John Steinbeck, Of Mice an Men, novelWhy did John Steinbeck chose 'Of Mice and Men' as the title of his novel?
The title comes from the poem ';To A Mouse'; by Roberts Burns. . . The poem is about plowing over a mouse's burrow and destroying its hard work. . .
The specific lines the title of this novel refers to are:
';The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley';
Meaning: ';The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew';
The novel is somewhat based on broken dreams: George's dream of settling on a farm, Lennie's dream of the rabbits, Crooks, Candy's dream of working on George's farm, and Curley's wife's dream of fame. However, they all fail like the mice in the poem. . .
In the end of the poem, the poet compares humans and animals. . . He says to the mouse: ';Still thou are blest, compared wi' me! The present only toucheth thee.'; The author of the novel makes reference that Lennie is more animal than human. . . The character is well off because he can't remember the past or think of the future or worry about his dreams failing and his death. . .
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The poem can be found in the following site. . .
http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/tran鈥?/a>Why did John Steinbeck chose 'Of Mice and Men' as the title of his novel?
';The title of the novel comes from a poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 - 96):
The best laid schemes o' mice and men
Gang aft agley [often go wrong]
And leave us nought but grief and pain
For promised joy!';
It comes from a poem by Robert Burns...';The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry...';
In the book, this indicates that George and Lennie had a perfectly laid-out plan to buy their farm, but the plan went sour after Lennie killed Curley's wife.
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