I’m no stranger to Steinbeck having read The Pearl and Grapes of Wrath. With my own brand of confidence I felt like I knew what to expect until I read Mcitowicki’s post and the ending was revealed. Now, I’m in a frantic rush to get to the ending. Instead of wondering where this story is going, I’m wondering how it got to that point.
- What happened in the middle?
- How could things have turned out so badly?
- What could Lennie have done to deserve that?
These are the primary questions I want answered. Steinbeck’s characters always seem to have the best intentions but nothing ever goes to plan which brings back the point of the title and the poem To A Mouse, Burn.
“The best laid schemes of mice and men
Go often awry,”Burns.
