The poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns clearly reflects the naturalistic themes in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”. A naturalist would state that the “struggle against forces beyond an organism’s control”, “survival of the fittest”, and “nothing ever goes as planned” are some naturalistic elements that can be identified both in the poem and the book. In the book, the clash of Lennie's physical strength and mental weakness was beyond his control. This made him struggle throughout the entire book. His physical strength caused a lot of damage to others, especially Curley's wife. When Curley's wife and Lennie were in the barn, Curley's wife offered Lennie to feel her hair by saying, "Here-feel right here, feel right aroun' there an' see
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The contrast between man’s dominance and a mouse’s weakness is beyond the mouse’s control. The speaker's strength in the poem was the reason as to why the mouse lost its little house. This is certainly true in the poem, as demonstrated in the 2nd verse. “I'm truly sorry Man’s dominion has broken nature’s social union, an’ justifies that ill opinion, which makes thee startle”(verse 2). The speaker says that he is sorry that he destroyed the mouse’s little home. If the mouse was big enough and had more strength, it could have easily defended itself and could keep its house safe.However, the mouse’s physical size and man’s actions are beyond its control that finally led to the struggle of the …show more content…
Lennie and George shared a beloved dream throughout the book. George would always say, “We gotta get a big stake together; Got a kitchen, orchard, cherries, apples, peaches, ‘cots, nuts, got a few berries; they’s a place for alfalfa and plenty water to flood it” (55-56). They loved talking about this dream and always imagined what it would be like to live in a farm where they wouldn’t have to work for others. However, the dream Lennie and George shared would never come true because Lennie’s imperfections hindered them
The contrast between man’s dominance and a mouse’s weakness is beyond the mouse’s control. The speaker's strength in the poem was the reason as to why the mouse lost its little house. This is certainly true in the poem, as demonstrated in the 2nd verse. “I'm truly sorry Man’s dominion has broken nature’s social union, an’ justifies that ill opinion, which makes thee startle”(verse 2). The speaker says that he is sorry that he destroyed the mouse’s little home. If the mouse was big enough and had more strength, it could have easily defended itself and could keep its house safe.However, the mouse’s physical size and man’s actions are beyond its control that finally led to the struggle of the …show more content…
Lennie and George shared a beloved dream throughout the book. George would always say, “We gotta get a big stake together; Got a kitchen, orchard, cherries, apples, peaches, ‘cots, nuts, got a few berries; they’s a place for alfalfa and plenty water to flood it” (55-56). They loved talking about this dream and always imagined what it would be like to live in a farm where they wouldn’t have to work for others. However, the dream Lennie and George shared would never come true because Lennie’s imperfections hindered them