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Agatha Grammar Many readers believe that the title of a novel is a significant component to acquaint them with the general plot or deeper meaning of the novel. The title usually offers the audience a lot of information of a novel at the first time they reading the novel. The novel “Of Mice and Men” has a strange title, which is an allusion to Robbie Burn’s poem, “To a Mouse”. The author, John Steinbeck uses this allusion to explain low-class workers’ life in USA during Great Depression. The allusion accomplishes this by comparing the power of mice, George and Lennie confronted with their enemies, making an analogy between houses of mice__, __George and Lennie’s dream, and explaining that both houses of mice__ , __George and Lennie’s dream are destroyed by the power over their understanding.

George and Lennie are diminutive amid so many people in power in society, like mice facing human beings who have million times bigger size than they do. In the poem, mouse is “tiny, sleek, cowering and fearful”. A farmer can easily destroy their houses with a plow. The “poor little” animal can’t even struggle for it, because they are so weak that have no chance to hurt human beings a little. It is easy to make comparison to Lennie and George. George and Lennie are low-class drifters. Guys like them “get no family” and friends. They “don’t belong no place”. They are usually ignored because nobody care__ s __ them. They are abased in front of people in authority for no options. When George and Lennie are picked on by powers like Curley who they are not able to confront, the tragedy began to brew. Distinguished from other drifters, however, Lennie and George own a dream which is a danger and luxury for them during Great Depression.

Their dream is to end their unstable life and to own a piece of farmland just like the house of mice. In “To a Mouse”, a farmer “has broken into the world” of mice. The houses of mice are “in ruin”. The poor mice have “to endure the winter’s sleety dribble and hoarfrost cold”. In human’s views, mice seem small, disgusting and irrelevant. However lives of mice are important for themselves. They work hard to make a living. They build house to avoid suffering in the winter. Although their houses are tiny, it is something cherished to them like dreams to men. With the damage of their houses, mice feel shocked and sad. In contrary, the farmer remains indifferent to the plight of the mice. Connecting to the novel “Of Mice and Men”, workers’ life and dreams are unimportant to up-class rich men with little humanity during Great Depression as well. Lennie and George’s dream can easily be damaged by those powerful men for their own profit. Breaking their dream is catastrophic to people who have ever struggle for the dreams just like these people are deprived of soul and they will become “living corpse” soon. That is why dream is dangerous and luxurious. However George and Lennie work hard, their plans are still messed up by some unexpected troubles. “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often astray.”

George and Lennie can’t protect their dream, because the power that they are confronted with is over their understanding. Childlike Lennie is eager to his dream, but he is unconscious of the danger. He never realizes that his adversary, Curley, has been picking on him and his dream will never come true since he kills Curley’s wife. When George finds Lennie besides the river, Lennie is still full of hope. He never imagine that he will die soon, because Lennie and George are so diminutive that they can’t understand the giant power hold by up-class people, and why their dream are doom to failure. Same as the mice which are in “panic” staring at their destroyed houses. For these poor mice, humans are over their understanding, even though the farmer is standing right in front of them. In their minds, maybe cats are the cruelest organism. They won’t know their home is destroyed by human who feed cats as pets.

The title of the novel “Of mice and Men” is a piece of evidence. The similarity between the mice in the poem and Lennie and George in the novel foreshadows that George and Lennie will have a terrible fate. It seems like unexpected. In fact, nevertheless, it is predictable especially in Great Depression, which is a dirty and dark time period.

//Shirly's edit :] #3// Many readers believe that the title of a novel is a significant component to acquaint them with the general plot or deeper meaning of the novel. The title usually offers the audience a lot of information of a novel at the first time they reading the novel. The novel “Of Mice and Men” has a strange title, which is an allusion to Robbie Burn’s poem, “To a Mouse”. The author, John Steinbeck uses this allusion to explain low-class workers’ life in the USA during the Great Depression. The allusion accomplishes this by comparing the power of mice, George and Lennie confronted with their enemies, making an analogy between houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream, and explaining that both houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream are destroyed by the power over their understanding.

George and Lennie are diminutive amid so many people in power in society, like mice facing human beings who have million times bigger size than they do. In the poem, mouse is “tiny, sleek, cowering and fearful”. A farmer can easily destroy their houses with a plow. The “poor little” animal can’t even struggle for it, because they are so weak that have no chance to hurt human beings a little. It is easy to make a comparison to Lennie and George. George and Lennie are low-class drifters. Guys like them “get no family” and friends. They “don’t belong no place”. They are usually ignored because nobody cares them. They are abased in front of people in authority for no options. When George and Lennie are picked on by powers like Curley who they are not able to confront, the tragedy began to brew. Distinguished from other drifters, however, Lennie and George own a dream which is a danger and luxury for them during the Great Depression.

Their dream is to end their unstable life and to own a piece of farmland just like the house of mice. In “To a Mouse”, a farmer “has broken into the world” of mice. The houses of mice are “in ruin”. The poor mice have “to endure the winter’s sleety dribble and hoarfrost cold”. In human’s views, mice seem small, disgusting and irrelevant. However **,** lives of mice are important for themselves. They work hard to make a living. They build a house to avoid suffering in the winter. Although their houses are tiny, it is something cherished to them like dreams to men. With the damage of their houses, mice feel shocked and sad. In contrary, the farmer remains indifferent to the plight of the mice. Connecting to the novel “Of Mice and Men”, workers’ life and dreams are unimportant to up-class rich men with little humanity during Great Depression as well. Lennie and George’s dream can easily be damaged by those powerful men for their own profit. Breaking their dream is catastrophic to people who have ever struggle for the dreams just like these people are deprived of soul and they will become “living corpse” soon. That is why the dream is dangerous and luxurious. However**, ** George and Lennie work hard, their plans are still messed up by some unexpected troubles. “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often astray.”

George and Lennie can’t protect their dream, because the power that they are confronted with is over their understanding. Childlike Lennie is eager to his dream, but he is unconscious of the danger. He never realizes that his adversary, Curley, has been picking on him and his dream will never come true since he kills Curley’s wife. When George finds Lennie besides the river, Lennie is still full of hope. He never imagines that he will die soon, because Lennie and George are so diminutive that they can’t understand the giant power hold by up-class people, and why their dreams are doom to failure. Same as the mice which are in “panic” staring at their destroyed houses. For these poor mice, humans are over their understanding, even though the farmer is standing right in front of them. In their minds, maybe cats are the cruelest organism. They won’t know their home is destroyed by human who feed cats as pets.

Vivian’s Editing #2 Meaning: Many readers believe that the title of a novel is a significant component to acquaint them with the general plot or deeper meaning of the novel. The title usually offers the audience a lot of information of a novel at the first time they reading the novel. The novel “Of Mice and Men” has a strange title, which is an allusion to Robbie Burn’s poem, “To a Mouse”. The author, John Steinbeck uses this allusion to explain low-class workers’ life in USA during Great Depression. The allusion accomplishes this by comparing the power of mice, George and Lennie confronted with their enemies, making an analogy between houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream, and explaining that both houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream are destroyed by the power over their understanding. George and Lennie are diminutive amid so many people in power in society, like mice facing human beings who have million times bigger size than they do. In the poem, mouse is “tiny, sleek, cowering and fearful”. A farmer can easily destroy their houses with a plow. The “poor little” animal can’t even struggle for it, because they are so weak that have no chance to hurt human beings a little. It is easy to make comparison to Lennie and George. George and Lennie are low-class drifters. Guys like them “get no family” and friends. They “don’t belong no place”. They are usually ignored because nobody cares them. They are abased in front of people in authority for no options. When George and Lennie are picked on by powers like Curley who they are not able to confront, the tragedy began to brew. Distinguished from other drifters, however, Lennie and George own a dream which is a danger and luxury for them during Great Depression. **__ （ __****__ in imagination __****__ ） __**
 * __ It is a powerful hook. __**

Their dream is to end their unstable life and to own a piece of farmland just like the house of mice. In “To a Mouse”, a farmer “has broken into the world” of mice. The houses of mice are “in ruin”. The poor mice have “to endure the winter’s sleety dribble and hoarfrost cold”. In human’s views, mice seem small, disgusting and irrelevant. However lives of mice are important for themselves. They work hard to make a living. They build house to avoid suffering in the winter. Although their houses are tiny, it is something cherished to them like dreams to men. With the damage of their houses, mice feel shocked and sad. In contrary, the farmer remains indifferent to the plight of the mice. Connecting to the novel “Of Mice and Men”, workers’ life and dreams are unimportant to up-class rich men with little humanity during Great Depression as well. Lennie and George’s dream can easily be damaged by those powerful men for their own profit. Breaking their dream is catastrophic to people who have ever struggle for the dreams just like these people are deprived of soul and they will become “living corpse” soon. That is why dream is dangerous and luxurious. However George and Lennie work hard, their plans are still messed up by some unexpected troubles. “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often astray.”

George and Lennie can’t protect their dream, because the power that they are confronted with is over their understanding. Childlike Lennie is eager to his dream, but he is unconscious of the danger. He never realizes that his adversary, Curley, has been picking on him and his dream will never come true since he kills Curley’s wife. When George finds Lennie besides the river, Lennie is still full of hope. He never imagine that he will die soon, because Lennie and George are so diminutive that they can’t understand the giant power hold by up-class people, and why their dream are doom to failure. Same as the mice which are in “panic” staring at their destroyed houses. For these poor mice, humans are over their understanding, even though the farmer is standing right in front of them. In their minds, maybe cats are the cruelest organism. They won’t know their home is destroyed by human who feed cats as pets.

The title of the novel “Of mice and Men” is a piece of evidence. The similarity between the mice in the poem and Lennie and George in the novel foreshadows that George and Lennie will have a terrible fate. It seems like unexpected. In fact, nevertheless, it is predictable especially in Great Depression, which is a dirty and dark time period. **__ (A great conclusion.) __**

Topic: Why the author use the title, "Of Mice and Men". Many readers believe that the title of a novel is a significant component to acquaint them with the general plot or deeper meaning of the novel. The title usually offers the audience a lot of information of a novel at the first time they reading the novel. The novel “Of Mice and Men” **__by John Ernst Steinbeck__** has a strange title, which is an allusion to Robbie Burn’s poem, “To a Mouse”. The author uses this allusion to explain low-class workers’ life in USA during Great Depression. The allusion accomplishes this by comparing the power of mice, **__the two main characters George and Lennie__** confronted with their enemies, making an analogy between houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream. **__It also explains__** that both houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream are destroyed by the power over their understanding. George and Lennie are diminutive amid so many people in power in society, like mice facing human beings who **__are million times bigger than__** they do. In the poem, mouse is “tiny, sleek, cowering and fearful”. A farmer can easily destroy their houses with a plow. The “poor little” animal can’t even struggle for it, because they are so weak that have no chance to hurt human beings. It is easy to make comparison to Lennie and George. George and Lennie are low-class **__workers__**. Guys like them “get no family” and friends. They “don’t belong no place”. They are usually ignored because nobody cares **__about__** them. They are abased in front of people in authority for no options. When George and Lennie are picked on by powers like Curley who they are not able to confront, the tragedy began to brew. Distinguished from other **__workers__**, however, Lennie and George own a dream which **__is dangerous and luxury__** for them during Great Depression. Their dream is to end their unstable life and own a piece of farmland just like the house of mice. In “To a Mouse”, a farmer “has broken into the world” of mice. The houses of mice are “in ruin”. The poor mice have “to endure the winter’s sleety dribble and hoarfrost cold”. **__For humans__**, mice seem small, disgusting and irrelevant. However lives of mice are important for themselves. They work hard to make a **__living, and they__** build house to avoid suffering in the winter. Although their houses are tiny, it is something cherished to them like dreams to **__the two men__**. With the damage of their houses, mice feel shocked and sad. In contrary, the farmer remains indifferent to the plight of the mice. Connecting to the novel “Of Mice and Men”, workers’ life and dreams are unimportant to up-class rich men during Great Depression as well. Lennie and George’s dream can easily be damaged by those powerful men. Breaking their dream is catastrophic to people who have ever struggle for the dreams just like these people are deprived of soul and they will become “living corpse”. That is why dream is dangerous and luxurious. However George and Lennie work hard, their plans are still messed up by some unexpected troubles. “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often astray.”… **__(I think you can add more explanations ) (And there are too many words seem like are repeated. )__** George and Lennie can’t protect their dream, because the power that they are confronted with is over their understanding. Childlike Lennie is eager to his dream, but he is unconscious of the danger. He never realizes that his adversary, Curley, has been picking on him and his dream will never come true since he kills Curley’s wife. **__(I think you need to add more connection with the poem here.)__** When George finds Lennie besides the river, Lennie is still full of hope. He never imagine that he will die soon, because Lennie and George are so diminutive that they can’t understand the giant power hold by up-class people, and why their dream are doom to failure. Same as the mice which are in “panic” staring at their destroyed houses. For these poor mice, humans are over their understanding, even though the farmer is standing right in front of them. The title of the novel “Of mice and Men” is a piece of evidence. The similarity between the mice in the poem and Lennie and George in the novel foreshadows that George and Lennie will have a **__miserable__** fate.
 * Yan's Edit (#1)**

Topic: Why the author use the title, "Of Mice and Men". Many readers believe that the title of a novel is a significant component to acquaint them with the general plot or deeper meaning of the novel. The title usually offers the audience a lot of information of a novel at the first time they reading the novel. The novel “Of Mice and Men” has a strange title, which is an allusion to Robbie Burn’s poem, “To a Mouse”. The author, John Steinbeck uses this allusion to explain low-class workers’ life in USA during Great Depression. The allusion accomplishes this by comparing the power of mice, George and Lennie confronted with their enemies, making an analogy between houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream, and explaining that both houses of mice and George and Lennie’s dream are destroyed by the power over their understanding.

George and Lennie are diminutive amid so many people in power in society, like mice facing human beings who have million times bigger size than they do. In the poem, mouse is “tiny, sleek, cowering and fearful”. A farmer can easily destroy their houses with a plow. The “poor little” animal can’t even struggle for it, because they are so weak that have no chance to hurt human beings a little. It is easy to make comparison to Lennie and George. George and Lennie are low-class drifters. Guys like them “get no family” and friends. They “don’t belong no place”. They are usually ignored because nobody care them. They are abased in front of people in authority for no options. When George and Lennie are picked on by powers like Curley who they are not able to confront, the tragedy began to brew. Distinguished from other drifters, however, Lennie and George own a dream which is a danger and luxury for them during Great Depression.

Their dream is to end their unstable life and to own a piece of farmland just like the house of mice. In “To a Mouse”, a farmer “has broken into the world” of mice. The houses of mice are “in ruin”. The poor mice have “to endure the winter’s sleety dribble and hoarfrost cold”. In human’s views, mice seem small, disgusting and irrelevant. However lives of mice are important for themselves. They work hard to make a living. They build house to avoid suffering in the winter. Although their houses are tiny, it is something cherished to them like dreams to men. With the damage of their houses, mice feel shocked and sad. In contrary, the farmer remains indifferent to the plight of the mice. Connecting to the novel “Of Mice and Men”, workers’ life and dreams are unimportant to up-class rich men with little humanity during Great Depression as well. Lennie and George’s dream can easily be damaged by those powerful men for their own profit. Breaking their dream is catastrophic to people who have ever struggle for the dreams just like these people are deprived of soul and they will become “living corpse” soon. That is why dream is dangerous and luxurious. However George and Lennie work hard, their plans are still messed up by some unexpected troubles. “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often astray.”

George and Lennie can’t protect their dream, because the power that they are confronted with is over their understanding. Childlike Lennie is eager to his dream, but he is unconscious of the danger. He never realizes that his adversary, Curley, has been picking on him and his dream will never come true since he kills Curley’s wife. When George finds Lennie besides the river, Lennie is still full of hope. He never imagine that he will die soon, because Lennie and George are so diminutive that they can’t understand the giant power hold by up-class people, and why their dream are doom to failure. Same as the mice which are in “panic” staring at their destroyed houses. For these poor mice, humans are over their understanding, even though the farmer is standing right in front of them. In their minds, maybe cats are the cruelest organism. They won’t know their home is destroyed by human who feed cats as pets.

The title of the novel “Of mice and Men” is a piece of evidence. The similarity between the mice in the poem and Lennie and George in the novel foreshadows that George and Lennie will have a terrible fate. It seems like unexpected. In fact, nevertheless, it is predictable especially in Great Depression, which is a dirty and dark time period.