John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men" is a tragic tale set in America during the great depression. It is a novel about defeated hopes and dreams, loneliness as well as companionship.
The title of the novel "Of Mice and Men", is a reference to a section of Robert Burns poem: "The best laid schemes o' mice and men, gang aft agley. And leave us not but grief an' pain. For promised joy". Which when translated reads: "The best laid schemes of mice and men often go wrong. And leave us nothing but grief and pain. For promised joy". This foretells of all that is to come in the novel. Several o…
