The Salinas river is a safe haven for Lennie to shelter. It is a calm santucary and acts as a contrast to the rest of the novella.
On the second description there are clues that Lennies life is ending:
- Sun going down --> reflecting on Lennies life
- The watersnake doesn't die so something will i.e. Lennie
- A second watersnake emerges --> cycle
- The cycle idea is also backed up by the fact the novella starts and finishes at the river
- The description seems forced and not so fluid --> theres a problem
The river starts and finishes the novella. It is like a link running through the whole poem. Water is usually means new life however this is a contradiction. When the river theme emerges again we know that the book is closing to an end as a complete cycle has commenced.
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