Why John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men?

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Why, “Of Mice and Men”? John Steinbeck is the author of the novella, “Of Mice and Men”. The title of the book, you have to admit, is a bit unusual. Of Mice and Men. Is this story about the relationship that mice and men share? Wasn’t it about migrant workers? Well, as it turns out, the title of Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” came from a verse in a poem by poet Robert Burns, written in 1785. The verse reads, “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men often go wrong and leave us nought but grief and pain for promised joy”. It clearly talks about the fact that no matter how much and how well you plan something, everything is bound to go wrong in some way leaving you with nothing but grief and pain instead of that promised and longed for joy that