Part 3

Throughout part 3, I noticed the author, John Steinbeck, expressed the mood of the scenes using the lighting. First in the beginning of the chapter, there was a depressing vibe from the quote, "It was almost dark outside now. Old Candy, the swamper, came in and went to his bunk, and behind him struggled his old dog" (43). This represents the scene to be very gloomy because it was dark out and the characters are described as old, and weak. This later explains why this part was not the most happy and cheerful part. I think the author wanted to set this scary tone to present the next scene about shooting of the poor, cripple dog. Carlson "lead the dog into the darkness" (48). This word choice also sets a scary, depressed tone. The word darkness in this quote makes me think of death, which was what he was doing, leading the dog into death. I think it was smart and creative for the author to use the lighting to describe the mood further so one can really understand what it was like right then, with the characters, experiencing the same as them. From these examples, I can tell that the author used the lighting to set the gloomy feeling of the scenes.