OF MICE OF MEN
Of Mice and Men - The Title
There are many connections between “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, particularly because it is believed to be that the poem “To a Mouse” was a source of inspiration for Steinbeck’s novel.
The first connection between Steinbeck’s novel and Burns’ poem is the way in which the mouse and Lennie both lose their homes “And now your small house, too (your nest), is all in ruins its feeble walls are being scattered by the wind” The mouse had dreamed of being in a warm, snug and secured in its nest but instead has to brace itself for the cruel, bitter winds and maybe a solitary death after the farmer destroyed the it’s home with his farming tool. In of mice and men George and Lennie also have happy dreams of a farm of their own, and how at the end their ideas of this farm are destroyed just like the mouse’s nest.
The Second link in the two pieces of literature is how the mouse and Lennie are felling the same panic-stricken emotions. “Small, sleek, cowering, frightened creature what a panic you’re in.” This makes me think of Lennie at the end of the novel, how he was terrified because he was being chased by infuriated workers and he was worried that George might forget him. The word “creature” also makes me think of Lennie because Steinbeck used animal phrases to describe Lennie “dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.” This all shows a clear link between Steinbeck’s novel and burns’ poem.
Another key bond with Steinbeck’s novel and Burns’ poem is the way in which Burns talks about the past “Whereas, I look back on the past oh what bleak events” The mouse has
There are many connections between “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, particularly because it is believed to be that the poem “To a Mouse” was a source of inspiration for Steinbeck’s novel.
The first connection between Steinbeck’s novel and Burns’ poem is the way in which the mouse and Lennie both lose their homes “And now your small house, too (your nest), is all in ruins its feeble walls are being scattered by the wind” The mouse had dreamed of being in a warm, snug and secured in its nest but instead has to brace itself for the cruel, bitter winds and maybe a solitary death after the farmer destroyed the it’s home with his farming tool. In of mice and men George and Lennie also have happy dreams of a farm of their own, and how at the end their ideas of this farm are destroyed just like the mouse’s nest.
The Second link in the two pieces of literature is how the mouse and Lennie are felling the same panic-stricken emotions. “Small, sleek, cowering, frightened creature what a panic you’re in.” This makes me think of Lennie at the end of the novel, how he was terrified because he was being chased by infuriated workers and he was worried that George might forget him. The word “creature” also makes me think of Lennie because Steinbeck used animal phrases to describe Lennie “dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.” This all shows a clear link between Steinbeck’s novel and burns’ poem.
Another key bond with Steinbeck’s novel and Burns’ poem is the way in which Burns talks about the past “Whereas, I look back on the past oh what bleak events” The mouse has