... modern translated version Scottish poet whose cynical view of men the basis of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men". For George and Lennie did have a dream, a dream though not very original, still spurred them on nevertheless. Steinbeck depicts the harsh reality and cruelty of the world, society at the time ... when the book was written. The best laid plans don't often happen, through the title, there is already a foreshadowing prophecy of the tragedies that are to come. George and ... . The protagonists however still believed that because they were together, they could make things happen, thou...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate