Tone
The tone throughout the book seems to be wavering between very serious, and on the verge of a fit of tears. Blubbering as if to say.
The parts of the book that want to be taken seriously, would be when Slim is telling Curley that he shouldn't go telling anyone what Lennie did to him, and to say he got his hand smashed by a machine.
While the tone of the story dips into teary, would be when Lennie always kills something, like the mouse, the puppy, or maybe even Curley's wife for those who feel sad about that. But the part of the book that overhauls the feeling of sadness would be at the very end, when George has to shoot Lennie, and when Slim is trying to console George by wanting to to take him to get a drink.
The parts of the book that want to be taken seriously, would be when Slim is telling Curley that he shouldn't go telling anyone what Lennie did to him, and to say he got his hand smashed by a machine.
While the tone of the story dips into teary, would be when Lennie always kills something, like the mouse, the puppy, or maybe even Curley's wife for those who feel sad about that. But the part of the book that overhauls the feeling of sadness would be at the very end, when George has to shoot Lennie, and when Slim is trying to console George by wanting to to take him to get a drink.