... GCSE course. I was not looking forward to it, as I like to choose the books I read myself. Although after reading the first chapter I was engrossed and couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed it and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. "Of mice and men" is a novella. This means it is not as long as a novel, but not as short as a short story. It has parts ... outside. The title of the book is very significant. It shows that plans can often go wrong or get destroyed by an unkind fate. The title was taken from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem tells of an unfortunate field mouse whos...

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For my theme paper, I chose option C, which required reading another book by one of the authors that we have already read a novel by in order to provide an analysis of the book and the author. I decided to read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck because I enjoyed reading The Pearl for class. Just like The Pearl, this book also made me feel as if I was right there along ... 's wife. Throughout my reading of their travels, I was able to meet each of the other characters that George and Lenny came into contact with, who are also lonely. The first chapter did a tremendous job in establishing the r...

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