Of Mice and Men Mouse", which reads: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley". (The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.) While it is a book taught in many schools, "Of Mice and Men" has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the "Most Challenged Books of 21st Century". Two migrant field workers in California on their plantation during the Great Depression—George Milton, an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie Small, a bulky, strong man
Tragic Story with Happy Ending Tragic Story with Happy Ending Tragic Story with Happy Ending (French: Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse) is a 2005 animated short by Regina Pessoa. To make the 7 minute 43 second film, Pessoa's drawings were transferred to glossy paper, brushed with India ink, scratched with a blade to give the effect of an engraving, then photographed. National Film Board of Canada film composer Normand Roger supplied the score for the film. The film was the second in a trilogy of animated shorts by Pessoa about childhood, between "A Noite" (1999) and "Kali the Little Vampire". "Tragic Story with Happy Ending"