Of Mice and Men - Theme

1. How does this story remind you of any other novels, short stories or poems you have read?
  
 This story reminds me of any movies that involve protecting the ones you love. Mostly I can compare it to the Hunger Games, because throughout the whole story Katniss is trying to protectPeeta, like how George is trying to protect Lennie. 

2. Now that you have read and analyzed the poem "To a Mouse," how do you think this poem relates to the novel? Do you think the title of the novel is appropriate? Why or why not?

    I think that the title is a good name for the book because, Lennie is the mouse, and George is the guy who kills the mouse. Not that George had intentions to do it, he knew he needed to kill him because if he didnt the other guys were going to kill both of them. i do agree that this title is appropriate.

3. What was your first reaction to George shooting Lennie? Were his actions appropriate? Was it necessary?

     My first reaction to when Lennie was killed was, George didnt have to kill him. But after I was done reading back when this book was made there wasnt anything else he could have done, its not like they had the kind of money to put Lennie into a mental hospital, or get the help that he needed. George did what he had to do. George was to the point that he could no longer help Lennie, and if he didnt do anything George could have been killed too. He could have let him get shot by someone else, or he could have gone to jail.

4. From what you have read in this novel, what do you think Steinbeck is trying to say about the nature of human beings?
  
     Our nature is to protect the ones we love and care about. George was protecting Lennie the best he could giving the way Lennie was.