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Sartre To a Mouse Robert Burns John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men

started by Peter E. Rowe on 11 Apr 13
  • Olivia Griffing
    #2 Olivia Griffing on 16 Apr 13
     
    The theme of 'To a Mouse" relates to Of Mice and Men because destruction is symbolized in both stories. They are extremely simular in the sense that mice are inflicted with a higher power, and their livelyhood is dominated by the human race. Also, both stories take place on a farm. The authors are saying that mice are fragile, innocent creatures, and mankind are dominating and selfish. A mouse is weak and crushable; sheilding behind its little house. A mouse is only as strong as its sheild until their home is destroyed, and without a sheild; there is no safety net. Life could be taken from these mice with just the stomp of a foot, or in "Of Mice and Men" the pressure of a hand. Life is precious for these fragile animals, and life is taken for granted by humans.
  • Shannon Ward
    #5 Shannon Ward on 12 May 13
     
    The story "To a Mouse" can be related to Of Mice and Men in many ways. It can be related in the setting. Both of the stories take place in a smilier place, a farm. Destruction and death is also a common theme in both of the stories. In "To a Mouse" their home is destroyed and in the book of Mice and Men Lenny pets the mice to hard and they die. A human in both stories is killing an animal.
  • Sonya Kobayashi
    #6 Sonya Kobayashi on 13 May 13
     
    The theme of both these stories is that life is fragile and also random. No one can predict what will happen to them, as the universe is out of their control. Each character is trying to survive given the challenges thrown at them. George and Lennie are trying to settle down and stay out of trouble. The farmer is trying to grow enough food to make money to feed his family. The mouse is trying to make it through another winter. The deaths of the mouse and Lennie were ultimately out of their control. As Satre would say, life is absurd. One day, it might change completely and we will be forced to deal with the consequences.
  • Brianna Reeves Eliopoulos
    #7 Brianna Reeves Eliopoulos on 13 May 13
     
    The themes of both of these stories is that life is random and can be cruel at times. They are saying that our existence is truly random and that there is no such thing as "fate". Satre would agree with Steinbeck and Robert Burns. Satre believes that life is "absurd".
  • Katerina Astri-Marie
    #8 Katerina Astri-Marie on 14 May 13
     
    the connection is that even though George makes a lot of plans; like burns's is poem "the best laid plands of mice and men" plans dont always work out and things end badly for both George and Lennie.
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    PS. SORRY Mr Rowe my diego was not working so i had to respond on kat's!.
  • andrew martz
    #9 andrew martz on 14 May 13
     
    The themes of both of these stories is that life in unpredictable, unfair, and cruel. The "existential theory." Satre would favor these works because of their correlation to exestentialism. To A Mouse is similar to of Mice and Men because they both show destruction and demise, and that the ways of the universe aren't in our control.
  • justin shulman
    #10 justin shulman on 14 May 13
     
    the theme of the both of them is that nobody can predict the future. everybody has ideas and dreams but not all of them will come true because nobody knows what will happen in this world. its the same in both stories that they know that their friend will always be there for them no matter what.

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