Of Mice And Men - Critical Evaluation
The main theme of ‘Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck is fate . The techniques he uses such as the title , repetition , echoes and symbolism are very successful in putting across his very pessimistic views on this theme .
The two main characters , George and Lennie , share a dream . George dreams of a piece of land of his own . Independence . A couple of acres , a cow and some pigs . Lennie dreams of tending rabbits . With the title ‘Of Mice and Men' , Steinbeck is telling you that this dream whilst on the verge of realization , will be destroyed by fate .
It relates to Robert Burns' poem ‘To a Mouse' . Burns and Steinbeck share the same pessimistic views on fate . In ‘To a Mouse' Burns shows that he believes that just as your dreams are about to come true , ‘The best laid schemes o' mice an' men ,' fate will always strike , ‘ gang aft agley ‘. The last two lines ,' An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain , for promis'd joy! ‘, show that Burns believes that......
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