Welcome to English III. This is our blog spot. Here we will share our feelings and ideas about the works we are studying. I encourage you to be honest, but I EXPECT you to be mature and respectful.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Something that happened...
When Steinbeck first finished the manuscript
of this novel, he entitled it Something That Happened. Then he
remembered the Burns' poem he had always loved: "To a Mouse," and he changed the
title to Of Mice and Men. Which title do you think is best? Why? What
part of the novel conveys this title choice best?(This post closes at
midnight, Saturday, August 25, 2012.)
I like Of Mice and Men as the title. It gives the book more depth and makes you think of the greater themes within. The mice in the poem relate to Lennie, Crooks, Curley's wife, and Candy in the novel. They are the underdogs in a world for men. They don't have a say so, and they don't matter to society. Just like the mouse in the poem's house was crushed because he is seen as a low priority, no one even cared when Curley's wife was dead or if Candy didn't want to shoot his dog. It wasn't there place to say so because this is a world of men. TR first block
I believe that the title Of Mice and Men was the best title because it really captured the novel the best. It best shows the themes and storyline the best. It shows that there are the weak and then there are the poor. The weak are of no importance to everyone else and the strong feel dominant and feel the need to assert that over the others. It also shows the relationship between all of the characters and how they may relate to each other. AR first block.
Of mice and men is the best title. It fits the theme of the mens situation compared to the poem to a mouse. At the end of the poem it says you are not alone in the pain and grief. It reminds me of lennie and george. The last stanza of the poem reflects the last chapter of mice and men. To me it fits perfectly and steinbeck could relate. Thats is why he chose the title of mice and men.
I think that "Of Mice and Men" was the best title to use for this book. Mice are considered as little pest that we, as people, want no association with. The title "Of Mice and Men" automatically gives you the feeling that something in this book is completely different from something else. Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife are just like a mouse. Candy has one hand, and is considered a slower worker than the others. Crooks is black and is treated like a low-class citizen. Lennie is mentally handicap and can't keep up with the rest of us. Curley's wife is considered weaker than anyone else because she is a woman. -BP 1st
Altough the title Something That Happened makes me far more curious,on edge, and want to read the book, the title Of Mice and Men is, in my opinion, the best choice for the novel because it is relevant to the storyline of the book. The line from Burns' poem that Steinbeck gets the title from states that "the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry". I find this to summarize the plot of the story. George and Lennie have this dream of owning their own little ranch. The two men, along with Candy, had their fantasy all planned out, and their ranch almost seemed tangible at one point. However, when Lennie kills Curley's wife, the dream is demolished. Also, Lennie loves to pet soft objects, and the first item the reader sees him petting is a dead mouse. Obviously, the mouse's life went awry, too.
I think that Of Mice and Men is best because it gives more information on the author and also reveals where he got his inspiration from. Through out the novel mice is mentioned quite often and foreshadows what happens in the novel.
I believe Of Mice and Men is a better title because it gives the book much more character. Something That Happened is rather broad and ambiguous and does not capture the imagination in the same way that Of Mice and Men does. I also think that the way Lennie's and George's dream of a home was destroyed is very similar to how the mouse's home was destroyed in the poem and adds another connection between the two. C.A. 1st block
Personally, I feel as if Of Mice and Men was the best choice to have as the title due to it's meaning, depth, and connection it creates for the novel. The following characters can relate to the mouse in Burn's poem: Candy, Curley's wife, Lennie, and Crooks. The mouse and each character represent nonimportant people to the world. No one cares how they feel and how they think, because they each handicapped, small, and broken in some way. Every chance they get, more capable and successful people are willing to hurt them or bring them down without thinking twice about it, because these astout people think themselves as being the most superior. Although they are not, these humans will never realize that everyone has feelings and a life too. This is shown throughout the novel. The title could not have been made any better, because it reflects the theme and conflict that summarizes the novel all together.
I think that the title Of Mice and Men is better. It conveys the message of Robert Burns' poem and it relates much better with the novel. The characters in the novel are rather insignificant to others and are therefore like the mice. The poem also discusses that dreams don't always come true for mice or men and for these men, they didn't. No one cared that Curley's wife had died because she was as unimportant as a mouse.
I also believe that Of Mice and Men better suits the novel. The poem covers how the schemes of mice and men often go awry, just as Lennie is seen as out-of-place being with George. In addition, including 'Mice' in the title conveys the foreshadow effect of how Lennie's strength of killing the mice so easily, often mentioned in the book, soon caries over to the death of Lennie's pup and unfortunately, Curley's wife.
I think that "Of Mice and Men" was a more appropriate title for the novel. It just fits all of the themes within the novel. Also, it gives the reader more interest in the novel. Another thing is that the poem about the mouse relates to the characters in the novel and how they are treated. This novel also has multiple foreshadowing scenes. I believe the title is in a way another part of the foreshadowing in the novel by adding in the mice.
I think the title Of Mice and Men is the best title. In the poem it says "the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry" which basically summarizes George and Lennie's plan of the dream farm. The mouse in the poem was considered weak and Steinbeck uses Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife to convey that. Also, I believe having "Mice" in the title foreshadows events that happen in the novel.
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I like Of Mice and Men as the title. It gives the book more depth and makes you think of the greater themes within. The mice in the poem relate to Lennie, Crooks, Curley's wife, and Candy in the novel. They are the underdogs in a world for men. They don't have a say so, and they don't matter to society. Just like the mouse in the poem's house was crushed because he is seen as a low priority, no one even cared when Curley's wife was dead or if Candy didn't want to shoot his dog. It wasn't there place to say so because this is a world of men. TR first block
I believe that the title Of Mice and Men was the best title because it really captured the novel the best. It best shows the themes and storyline the best. It shows that there are the weak and then there are the poor. The weak are of no importance to everyone else and the strong feel dominant and feel the need to assert that over the others. It also shows the relationship between all of the characters and how they may relate to each other. AR first block.
Of mice and men is the best title. It fits the theme of the mens situation compared to the poem to a mouse. At the end of the poem it says you are not alone in the pain and grief. It reminds me of lennie and george. The last stanza of the poem reflects the last chapter of mice and men. To me it fits perfectly and steinbeck could relate. Thats is why he chose the title of mice and men.
I think that "Of Mice and Men" was the best title to use for this book. Mice are considered as little pest that we, as people, want no association with. The title "Of Mice and Men" automatically gives you the feeling that something in this book is completely different from something else. Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife are just like a mouse. Candy has one hand, and is considered a slower worker than the others. Crooks is black and is treated like a low-class citizen. Lennie is mentally handicap and can't keep up with the rest of us. Curley's wife is considered weaker than anyone else because she is a woman.
-BP 1st
Altough the title Something That Happened makes me far more curious,on edge, and want to read the book, the title Of Mice and Men is, in my opinion, the best choice for the novel because it is relevant to the storyline of the book. The line from Burns' poem that Steinbeck gets the title from states that "the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry". I find this to summarize the plot of the story. George and Lennie have this dream of owning their own little ranch. The two men, along with Candy, had their fantasy all planned out, and their ranch almost seemed tangible at one point. However, when Lennie kills Curley's wife, the dream is demolished. Also, Lennie loves to pet soft objects, and the first item the reader sees him petting is a dead mouse. Obviously, the mouse's life went awry, too.
I think that Of Mice and Men is best because it gives more information on the author and also reveals where he got his inspiration from. Through out the novel mice is mentioned quite often and foreshadows what happens in the novel.
I believe Of Mice and Men is a better title because it gives the book much more character. Something That Happened is rather broad and ambiguous and does not capture the imagination in the same way that Of Mice and Men does. I also think that the way Lennie's and George's dream of a home was destroyed is very similar to how the mouse's home was destroyed in the poem and adds another connection between the two. C.A. 1st block
Personally, I feel as if Of Mice and Men was the best choice to have as the title due to it's meaning, depth, and connection it creates for the novel. The following characters can relate to the mouse in Burn's poem: Candy, Curley's wife, Lennie, and Crooks. The mouse and each character represent nonimportant people to the world. No one cares how they feel and how they think, because they each handicapped, small, and broken in some way. Every chance they get, more capable and successful people are willing to hurt them or bring them down without thinking twice about it, because these astout people think themselves as being the most superior. Although they are not, these humans will never realize that everyone has feelings and a life too. This is shown throughout the novel. The title could not have been made any better, because it reflects the theme and conflict that summarizes the novel all together.
I think that the title Of Mice and Men is better. It conveys the message of Robert Burns' poem and it relates much better with the novel. The characters in the novel are rather insignificant to others and are therefore like the mice. The poem also discusses that dreams don't always come true for mice or men and for these men, they didn't. No one cared that Curley's wife had died because she was as unimportant as a mouse.
I also believe that Of Mice and Men better suits the novel. The poem covers how the schemes of mice and men often go awry, just as Lennie is seen as out-of-place being with George. In addition, including 'Mice' in the title conveys the foreshadow effect of how Lennie's strength of killing the mice so easily, often mentioned in the book, soon caries over to the death of Lennie's pup and unfortunately, Curley's wife.
I think that "Of Mice and Men" was a more appropriate title for the novel. It just fits all of the themes within the novel. Also, it gives the reader more interest in the novel. Another thing is that the poem about the mouse relates to the characters in the novel and how they are treated. This novel also has multiple foreshadowing scenes. I believe the title is in a way another part of the foreshadowing in the novel by adding in the mice.
I think the title Of Mice and Men is the best title. In the poem it says "the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry" which basically summarizes George and Lennie's plan of the dream farm. The mouse in the poem was considered weak and Steinbeck uses Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife to convey that. Also, I believe having "Mice" in the title foreshadows events that happen in the novel.
I loved it but the movie made Curley's wife look a little bit to inoccent.
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