of Mice and Men
By Modestah
@Modestah (11179)
United States
July 29, 2007 3:41am CST
I had to read this book a few times during my school career (oh so many years ago) I think 7th, 9th, 11th grade. each time the book was assigned there was the essay question involving what is the significance of the title....
I never could figure that question out.
do you know the significance?
there was that dead mouse in gentle lennies pocket he really liked soft things, but he his gentleness was only in his heart, in his grip things broke....
1 response
@blckwidwbite (36)
• United States
29 Jul 07
This answer helped me to get an A when i had a discussion on this wonderful book in Jr. High. (i couldn't remember the exact wording, so i had to look it up to get it just right..lol).
The title is from a line in Robert Burns' 1785 poem "To A Mouse". (The best laid schemes o'mice an 'men/gang aft agley) last part means "so often go awry" the idea of an unforeseeable future applies to Lennie, george and candy's plan to buy a farm where Lennie will take care of rabbits. The last part is what i looked up and i found it on Wikibooks.
@blckwidwbite (36)
• United States
29 Jul 07
No problem it's what i am here for...lol have a great day
