“The best laid strategies of mice and work forces go aft astray. and leave us naught by heartache and hurting for promised joy…” ( Robert Burns ) . This quotation mark means that the romantic subjects in the book vanish and go forth behind realistic daze. In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. Lennie. George and Curley’s wife’s romantic dream of having a farm is crushed by the world of decease. The dead mouse symbolizes that Lennie’s dream of taking attention of coneies will ne’er come true. The dead puppy besides proves he will ne’er have the coneies. Curley’s wife’s decease once more proves they will ne’er acquire the farm because they won’t acquire the money she promised. Finally. Lennie’s decease makes George recognize the farm house dream would ne’er come true.

The mouse Lennie hides in his pocket from George. proves the point that Lennie will ne’er take attention of the coneies. Lennie tries to convert George. the mouse was dead when he found it. “’Jus’ a dead mouse. George. I didn’ kill it. Honest! I found it. I found it dead. ’” ( Steinbeck 6 ) . Lennie wants to someday take attention of the coneies on the dream farm. and if George knew he lacked self-denial and accidently killed the mouse. Lennie’s dream would ne’er come true. Although. in world Lennie has really killed the mouse and most likely other animals. Overall screening. he will ne’er derive adequate duty and self-denial to have the coneies.

Subsequently on. Lennie is given a puppy with the intent of demoing George. that he might someday be able to someday take attention of the coneies. George wants to believe Lennie can take attention of a puppy because it is bigger than a mouse. But Lennie ends up slaying the puppy and lone concerns that George will non let him to take attention of the coneies. “’Maybe if I took the whelp out and throwed him off George wouldn’t ne’er know’… ‘Don’t you think of nil but coneies? ’” ( Steinbeck 98 ) . George hopes the puppy will turn out that Lennie will be able to take attention of the coneies. but in world he is let down once more.

Lennie destroyed his last chance to care for the coneies by killing Curley’s married woman. She wanted to do something out of her life. “’ I coulda make somethin’ of myself…maybe I will yet. ’” ( Steinbeck 96 ) . Curley’s married woman gave up her life nest eggs to assist purchase the farm. but ne’er her decease they would ne’er acquire the money. Her decease foreshadows that the love affair of the farm will decease doing the world that they will ne’er have the farm.

Lennie’s decease shows George that the farm could hold ne’er happened. George realized he wanted the farm merely because Lennie loved the thought of it. Deep down George ne’er thought they would of all time acquire the farm. “’I think I knowed we’d ne’er do her. He…liked to hear about it…I got to believing possibly we would. ’” ( Steinbeck 103 ) . George merely told the narrative to flim-flam Lennie into following his regulations. George listened to his narratives of the farm. and obeyed him. because he did if he did non listen. he would non take attention of the coneies. Due to Lennie’s decease. George no longer needs to dream of the farm any longer.

Robert Burns explains there is struggle between world and romanticism among the characters in the novel. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The character of the dead mouse shows to us that Lennie is non capable of taking attention of the coneies on the dream farm. The dead puppy once more shows that Lennie can non command himself. so he will ne’er hold the coneies. Curley’s wife’s decease shows they will ne’er buy the farm because they ne’er will acquire her promised money. Last. Lennie’s decease makes George recognize they knew they would ne’er really acquire the farm. and that he merely told the narrative for Lennie’s amusement.