Of Mice and Men
«Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love.
Try to understand each other» 1
Is a short novel by Jhon Steinbeck published in 1937.
The title refers to a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns and suggests that the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry: no matter how hard or well we plan for something, our plans can often fail to become reality…or worse, they can end up going terribly wrong.
The original title was «Something That Happened» but Steinbeck changed it after reading Burn’s poem To a Mouse.
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