The epilogue could be how George and the other ‘barley buckers’ with the dream get a new drive and inspiration to work toward having their dreams fulfilled. So, although the “Best laid plans of mice and men gang oft a gley” this is only ‘oft’ and not always.

“After laying Lenny to rest, George returned to work with a vigor. His efforts were redoubled to get his farm and he was reluctant to waste all his money in the cat houses”

Sorry if the names are incorrect, it is about 40 years since I read Of M & M.

Study Guides

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http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-101.html

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmOfMiceMen01.asp

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http://www.novelguide.com/ofmiceandmen/

http://www.awerty.com/mice2.html

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Introduction

John Steinbeck was a prolific author, but not all of his works were highly acclaimed. Though some of his works are very famous and widespread, most of them are considered to be failures. Steinbeck’s most famous and most successful books had one thing in common. They all contained poor laborers and farmers struggling against the class system that existed in America at the time of Steinbeck’s writing. More…..

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