Final Blog Post

The ending is powerful, I didn't think that George would be able to do it, to kill Lennie. It leaves me dumbfounded because it killed all the hopes and dreams of anything good happening to them. In this way, the book is realistic; you can't always get what you want. I think it was appropriate, any other ending wouldn't have the same impact. I like that Lennie was thinking of his dreams and being happy before he got shot and George killing Lennie out of love. Lennie was either going to be killed by Curley (out of pure hatred) or put in jail (he would live miserably for years and years). The irony shows just how much George cares for Lennie. I dislike the last sentence of the book. It could mean several different things, but to me I think Carlson's asking what is wrong with them (George and Lennie). It's not a cliffhanger, but it leaves you thinking. 

I think the book is called Of Mice and Mean because in the poem- much like in the book- the mouse takes what it can get and adapts to it. Lennie and George had to deal with what little money and possessions that they had and adapt. The mouse had to build it's own home and after some work it was complete. Similarly to the book, the mouse's home would represent ambitions and the sudden destruction of it represents life. Life changes frequently and drastically in the blink of an eye. In merely seconds, your whole life could be turned around. The overall message of the book is probably about adapting and reacting to failure and not everything goes according to plan; things change frequently. Steinbeck is saying that life isn't perfect, but we can learn from the mouse, who makes the most of what it has in the present.