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 Sunday, August 30, 2009.)
3 comments:
I like the first title he chose. Of Mice and Men doesn't make sense to me unless you read the poem. Something That Happened is a much better choice. Lennie is always involved in some icident, and all those things that "happen" lead up to the ending.
I think the title Of Mice and Men is the best title.Something that happened is far to vague. Something happens every day but i do not write books about it. Also, the part that best represents the title is after Lennie killed Curly's wife and it becomes obvious that the dream can never come true when Curly says that he will kill Lennie.
I think that the title Of Mice and Men is better because it talks about mice and men. The part of the novel that conveys this title is at the beggining when Lennie kills the mouse.
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