Do not complete this blog post until you have completed your reading assignment. Steinbeck named his novel Of Mice and Men because of a line in the poem To a Mouse. Give me an alternate title for his novel and in one (1) sentence, explain why you chose this title.
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Salyna
3/19/2020 08:56:32 am
I would name the book “Best Friends”. The reason I would is because when Lennie lost his Aunt Clara, George took after him his whole life. They traveled together, and George guided him from right through wrong. George even made the decision to kill his own best friend so he could save him from a cruel death. They had each other.
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HALLE
3/19/2020 09:01:43 am
I think the poem should be called "No Home For The Winter". The reason I chose this is because this poem is about a mouse and it's home that was destroyed in the winter wind.
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HALLE (the edit)
3/19/2020 09:06:50 am
I think it should be called "The Cycle". I chose this because no matter where George and Lennie went, they left because of Lennie. Even though it's sad for Lennie to die, George had to end the cycle after Weed and in the Ranch.
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Daniel T.
3/19/2020 09:40:23 am
I think that it should be called " True friendship ". The reason that I think that it should be called this is because the story shows what two true friends are really like. George kills Lennie to avoid Lennie from having a long and painful death. Even after Lennie did his mistakes, George always went in defense of Lennie as shown in the fifth and sixth chapter. They were just accustomed to being two guys searching for the American dream.
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Ayden
3/19/2020 09:54:51 am
I think it should be called "The Ranch". this should be called this because the story mainly took place on the ranch.
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Matthew
3/19/2020 09:55:25 am
I think the poem should be call the remember” because people keeping forgetting when to keep their mouth shut and then people are involved and sometimes killed. I feel that it could also the story of George and Lennie the two mains.
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Kai
3/19/2020 10:14:50 am
I think it should be called “Life is a bicycle”. I think this because the amount of time George and Lennie moved from place to place.
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Lori
3/19/2020 10:29:37 am
I think "Of Mice and Men' should've been named "A Different Life". I would've named the book this because all throughout the book you realize many characters wanted a different and better life. Curley's wife wanted to fulfill her dreams as a pop star and didn't actually want to be Curley's wife. Crooks allows himself to dream of farming on Lennie, George, and Candy's farm. Lennie, George, and Candy all dreamt that they would live off the fat of the land and live up to the American Dream. I am sure if this was a sequel that it was different without Lennie in George's life.
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Nicole
3/19/2020 11:12:32 am
I think that "Of Mice and Men" could have been named "A cycle of Friendship". Throughout the book we read about the journey of George and Lennie. everything that George had to do or give up for his friendship with Lennie. When George shot Lennie and threw gun near the pile of ashes we were told that it is a cycle and some dreams don't come true. this was a cycle of what their friendship did to them.
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Juan
3/19/2020 11:15:12 am
I think it should not be called of mice and men. It should be called the real friendship.i think it is a good title because they always stick together. Even though george kill Lennie he did not want him to go threw a hard death. George did not would kill him but he wanted Lennie to rest and never feel the pain. Also it should be called the real friendship because george never lets somebody talk bad about Lennie, and Lennie does not let anybody say something about George.
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JAcob
3/19/2020 11:55:45 am
I think "Of Mice and Men” should have been called “Problem Solved”. The meaning behind it is kind of cruel though. The reason I’d call it this is because Lennie kept causing more and more problems for George and eventually when George killed Lennie, the “Problem [was] Solved”.
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Katarina
3/19/2020 12:07:33 pm
I think a good alternate title for Of Mice and Men would be "A Mutt's Cycle". I think it should be called this because the whole story is a repeating cycle of average // common people, mutts, going through the same cycle of labor work.
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Daniella
3/19/2020 12:25:00 pm
I think a good alternative for the tittle Of Mice and Men is The Journey of Friendship. The reason why is because after everything that they have gone through( Lennie being a handful) George never gave up on him.
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Janessa
3/19/2020 12:47:08 pm
If I had the chance, I would name the book "The Men of the Ranch's Cycle." I would name it this because the men of the ranch, which is the workers, always have a thing in common. They never succeed in accomplishing the man's "dream". The dream is to find a house and start their own life.
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Adrienne
3/19/2020 01:44:17 pm
If I were to call the book a different name, I would call it "The Weaker Ones Don't Always Make It." This is because Slim's dog's pewny puppies, Candy's dog, and Lennie himself had to die since they were "weaker" than everyone else.
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Jason
3/19/2020 02:46:09 pm
I think the book should be called 'Dream of Peace' . I would call it that because Lennie and George both have the dream to go buy the shack and live off the fat of the land and George wants peace from all of the trouble Lennie got him into.
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Mateusz
3/19/2020 02:48:45 pm
I would rename it to "Over and Over". The reason for this is because the book shows that there is a cycle that shows no change.
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Alyssa
3/19/2020 03:51:43 pm
An alternate title for this poem should be "In Another Life". George promised Lennie that he'd be with him and buy a house together, and live off the fat of the land, but now that Lennie is gone, George is not able to do it.
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Daniel B
3/19/2020 03:55:32 pm
I would name this repetition, since George and Lennie always happen to do the same thing. They find a new job, they get into trouble, they leave, rinse and repeat.
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Myin
3/19/2020 07:35:41 pm
I feel the best title would be friends of sacrifice. I would use this name because After Lennie's aunt died George was Lennie's guider/ leader for the rest of the time and Lennie just followed him. George is also like a parent to Lennie because, George always had to sacrifice to make Lennie happy
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ANGEL
3/19/2020 10:44:37 pm
I think it should not be called of mice and men. I would name it a "repeat and repeat" The reason for this is because the book shows the cycle with mostly everyone in the book. and the repeat for George and Lennie.
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If I had the chance to name this story, I would have named it many things. A title that I very much would call it is "Dreaming for Heaven." In this story, most of the characters hoped for a better life. George and Lennie wanted a place where they could settle, Crooks wanted to be treated better, and Curley's wife wanted to have someone to talk to. Candy didn't want to be thrown out and wanted to stay with George and Lennie if they ever got the land. Each of these characters wanted something that they couldn't get in their lifetime.
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Jada
3/20/2020 08:14:52 am
The title "Of Mice and Men " is already very unique on its own. If I were to name this novel, it would be "Ash Pile." When reading the book, the ash oile in the brush comes up twice. Once at the beginning and once at the end. This signifies a sort of cycle or repetition. Nothing chnages, and it always stays the same
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MEGAN
3/20/2020 03:50:05 pm
The original title of this novel is "Of Mice and Men". If I had the chance to rename its title, I would name it, "Happy Place". In this novel, it expresses that having and settling in their, George and Lennie, own ranch, would be considered living "The American Dream". However, would that really be their happy place? George and Lennie, Candy and his dog, they seemed to have a strong relationship. Having companion could also be an alternate as their own happy place. We learned that Crooks and Curley's wife was lonely, having no one to talk to. They felt envious of George and Lennie. Once Lennie passes away, we see how George mourned gratefully. Maybe in the end, Lennie was his own happy place.
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Anthony
3/22/2020 11:54:19 pm
If I could change the title of the book I would change it to many different names. One name I would change it to is
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Jalen
3/25/2020 08:46:09 am
I think a good title for “Mice and Men” is “Brains and Brains”. The reason is because George is the brains of the two. Lennie was the brawn one of the two.
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