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Monday, December 5, 2011
Something That Happened...
When Steinbeck first wrote Of Mice and Men, he titled it Something That Happened. Remembering the Robert Burn's poem (that we read), he retitled the book. Do you think he made the right decision? Why? Also, please look at this picture and tell what you think of it. Which aspect of the novel do you think this illustration best depicts? Why?(The deadline to post a reponse to this blog is midnight Thursday, December 8, 2011.)
Steinbeck made the right decision when he titled the book "Of Mice and Men"; the poem represents the injustice done to Lennie simply because he was different and simple-minded. It also accurately describes the way that the men's dreams were shattered even though they were so close to attaining it. The picture shown is representative of the relationship between George and Lennie and how, through all of their struggles, they never stopped caring for each other. The wooden hands represent the woods where George shows how deeply he cares for Lennie by killing him, represented by the blood, instead of allowing him to live in torture or be viciously and vindictively killed. The background is their dream home and it describes one of the strongest things that bound them together as friends.
I believe Steinbeck made the right decision to retitle the book. In the poem, it talks about how things often go awry, and in the book Of Mice and Men, we see this claim come to life. It is a good title because the plans of Lenny and George to get a dream house goes awry, like many plans of mice and men seem to do. This picture represents George and Lenny. It is saying there bond is inseperable and it is as strong as a tree. It also shows how deep their love is, but George had to kill Lenny because he couldn't let someone else do it. This picture also depicts their plans going awry because in the background is their dream house they were so close to, but that dream was killed and went awry.
KM-2 Yes, Steinbeck definitely made the right choice by retitling the story. The poem Burn wrote said that everything that is wanted will be messed up. That is exactly what happens in the novel. Therefore, the title is fitting. Also, the picture is intriguing. It shows companionship and how George always had to hold Lennie's hand and show him the way through life.
Renaming Steinbeck's story was was the right decision. "Of Mice and Men" is easily the better title name. It is a fitting title for Steinbeck's book, which uses so many comparisons to animals. The picture shows the dream that Lenny and George have. It shows a hand crushing it's own dream. The other hand, many rabbits, and placid background represents the duo's dream but also Lenny's simplicity and innocence.
In the poem "Of Mice and Men," Robert Burns expresses how despite good intentions and planning, things can still fail or go wrong. This fits the novel by Robert Steinbeck because despite George and Lennie working honest livings to try and achieve their dream, their plan still failed. This illustration for the bok best depicts the ending of the novel. The entwined hands represent friendship and how George and Lennie cared for each other, while the background represents the dream that George and Lennie envisioned. The hands are a tree in order to show how deep Lennie affected George and how he will always be a part of his life. The rabbits surrounding the tree are mentioned throughout the novel, because they are Lennie's ultimate dream. Though somewhat unnerving, this picture and the book's title accurately depict the story.
In Burn's poem it expresses how even the greatest dreams can fail. Therefore, Stienbeck made an excellent decision to change the title. The image depicts hands. These are key factors in the story and they majorly portray the importance of hands in the story.
Steinbeck did make the right choice by changing the title. The title depicts the migrant workers scurrying work place to work place just like mice. Also, I think the picture illustrated the bond of friendship. It best illistrates the bond between Lennie and George. No one else has a friendship like Lennie and George. It is an important factor that helps them through the plans that often go awry.
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Steinbeck made the right decision when he titled the book "Of Mice and Men"; the poem represents the injustice done to Lennie simply because he was different and simple-minded. It also accurately describes the way that the men's dreams were shattered even though they were so close to attaining it. The picture shown is representative of the relationship between George and Lennie and how, through all of their struggles, they never stopped caring for each other. The wooden hands represent the woods where George shows how deeply he cares for Lennie by killing him, represented by the blood, instead of allowing him to live in torture or be viciously and vindictively killed. The background is their dream home and it describes one of the strongest things that bound them together as friends.
I believe Steinbeck made the right decision to retitle the book. In the poem, it talks about how things often go awry, and in the book Of Mice and Men, we see this claim come to life. It is a good title because the plans of Lenny and George to get a dream house goes awry, like many plans of mice and men seem to do. This picture represents George and Lenny. It is saying there bond is inseperable and it is as strong as a tree. It also shows how deep their love is, but George had to kill Lenny because he couldn't let someone else do it. This picture also depicts their plans going awry because in the background is their dream house they were so close to, but that dream was killed and went awry.
KM-2
Yes, Steinbeck definitely made the right choice by retitling the story. The poem Burn wrote said that everything that is wanted will be messed up. That is exactly what happens in the novel. Therefore, the title is fitting. Also, the picture is intriguing. It shows companionship and how George always had to hold Lennie's hand and show him the way through life.
Renaming Steinbeck's story was was the right decision. "Of Mice and Men" is easily the better title name. It is a fitting title for Steinbeck's book, which uses so many comparisons to animals. The picture shows the dream that Lenny and George have. It shows a hand crushing it's own dream. The other hand, many rabbits, and placid background represents the duo's dream but also Lenny's simplicity and innocence.
In the poem "Of Mice and Men," Robert Burns expresses how despite good intentions and planning, things can still fail or go wrong. This fits the novel by Robert Steinbeck because despite George and Lennie working honest livings to try and achieve their dream, their plan still failed. This illustration for the bok best depicts the ending of the novel. The entwined hands represent friendship and how George and Lennie cared for each other, while the background represents the dream that George and Lennie envisioned. The hands are a tree in order to show how deep Lennie affected George and how he will always be a part of his life. The rabbits surrounding the tree are mentioned throughout the novel, because they are Lennie's ultimate dream. Though somewhat unnerving, this picture and the book's title accurately depict the story.
In Burn's poem it expresses how even the greatest dreams can fail. Therefore, Stienbeck made an excellent decision to change the title. The image depicts hands. These are key factors in the story and they majorly portray the importance of hands in the story.
Steinbeck did make the right choice by changing the title. The title depicts the migrant workers scurrying work place to work place just like mice. Also, I think the picture illustrated the bond of friendship. It best illistrates the bond between Lennie and George. No one else has a friendship like Lennie and George. It is an important factor that helps them through the plans that often go awry.
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