Has anybody read "Of Mice And Men?

Did anybody read the book "of mice and men"?

• i had to read this for summer reading and i have to explain this quote... "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry" i have no idea what it means...

• Answer:

  the phrase comes from a poem by robbie burns - a scots poet. He was inspired to write the poem when his plough destroyed the nest of a mouse, causing it to start to the earth's surface, shaking with fear. The poem starts: "poor wee timorous cowering beastie," etc, and then goes on to suggest that like the mouse, the plans of humans to build things and make a home fro themselves or whatever often go wrong. "the best-laid plans of mice and men, gang aft aglee" which is scots dialect for 'often go wrong' The phrase has since passed into the english language as an idiom