Even the most secure, and trustworthy ideas can ultimately be destroyed by an event which seems to be inevitable. Which still seems to cause an issue for both parties involved. In Robert Burns’ poem, “To A Mouse,” Burns raises concerns of how even when something seems really stable, it can easily come tumbling down, and causes the force behind it the issue to live with guilt. Which is very similar to John Steinbeck’s, “Of Mice and Men,” where in both instances, something that seems very possible, is inevitably destroyed. All while still having repercussions on both sides of the problem.
First, in the poem, “To A Mouse,” the author describes how a greater being destroys the home of a poor mouse, “O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need …show more content…
The stronger force or being will be the winner at that time, but will still have repercussions, “... and he body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck,” (91). In this scenario, Lennie is the plough and Curley’s Wife in the mouse. Lennie being the powerful man that he is, broke the neck of Curley’s Wife without meaning to. Lennie had no intention of breaking the Curley’s Wife’s neck, but he could not control himself. It’s just like how the person ploughing the field in Burns’ poem, had no intention of destroying the mouse’s home. Lennie, however, repeated what he did in Weed, making a repeat of this scenario in a different place more likely. Lennie cannot control himself very well, just like how the man cannot manage the plough very well. Curley’s Wife also didn’t have any control of the situation either, she couldn’t fighter the stronger force in Lennie. The mouse couldn’t protect his nest from the plough. This also has a problem with Lennie with him having guilt, or fear of what he is going to encounter, “‘George gonna give me hell,’ he said, ‘Georger gonna wish he was alone an’ not have me botherin’ him’” (100). He is scared of what George will do, he doesn’t so much have guilt, as he does fear. He has a feeling that George is his omniscient person, but in reality he has ruined everything for both George …show more content…
The man who ploughed of the mouse is Lennie, except to a lesser extent. Not only did Lennie ruin his own life, he ruined George’s and Curley’s Wife’s. Just because there is an all mighty power, capable of doing many things for other people, doesn’t mean that they’re always safe from every consequence. Almighty powers can destroy others, but they will also more than likely ruin their own lives as well. Whether is living with the guilt of killing another being, to fearing another being, to not living any more, it all adds up to be a negative outcome.
All in all, these two stories complement each other with the whole idea that when their is an almighty power, capable of doing may things, the will be a negative outcome. Nothing is able to live peacefully when their are these major threats in the
First, in the poem, “To A Mouse,” the author describes how a greater being destroys the home of a poor mouse, “O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need …show more content…
The stronger force or being will be the winner at that time, but will still have repercussions, “... and he body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck,” (91). In this scenario, Lennie is the plough and Curley’s Wife in the mouse. Lennie being the powerful man that he is, broke the neck of Curley’s Wife without meaning to. Lennie had no intention of breaking the Curley’s Wife’s neck, but he could not control himself. It’s just like how the person ploughing the field in Burns’ poem, had no intention of destroying the mouse’s home. Lennie, however, repeated what he did in Weed, making a repeat of this scenario in a different place more likely. Lennie cannot control himself very well, just like how the man cannot manage the plough very well. Curley’s Wife also didn’t have any control of the situation either, she couldn’t fighter the stronger force in Lennie. The mouse couldn’t protect his nest from the plough. This also has a problem with Lennie with him having guilt, or fear of what he is going to encounter, “‘George gonna give me hell,’ he said, ‘Georger gonna wish he was alone an’ not have me botherin’ him’” (100). He is scared of what George will do, he doesn’t so much have guilt, as he does fear. He has a feeling that George is his omniscient person, but in reality he has ruined everything for both George …show more content…
The man who ploughed of the mouse is Lennie, except to a lesser extent. Not only did Lennie ruin his own life, he ruined George’s and Curley’s Wife’s. Just because there is an all mighty power, capable of doing many things for other people, doesn’t mean that they’re always safe from every consequence. Almighty powers can destroy others, but they will also more than likely ruin their own lives as well. Whether is living with the guilt of killing another being, to fearing another being, to not living any more, it all adds up to be a negative outcome.
All in all, these two stories complement each other with the whole idea that when their is an almighty power, capable of doing may things, the will be a negative outcome. Nothing is able to live peacefully when their are these major threats in the