looked at the back of Lennie’s neck “the place...