The title comes from Robert Burns poem "To A Mouse."
Wee, sleekit, cowran, tim'rous beastie, O, what panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi' bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murd'ring pattle! I'm truly sorry Man's dominion Has broken Nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle, At me, thy poor, earth-born companion, An' fellow-mortal! I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! A daimen-icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't! Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! It's silly wa's the win's are strewin! An' naething, now, to big a new ane, O' foggage green! An' bleak December's winds ensuin, Baith snell an' keen! Thou saw the fields laid bare an' wast, An' weary Winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till crash! the cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee-bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee monie a weary nibble! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald. To thole the Winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld! But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! Still, thou art blest, compar'd wi' me! The present only toucheth thee: But Och! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear!
'Of Mice and Men' is a classic novella written by John Steinbeck. Set during the Great Depression, it follows the story of two migrant workers, George and Lennie, as they dream of owning their own piece of land. The themes of friendship, loneliness, and the harsh realities of the American Dream are prominent throughout the book.
The Title comes from the late Robbie Burns poem which goes like this:
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!
it means:
the best laid plans of mice and men
often go wrong
and leave us nothing but grief and pain
instead of promised joy
The poem is about a mouse who builds a nest in a wheat field only to have it demolished by ploughers this represents the dreams within the novel and them all getting destroyed
Of Mice and Men is the novel written by John Steinbeck. The title of the novel is taken from a Scottish poem 'To a Mouse' by Robert Burns.
The title 'Of Mice And Men' is taken from a poem called 'To A Mouse', which was written by Robert Burns. He didn't have anything directly to do with the book.
well, i have seen many opinions on thiss novel yah.
what about him ?
John Steinbeck
'Of Mice and Men' was written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937.
The play 'Of Mice and Men' was written by John Steinbeck in 1937.
John Steinbeck :)
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John steinbeck
John Steinbeck was the author of "Of Mice and Men"
'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck was published by Covici Friede in 1937.
"Of Mice and Men" was published by John Steinbeck in 1937.
Of Mice and Men !
1937