Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck Comment on the relevance of the title of plot, characterization and themes of the novel.

John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men" is a tragic tale set in America during the great depression. It is a novel about defeated hopes and dreams, loneliness as well as companionship. The title of the novel "Of Mice and Men", is a reference to a section of Robert Burns poem: "The best laid schemes o' mice and men, gang aft agley. And leave us not but grief an' pain. For promised joy". Which when …

…and predatory to achieve such hopes and dreams. "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." pg 15, George.